John Mulaney and Olivia Munn welcome second child via surrogate: 'Made our dreams come true'
Méi June, born on Sep. 14, 2024, joins brother Malcolm Hiệp.
For John Mulaney and Olivia Munn, Méi June arrived in September.
The newlyweds announced the birth of their daughter, Méi June Mulaney, in a pair of Instagram posts posted on Sunday. Méi, whose name means “plum” in Chinese, was born via gestational surrogate on Sep. 14, 2024, the year of the dragon.
“I am so proud of my little plum, my little dragon for making the journey to be with us,” Munn, 44, wrote. “My heart has exploded.”
The Newsroom actress revealed in March that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and underwent a double mastectomy as well as a hysterectomy and oophorectomy, which is the removal of the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes.
“I had so many profound emotions about not being able to carry my daughter,” Munn wrote in her Instagram post. “When I first met our gestational surrogate we spoke mother to mother. She showed me so much grace and understanding, I knew I had found a real-life angel. Words cannot express my gratitude that she kept our baby safe for 9 months and made our dreams come true.”
Because Munn wasn't sure if cancer treatment would include chemotherapy or radiation, she decided to have her eggs frozen. "John and I talked about it a lot and we don’t feel like we’re done growing our family," she said in a Vogue interview in May.
Although the process was more of a challenge than her previous rounds of egg freezing at the ages of 33 and 39, it resulted in two healthy embryos.
“John and I just started crying,” Munn told Vogue. “It was just so exciting because not only did we get it in one retrieval, but it also meant that I didn't have to keep putting myself at risk. It was just amazing.”
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In keeping with his public persona, Mulaney’s Instagram message announcing Méi’s birth was a bit more irreverent than Munn’s.
“We stole so much stuff from the hospital,” the 42-year-old comedian wrote. “I love my little girl so much.”
The couple, who were married in July 2024, had been together since 2021. They share a 2-year-old son, Malcolm Hiệp Mulaney.
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