Their first daughter was welcomed in 2018, while Mae came in 2021.
Speaking toPeople, Erin admitted that infertility is “not necessarily a problem” for the couple.
However, they weren’t able to get pregnant easily.
Continuing to say that while pregnancy freaked her out, a family was always in their future.
Sadly, a mysterious health complication would jeopardize those dreams.
It lasted anywhere from a few days to a week at a time.
Erin told People, “I was very sad.
[…] I like to have proof.
And we had no proof that I would be able to have kids.”
“We knew that if children weren’t in the plan biologically, we would adopt.
If we couldn’t adopt for some reason, having each other would be enough,” she confessed.
As it turns out, the home design duo would discover they were expecting just three years later.
Ben Napier and Erin were just as surprised by the news as their family and friends.
“When it happened, it felt like this huge release.
Despite her troublesome appendix, which has since been removed, Erin was able to have a healthy pregnancy.
Mae Napier’s impending arrival was announced on an episode of “Home Town” in early 2021.
The duo was worried it would be impossible to conceive after her appendix scare.
The “Home Town Takeover” star took toInstagram, writing, “yo, yo, yo.
Stop asking couples when they are going to have a baby.
