Jessica Graf and Cody Nickson, who met on Big Brother 19, are expecting their third child together. They share Maverick, 2, and Carter, 1.
Jessica Graf and Cody Nickson, who fell in love after meeting on Big Brother season 19, are expecting their third child. The couple, who later went on to win The Amazing Race season 30, have been inseparable since meeting in 2017. Jessica and Cody were one of the first alliances to emerge on BB19 as they quickly became a showmance. Within days of meeting, they isolated themselves from the rest of the house and clashed with eventual winner Josh Martinez. Fans overwhelmingly considered Jessica to be a better BB player than Cody, but her unwavering loyalty to the former Marine was her biggest downfall; Jessica was evicted on day 51, with Cody quickly following on day 58.
Since becoming engaged in early 2018, Jessica and Cody have been open about wanting a big family. The reality stars announced that they were expecting their first child together a month before their October 2018 wedding and Maverick was born in March 2019. A year later, the Nickson's revealed that they were expecting another daughter, with Carter arriving in October 2020. In addition to Maverick and York, Jessica is the stepmother of Paisley, Cody's first daughter from a previous relationship. The couple has made it clear that they are not done having children on social media and have frequently updated users on their journey. Cody rang in 2021 by sharing that he was looking forward to "getting his wife pregnant again," while Jessica shared the same sentiment a year later.
The family's wishes have come true as Jessica has revealed that they are expecting a child in August 2022 on Instagram. Uploading a minute-long clip on February 28, Jessica confirms rumors of her third pregnancy which began surfacing among fans weeks ago. "A lot of you have already guessed it and it’s nice to not have to hide it anymore," the 31-year-old says, before addressing their incoming bundle of joy. "We prayed for you & now we can’t wait to meet you." With a slow version of the song "You Are My Sunshine" setting the mood, Jessica and Cody pose with a sonogram of baby number three, and shots of Maverick and Carter excitedly holding sonogram photos are also shown. Revealing that she is 15 weeks along in the hashtags, Jessica and Cody noticeably left Paisley out of the announcement, although it's possible that she was with her mother when the video was filmed.
Big Brother alumni have filled Jessica and Cody's announcement with congratulations, including once-enemy Josh Martinez, Rachel Reilly (BB13, who married her showmance Brandon Villegas in 2013), Morgan Willett (BBOTT), Meg Maley (BB17), Amanda Zuckerman (BB15), and Bayleigh Dayton (BB20, BB22). With Cody already fathering three daughters, many were rooting for baby number four to be a boy, including Bachelor in Paradise season 4 winner Adam Gottschalk. According to Cody's updated Instagram bio, however, the 36-year-old will remain the sole male of the house as Baby Nickson is another girl.
Maverick and Carter have their own Instagram accounts that are run by Jessica and Cody, where snaps and videos of the girls' milestones are shared. Although Jessica is a little less than four months along, Baby Nickson is no exception. The parents made the account public on February 27 in line with their pregnancy video, which reveals that they have been privately documenting Jessica's bump over the weeks. The Big Brother couple plans to announce their child's name in 10 weeks, which leaves plenty of time for fans to further speculate.
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Source: Jessica Nickson/Instagram, Cody Nickson/Instagram
