JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers became parents in time for the Christmas holiday.
“What a whirlwind these last couple of days have been but in the most magical way. Went in for our weekly sonogram this past Tuesday and found out we needed to deliver via emergency c-section that day,” Fletcher, 35, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, December 25. “At 5:37pm on December 23, we met our girl. Romy Blair Rodgers you are our whole world. Cant wait to share more but in the meantime soaking up these moments as a new family of three.”
Fletcher and Rodgers, 37, met and fell in love during season 12 of The Bachelorette in 2016. The couple got engaged during the finale and tied the knot six years later in May 2022.
Before their wedding, Fletcher and Rodgers shared their intentions to start a family in the near future.
“I think we’re at that time in our life where we’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh, we’ve got to have a kid tomorrow,’ but also … I don’t think we’ll wait a long time,” Rodgers exclusively told Us Weekly in April 2022. “But that might not be right away.”
Fletcher agreed with Rodgers’ proposed timeline.
“We’re not as scared of it. It’s a big deal. [But] I think it’s going to be one of those things where … we’re just going to wake up one morning and be like, ‘I think we’re ready. Let’s do it,’” she explained. “It could be in the next, like, one [or] two years.”
Three years later, Fletcher opened up exclusively to Us about her and Rodgers’ fertility struggles.
“Jordan and I have been on our own fertility journey — and man, it’s been a journey,” she told Us in an interview published in July 2025. “But I do keep positive about the situation and I know that when it’s meant to be, it will be.”
While Fletcher acknowledged “everybody has a different experience” with family planning, she noted they were “looking forward” to having kids in the future.
“When the time comes and we have a little baby Rodgers, it’ll be a very, very exciting moment,” she added.
In August 2025, Fletcher and Rodgers announced that they were expecting their first baby.
“We love you so much already, our sweet rainbow baby,” the pair captioned a joint Instagram post at the time. “🌈🕊️ Baby Rodgers coming January 2026 🤍.”
Ahead of their little one’s arrival, Rodgers paid tribute to Fletcher on her birthday, calling her “the love of my life and future best mom in the world” in a gushing Instagram post.
“It has been such an amazing journey watching you navigate pregnancy,” he wrote in November 2025. “Through the highs and lows you have shown grace and love, resilience and strength. It’s been the honor of my life seeing how you have created a healthy and loving space to grow our future child. Through it all you have continued to run multiple businesses, renovated houses, filmed TV shows, traveled the world, worked long hours without ever complaining, and you continue to put others before yourself.”
He concluded: “You are one of a kind Joelle. I am so lucky to have found you and so lucky that you will be the mother to our future baby ❤️ You’ve never looked better and more beautiful than you do right now! Love you Joelle. Happy last birthday as a family of two ☺️❤️.”
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