00:00Hayley Erbert shares gorgeous baby bump photos for her beyond special birthday.
00:04My heart and my life cup are so full, she wrote.
00:08Hayley Erbert definitely has something extra to celebrate this birthday.
00:11The Dancing with the Stars troop member took to Instagram on Saturday,
00:15the heartfelt post describing the milestone of both her 31st birthday and her pregnancy.
00:20This birthday is beyond special, she wrote.
00:24I get to spend it in the most magical place with the love of my life,
00:27soaking in every moment before we embark on the new adventure of becoming parents.
00:33My heart and my life cup are so full, she added.
00:37In addition to the sweet caption,
00:39Erbert shared a batch of photos from their babymoon at Yosemite National Park
00:42with husband Derek Hawk, which included photos and videos showing off her baby bump.
00:48The couple, who announced in July that they're expecting,
00:51has been keeping their followers and fans updated in Erbert's pregnancy journey,
00:54including when Hawk was recently putting together a crib.
00:58The DWTS judge also took to Instagram to wish his wife a happy birthday
01:02with a sweet post and video from their trip.
01:05Happy birthday to my beautiful wife at hayley.erbert, he wrote,
01:09celebrating you in our special place where time slows down and everything just makes sense.
01:14This little babymoon has been magic,
01:16just us before we welcome our greatest adventure yet.
01:19Hawk and Erbert have been married since 2023.
01:21They have not announced the gender of the baby.
01:23Birthday milestones for the growing family this year have been major,
01:27as Hawk turned 40 in May and Erbert went all out to celebrate.
01:32DWTS couple Derek and Hayley Hawk share a big baby moment.
01:35The Dancing with the Stars judge shared a glimpse inside his and Hayley Erbert's baby preparations,
01:41sharing a milestone moment with fans.
01:44Dancing with the Stars judge Derek Hawk and his wife Hayley Erbert Hawk
01:48are one step closer to welcoming their first child,
01:52and fans can't handle how sweet the moment was.
01:55On his Instagram stories,
01:57Hawk posted a simple yet powerful update,
02:00a photo of the crib he's putting together.
02:02Captioned with just two words,
02:05it begins.
02:06The understated post instantly tugged at fans' hearts,
02:09marking one of the couple's biggest milestones yet
02:12as they prepare for their baby's arrival.
02:15Hawk and Erbert,
02:16who married in August 2023 after nearly a decade together,
02:20announced in July that they're expecting their first child.
02:23The couple hasn't publicly revealed the baby's gender,
02:26but fans are hanging on every update
02:28as the pair transforms their home for their growing family.
02:32Earlier,
02:32Erbert gave followers a peek at their nursery prep,
02:35and it wasn't all smooth sailing.
02:36In her Instagram stories,
02:40the dancer shared videos of herself
02:41clearing out the guest room
02:42and accidentally peeling off layers and layers of paint and drywall
02:46while removing a decorative wall map.
02:49Note to self and everyone, really, she joked.
02:51Do not do a self-adhesive map on your wall.
02:53It might be cute,
02:54but it will rip off everything on your wall.
02:57Started out small with like little things,
02:58and then all of a sudden it was like,
03:00and I'm gonna just keep taking off your wall,
03:02and it's still,
03:03you can kind of still see the map of the world,
03:04so, fun times.
03:06Hawk also weighed in on his wife's nesting energy,
03:09playfully scolding her in another clip
03:11for climbing a ladder while pregnant.
03:13Is it just me,
03:14or does anybody else hate
03:15when their pregnant wife gets on a ladder to grab something?
03:17I hate this.
03:19I hate this,
03:20and she's like,
03:20babe, chill,
03:21and I'm like,
03:22why am I freaking?
03:23He said with a laugh.
03:24Haley, ever unbothered,
03:25calmly came down the ladder and replied,
03:27I'm fine,
03:27with an exasperated smile.
03:29Between the repairs,
03:31the laughter,
03:32and the new crib.
03:33The Hawk's journey into parenthood
03:35is unfolding in real time,
03:36and their followers
03:37are loving every minute.
03:39It begins, indeed.
03:40The entire Dancing with the Stars family
03:42is super excited for the couple,
03:44who have overcome a lot
03:45after Haley's very serious health scare
03:47in December 2023.
03:50At the time,
03:52Derek shared on Instagram
03:53that she became disoriented
03:54while on tour
03:55and had to be hospitalized,
03:57where she was diagnosed
03:58with a cranial hematoma
03:59that resulted
04:00from a burst blood vessel
04:02and had to have
04:03an emergency craniectomy.
04:05Derek later told people
04:06that the abject fear
04:07was almost too much to bear.
04:09I was on stage,
04:10and she's supposed to come out.
04:12The stage manager
04:13walked out and just said,
04:14hey,
04:15she's not coming on stage.
04:17She was on the side of the stage
04:18having full seizures
04:19and essentially dying.
04:21It's really hard
04:22to even put into words
04:23other than just pure fear,
04:24said Derek.
04:26He continued,
04:26we rush her to the hospital.
04:28She's still in her costume.
04:30The doctor came to me
04:31and he said that
04:31she has a severe brain bleed,
04:33so we have to operate right now.
04:35She said that she might not make it
04:37and that even if she does make it,
04:38she won't be the same person.
04:40It is pretty miraculous
04:41that Haley has fully recovered,
04:44even dancing again
04:45on an emotional return
04:46to Dancing with the Stars
04:47in the fall of 2024.
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