Aug 03, 2015 09:57 AM EDT
Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan Expecting A Baby Girl

Mark Zuckerberg has announced the pregnancy of his wife Priscilla Chan on Facebook. The co-founder of the biggest social networking site has happily revealed that he and his wife will be expecting a baby girl.

The personal post of Zuckerberg expressed his delight on their coming child which would be their first in their 3 years of marriage. He claims that the child will certainly be like him when she gave him a thumbs up like with her hand during their ultrasound. He shared how extremely excited he is to meet his daughter.

Besides the good news, the Facebook CEO also revealed the challenges they faced. Zuckerberg confessed that Priscilla's pregnancy is actually not the first but the fourth. The three early conceptions ended in miscarriages which gave the couple real heartaches. They have been wanting to have a child so the incidents when his wife lost their babies gave them a hard time.

In his post, he wrote that, "You feel so hopeful when you learn you're going to have a child. You start imagining who they'll become and dreaming of hopes for their future. You start making plans, and then they're gone."

The revelations of the Facebook co-founder about his personal marriage life gained support and different reactions from the people around the world. Zuckerberg currently has 25 million followers on his page, many of whom commented and shared his post.

Zuckerberg shared their lonely experience to let everyone who are suffering the same tragedy that they are not alone. There are many people around the world who share the same grief and experience who can help them overcome the trials.

Despite the trauma of having three miscarriages, Zuckerberg and his wife continued building their own family. The chief executive of the largest social networking site confirmed that Priscilla and their baby are now healthy and are no longer prone to the same risk.

Mark Zuckerberg married Priscilla Chan in May 2012. The two have been actively involved in community service and in touching other people's lives.

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