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    Olivia Munn and John Mulaney Welcome Their Second Child Via Surrogate

    "I had so many profound emotions about not being able to carry my daughter."

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    John Mulaney and Olivia Munn are parents for the second time!

    On Sunday, Sept. 22, the proud parents announced the arrival of their second child via surrogate in a touching Instagram post featuring photos of their new addition.

    "Méi June Mulaney came into the world September 14, 2024, the year of the dragon🐉," Munn wrote, announcing not just her daughter's arrival but her name, which means "plum" in Chinese.

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    "I had so many profound emotions about not being able to carry my daughter," she continued. "When I first met our gestational surrogate we spoke mother to mother. She showed me so much grace and understanding, I knew I had found a real-life angel. Words cannot express my gratitude that she kept our baby safe for 9 months and made our dreams come true."

    The now mom-of-two ended the touching announcement by saying that she is "so proud of my little plum, my little dragon for making the journey to be with us."

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    "My heart has exploded," she concluded.

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    In his own Instagram post, Mulaney wrote, "Méi June Mulaney came into the world September 14, 2024, the year of the dragon🐉. We stole so much stuff from the hospital. I love my little girl so much."

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    The arrival of the couple's second child comes in the wake of Munn's breast cancer diagnosis, which she discussed at length in a previous interview with People.

    “You realize cancer doesn’t care who you are; it doesn’t care if you have a baby or if you don’t have time,” she told the publication at the time, and after she had learned she had luminal B—a fast-moving, aggressive cancer—in both breasts.

    “It comes at you, and you have no choice but to face it head-on," she continued.

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    Within 30 days of her diagnosis, Munn endured a lymph node dissection, a nipple delay procedure (a surgical procedure which spares the nipples) and a double mastectomy.

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    “I had amazing doctors, but it was still a negotiation sometimes on what we are doing,” she recalled. “But I'm glad I did. I want to give myself the best shot of keeping the parts of me that I can keep.”

    The actress also had a lupron treatment in November 2023, a partial hysterectomy/oophorectomy in April 2024 and, most recently, an arimidex treatment in August 2024, People reports.

    In a previous interview with Vogue, Munn revealed that after her diagnosis she decided to freeze her eggs, giving her and Mulaney a chance to expand their family.

    The arrival of their daughter comes just a few months after the pair decided to tie the knot in a small, intimate ceremony at a friend's house in New York, People reported at the time.

    They also share 2-year-old old Malcom.

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