Millie Bobby Brown is no stranger to motherhood—twice over.
More than a year after announcing they adopted a baby girl, the Stranger Things star and husband Jake Bongiovi have welcomed their second child.
Brown, 22, and Bongiovi, 24, shared a photo of their baby boy’s hand on Instagram Sept. 17, writing, “hi little guy!” She celebrated her little one with a ring reading “Mom” as well.
The couple’s newest addition also comes just three months after she hinted at expanding her family, especially since her life went “from black and white to color” after adopting their daughter in 2025.
“Hopefully one day that’s in my future,” Brown noted of pregnancy on the June 11 episode of Not Gonna Lie. “But for me, adoption was always a part of my future. Adoption is love. Adoption is forever.”
Not only has the Enola Holmes star’s decision to adopt been a “childhood dream,” but she also learned much more about the entire process along the way.
“The aspect of adoption in my social work courses was everything and so so meaningful and important,” she shared. “Then I also learned speaking to and reading a lot about being a birth mother and what that journey is.”
As she explained, “So for me, my husband and I took a lot of time to focus on what that story and what that journey looks like and then we embarked it.”
As for the couple’s journey to parenthood, Brown noted that “waiting for the call” was the hardest part, but made for an unforgettable moment.
“Getting the call, I mean, I will never forget it,” Brown shared on the July 13 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty. “It was the most surreal feeling and yet we both knew in that moment that we had found each other. Like, oh my goodness, this is our girl, 100 percent, no doubt.”
And though Brown has given glimpses into the life she and Bongiovi have built with their baby in the time since, she also shared why she didn’t capture footage of the moment she became a mom.
“I think there’s something so special about it because my whole life’s recorded,” the actress explained. “My husband and I will never forget those words, where we were, what we were doing, the feeling. And I think in so many ways, that shouldn’t be recorded. It’s almost like you had to be there.”
And there they were. For a look at the now family of four’s story, keep reading…
Instagram / Jake BongioviJune 2021: First Instagram PicMillie Bobby Brown sparked dating rumors with Jake Bongiovi after he posted this photo with the caption, “bffInstagram / Jake BongioviNovember 2021: Never Say GoodbyeThe couple officially confirmed their romance with this PDA pic.Instagram / Jake BongioviNovember 2021: Bon Jovi 2.0″We’re starting a band,” Bongiovi—the son of Jon Bon Jovi and his wife Dorothea Bongiovi—wrote on Instagram, “send name ideas.”Instagram / Jake BongioviDecember 2021: Merry ChristmasThe Stranger Things star and the actor celebrated their first Chirstmas together in 2021.Instagram / Jake BongioviDecember 2021: Happy HolidaysBrown and Bongiovi snapped a sweet selfie in front of the Christmas tree.Instagram / Jake BongioviFebruary 2022: Milestone BirthdayBrown matched Bongiovi’s blonde ‘do while celebrating her 18th birthday.Joe Maher via Getty ImagesMarch 2022: Red Carpet OfficialThe couple made their first red carpet appearance as a couple during the 2022 BAFTA Film Awards in London.Cindy Ord/Getty ImagesMay 2022: Stranger Things PremiereBrown and Bongiovi were twinning in black and white at the premiere of Stranger Things season four in New York City.InstagramJanuary 2023: A New YearBrown shared photos of the couple in celebration of the new year, writing on Instagram, “endlessly in love with the year I’ve had.”InstagramJanuary 2023: Picture PerfectOne snapshot showed a photo booth strip of the loved-up couple.InstagramJanuary 2023: Ride or DieBrown captioned her New Year’s Day post, “grateful for my friends, family, donkey (bernard), my doggies, my puppies teeth, and my partner for life.”InstagramFebruary 2023: Golden BirthdayBongiovi marked Brown’s 19th birthday on Feb. 19, 2023, with a sweet tribute, writing on Instagram, “Another year around the sun together.”InstagramFebruary 2023: Dream GirlThe sweet post included photos of the actor with who he called “the girl of my dreams.”InstagramFebruary 2023: Making a SplashThe pair’s silly side was depicted in one image of Bongiovi and Brown clowning around in the poolInstagramFebruary 2023: Pucker UpBrown and Bongiovi snuggle up in a romantic selfie.InstagramApril 2023: EngagedBrown announced the couple’s engagement on Instagram by quoting Taylor Swift’s song “Lover,” writing, “I’ve loved you three summers now, honey, I want ’em all.”Instagram / Millie Bobby BrownJuly 2023: Six Flags VisitBrown and Bongiovi enjoyed a day out with her younger sister Ava Brown and friends at the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park.Instagram (@jakebongiovi)September 2023: Summer NightsBongiovi shared this pic in the final days of summer 2023.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for GlamourNovember 2023: Glamour Women of the YearThe two appeared at the event, where Brown was honored as one of two Global Women of the Year.Instagram / Jake BongioviFebruary 2024: Happy Birthday, MillieBongiovi shared a tribute to his partner for her 20th birthday, writing, “Happy birthday my beautiful fiancéI love you so much. Big year ahead.”Instagram / Millie Bobby BrownMarch 2024: AnniversaryBrown shared this tribute to Jake on their third dating anniversary.CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty ImagesMay 2024: MarriedAfter three years of dating, the duo tied the knot in a private ceremony.August 2025: Expanding Their FamilyOver a year after their nuptials, Brown and Bongiovi shared they had a new arrival.
“This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,” the couple announced on Instagram. “We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy.”
They concluded, “And then there were 3.”Millie Bobby Brown/InstagramSeptember 2026: Baby No. 2Brown and Bongiovi announced the arrival of their second baby—a son—by sharing this photo.For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
