Bethany Hamilton Pregnant: Surfer & Husband Announce They’re Expecting, Say It’s Going To Be ‘Challenging’ But They’ll ‘Find Own Way’ To Take Care Of Baby [VIDEO]
Surfer Bethany Hamilton and her husband Adam Dirks will officially be parents this June!
The 25-year-old pro surfer, who lost her left arm in a shark attack back in 2003, posted a video on her official YouTube account Feb. 8, where she and Dirks shared the news with their fans.
"So we have a little surprise for you," Hamilton says in the video. "Baby on Board!"
"She's pregnant! Yes!" Dirks adds adorably.
Hamilton revealed she is 22 weeks along in the pregnancy, and is expecting to give birth in June to a baby boy-though the couple isn't going to share the name they're thinking of anytime soon.
"We're going to keep that on the down low, you won't know until the baby's out," Hamilton says.
Hamilton also revealed that while she is a bit nervous about the fact that she only has one arm, she is looking forward to the new challenges that come from parenting that way.
"Motherhood with one arm...I've been kind of thinking about it, but I often forget that I have one arm," she says. "But when I think about it like a squirming baby and changing the diaper...it could be really challenging, but I think like how I live my life now, I just adjust and adapt to different things, especially things that are a lot easier with two arms, and I think there' going to be things that are going to be very challenging with just one arm. But I'll just have to find my own way to take care of the baby."
"Of course, I'll have Adam to help but if he's out and about and busy, I'll just have to...figure it out and be creative," she added.
The couple was featured on the most recent season of CBS' The Amazing Race, where they placed in third.