{"id":57738,"date":"2023-11-29T15:42:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/29\/carlos-penavega-says-alexa-penavegas-4th-pregnancy-is-tough-on-him\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T15:42:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:42:34","slug":"carlos-penavega-says-alexa-penavegas-4th-pregnancy-is-tough-on-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/29\/carlos-penavega-says-alexa-penavegas-4th-pregnancy-is-tough-on-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos PenaVega Says Alexa PenaVega\u2019s 4th Pregnancy Is \u2018Tough\u2019 on Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/carlos-pena-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Carlos PenaVega<\/strong><\/a> and wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/alexa-vega\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alexa PenaVega<\/strong><\/a> are over the moon about their fourth pregnancy, but it\u2019s not all rainbows and sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s my best friend. So, I always say, \u2018Listen, a nine-month pregnancy is tough on the wives, but it\u2019s definitely tough on the husband,\u2019\u201d Carlos, 34, exclusively told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> on Tuesday, November 28, while promoting the couple\u2019s partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salvationarmyusa.org\/usn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Salvation Army<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Time Rush member confessed: \u201cYou lose your best friend. And then not only in those nine months, but after those nine months, she\u2019s still gone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/alexa-carlos-penavega-dont-have-any-help-raising-3-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for a little bit<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlos revealed that \u201cwe\u2019re all making sacrifices,\u201d which prompted a laugh from his wife, 35. Ultimately, she agreed with her husband\u2019s assessment of how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/alexa-and-carlos-penavegas-book-revelations-marriage-kids-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their dynamic shifts<\/a> during each pregnancy and in the newborn stage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Greg Doherty\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA lot of women are like, \u2018I don\u2019t care, whatever.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018No, he really does have to give up a lot,&#8217;\u201d Alexa exclusively shared with <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cHusbands do have to give up a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlos admittedly noted that he doesn\u2019t give up \u201cas much\u201d as his wife as she carries their fourth baby, but it \u201cdefinitely\u201d impacts some things. \u201cIt\u2019s a decision that we made together. We\u2019re excited,\u201d he added. Alexa jokingly chimed in, saying, \u201cThank you for the sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/carlos-penavega-and-alexa-penavegas-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meant-Be-Carlos-PenaVega-Alexa-PenaVegas-Relationship-Timeline-005.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1200px%2C679px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Meant Be Carlos PenaVega Alexa PenaVegas Relationship Timeline\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Meant-Be-Carlos-PenaVega-Alexa-PenaVegas-Relationship-Timeline-005.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/carlos-penavega-and-alexa-penavegas-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>Carlos PenaVega and Alexa PenaVega&#8217;s Whirlwind Romance: A Timeline<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCarlos PenaVega and Alexa PenaVega have made a commitment to being totally equal in their partnership \u2014 and changed their names to prove it. The Spy Kids actress was previously married to Sean Covel from 2010 to 2012 before moving on with the Nickelodeon alum the following year. Carlos popped the question in September 2013 [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The couple, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/carlos-penavega-and-alexa-penavegas-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tied the knot<\/a> in 2014, announced earlier this month that they are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/alexa-penavega-pregnant-expecting-baby-no-4-with-carlos-penavega\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expecting baby No. 4<\/a>. The twosome share sons Ocean, 6, and Kingston, 4, and daughter Rio, 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank God we love adventures \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d,\u201d Alexa wrote via Instagram on November 17, alongside photos from their maternity shoot. \u201cOh baby here we come! N\u00famero cuatro! \ud83c\udf89 .\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Alexa has been pregnant before, she told <em>Us<\/em> on Tuesday that this round has been a little more trying on her body. \u201cLuckily, the nausea part is over because that was rough,\u201d she said, noting she had \u201csome scares earlier on\u201d in the process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/alexa-penavega-and-carlos-penavegas-family-photos-over-the-years\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Alexa-PenaVega-and-Carlos-PenaVegas-Family-Photos-Running-errands.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1080px%2C611px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega's Family Photos\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Alexa-PenaVega-and-Carlos-PenaVegas-Family-Photos-Running-errands.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/alexa-penavega-and-carlos-penavegas-family-photos-over-the-years\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>See Alexa and Carlos PenaVega\u2019s Sweetest Family Moments<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAlexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega started growing their family two years after their 2014 wedding and have been documenting their kids\u2019 lives ever since. The Spy Kids star gave birth to their eldest son, Ocean, in December 2016, followed by Kingston in June 2019. In December 2020, she and the Big Time Rush member announced [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a go, go, go person. We don\u2019t stop, and it has really forced me <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/alexa-penavega-details-filming-hallmarks-a-paris-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to have to slow down<\/a>. And that\u2019s been tough on the both of us because of our schedule and having three other kids,\u201d Alexa explained. \u201cAnd we live on a boat half the year. So, just a lot has happened in this pregnancy that\u2019s just made me go, \u2018OK, God, what are you trying to tell me right now?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To better navigate this pregnancy, Alexa has learned to take some pauses. \u201cI\u2019m just going to take it easy,\u201d she shared. \u201cI\u2019m going to sit back and protect this baby as much as I can and just be a little bit more aware of when my body tells me to rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:125%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3448341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Carlos PenaVega Shares Why Alexa PenaVega s 4th Pregnancy Is Tough on Him\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Carlos-PenaVega-Shares-Why-Alexa-PenaVega-s-4th-Pregnancy-Is-Tough-on-Him-2.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Carlos PenaVega\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alexa\u2019s busy schedule and pregnancy needs haven\u2019t stopped her and Carlos from teaming up with The Salvation Army. The <em>Never Too Late to Celebrate<\/em> costars \u2014 who reside in Lahaina, Hawaii \u2014 have recently worked with the nonprofit to help give back to those who were affected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrities-speak-out-about-maui-fires-jason-momoa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the August wildfires<\/a> in Maui. (Following a brush fire and strong winds, much of Lahaina was destroyed this past summer, with officials estimating a death toll of 97 people and property damage totaling more than $1 billion.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSalvation Army has been a part of our family for years. I\u2019m sure everybody has seen the red kettlebell in front of Walmart and various places, and it\u2019s just kind of always felt like home for us,\u201d Alexa told <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cSpecifically Giving Tuesday I just think is a great reminder for everybody that giving back is so incredible. The whole point of giving back isn\u2019t to receive, it\u2019s to give, but what it does to your heart, it just expands your heart. And seeing the joy on people\u2019s faces, there\u2019s nothing like giving. There really isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/celebrity-couples-who-starred-in-hallmark-channel-movies-together\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Celebrity-Couples-Who-Starred-in-Hallmark-Channel-Movies-Together.jpg?crop=127px%2C0px%2C1746px%2C986px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Celebrity Couples Who Starred in Hallmark Channel Movies Together\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Celebrity-Couples-Who-Starred-in-Hallmark-Channel-Movies-Together.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/celebrity-couples-who-starred-in-hallmark-channel-movies-together\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>Celebrity Couples Who Starred in Hallmark Channel Movies Together<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIt wouldn\u2019t be a Hallmark Channel movie without chemistry between the two leads \u2026 and sometimes the love isn\u2019t just onscreen! Three years after Carlos and Alexa PenaVega wed in 2014, they starred in the made-for-TV film Enchanted Christmas. The pair have gone on to costar in their own Hallmark Channel movie franchise, Picture Perfect [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carlos, for his part, recalled a touching moment when he and Alexa \u201cgot to actually go shopping for the kids and then meet the kids in person\u201d after the Maui disaster. The couple then gifted the children their presents alongside their own kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think for me and our kids especially, it was a real big wow moment. Like, \u2018Oh, this is what it\u2019s all about,\u2019\u201d he remembered. \u201cNot only is this what The Salvation Army is doing, and you\u2019re seeing it firsthand, but this is what your giving does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlos added that the organization is \u201cnonstop on the clock no matter what. When devastation hits, they just show up. They show [up as] an army, literally army. \u2026 They just want to help people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>For more information on how you can give back and help your community, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/give.salvationarmyusa.org\/give\/164006\/#!\/donation\/checkout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SalvationArmyUSA.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>With reporting by Christina Garibaldi <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/carlos-penavega-says-alexa-penavegas-4th-pregnancy-is-tough-on-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos PenaVega and wife Alexa PenaVega are over the moon about their fourth pregnancy, but it\u2019s not all rainbows and sunshine. \u201cShe\u2019s my best friend. So, I always say, \u2018Listen, a nine-month pregnancy is tough on the wives, but it\u2019s definitely tough on the husband,\u2019\u201d Carlos, 34, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, November 28, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-57738","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}