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Blake Lively Pregnant

Blake Livelyis giving her followers a “real-life” look into her pregnancy journey.

“Here are photos of me pregnant in real life so the 11 guys waiting outside my home for a sighting will leave me alone,” theGossip Girlactresswrotein the caption. “You freak me and my kids out.”

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“Thanks to everyone else for all the love and respect and for continuing to unfollow accounts and publications who share photos of children. You have all the power against them. And thank you to the media who have a ‘No Kids Policy.’ You all make all the difference. Much love! Xxb,” Lively added.

Lively and Reynolds, whotied the knotin 2012, are already parents tothree daughters: James, 7, Inez, 5, and Betty, 2.

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A sourcetold PEOPLEthat the news also came as a surprise to her friends. “Even her friends were surprised that she was pregnant again,” the source said. “She kept it very quiet.”

Another insider added that Lively “wants to be thatold-fashioned kind of mom,” noting that she “makes time to do work stuff” when the kids are out or sleeping.

“She happens to be a really attentive mom. Her kids are her first priority over everything,” the source said. “You never would think that Blake Lively, this superstar and beautiful woman, would be this regular person who cooks dinner every night and takes care of the family but she is really wonderful with the kids.”

source: people.com