Heather Rae El Moussais closely following her doctor’s orders during her pregnancy.
“Just missing @heatherraeyoung like crazy but doctors orders come first!!” he concluded the caption, mentioning his wife.
In a laterposton Instagram where Heather was musing over nursery designs, she also mentioned the missed trip. “Missing@therealtarekelmoussaand the kids so much while they’re in Cabo but trying to use this time to do some nesting and planning 🤍,” she wrote, in part.
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A rep for Heather tells PEOPLE that the decision for Heather to skip the trip came out of an abundance of caution, to avoid risks such as Zika virus and food poisoning.
Heather shared with PEOPLE that her doctor told her, “It’s not worth getting sick. Chances that you can avoid, you should. Unavoidable exposures are different.”
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In a recent Instagram post, Heather reflected on how “sweet and supportive” her stepkids have been since learning they’re going to have another sibling.
“Never in my wildest dreams did I think my heart would be so full from being a step mommy… and now I get to be a mommy, myself ❤️,” Heather wrote of her relationship with the children in an Instagram caption.
source: people.com