golden bachelor alum amy kaplan‘s family has just grown a little bigger.
Amy explains exclusively us weekly that his daughter lexi kaplan giudiceThe 33-year-old has welcomed her first child, a son named Jordan Arthur, which is a huge milestone for the Kaplan family and it’s official. making amy a grandmother For the first time.
Jordan arrived at 5:36 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, weighing an impressive 9 pounds, 11 ounces. While Amy admits that the title of “grandmother” still feels surreal, meeting her grandson immediately changed everything.
“You know what’s weird? I don’t feel like I’m a grandmother,” Amy explains. We With laughter. “I am still very young, although I know I am old.”
But after spending time with baby Jordyn, she says she’s already completely captivated.
“I love her. She’s precious. She’s so beautiful,” Amy said. “I love holding him. He opens his little eyes, and he’s looking straight at me and listening to me. He’s very alert.”
Amy says she will never forget the emotional moment Jordan came into the world.
“The moment he was born, I was crying,” she recalls. “As soon as I saw him, he was so precious. He’s a combination of Lexi and Jeff. He looks like a perfect combination of them.”
Jordan’s middle name holds special importance For the family. Amy revealed that Arthur was chosen in honor of her late father, and they chose the name “J” so that its initials would be similar to those of Lexie’s husband, jeff giudice. The couple had been calling their son “Jordy” for several months before his arrival and were confident that they had found the perfect name long before delivery day.
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Lexi, who married husband Jeff on May 31, 2025, announced her pregnancy earlier this year. After nine months of waiting, she says finally meeting her son made every challenge worthwhile.
“I’m tired,” Lexie says. We From the hospital. “I didn’t sleep for a second last night. The first night is no joke. It’s definitely very hard, but it’s worth it.”
Jordan was delivered via C-section after a relatively uneventful process that Amy described. Twin sister of Amy and Lexi, Eli Kaplan RutsteinWaiting anxiously nearby while Jeff accompanied Lexi during surgery.
“Lexi was a little nervous and she didn’t know what was going to happen,” says Amy. “She got an epidural, and 45 minutes later, it came out and was stitched up.”
For Lexi, most memorable moment That’s when she finally laid eyes on her son, despite battling nausea throughout the process.
“I was nauseous throughout the entire surgery,” she recalls. “But when I saw him, I was immediately like, ‘I’m in love with him.’ I was crying, and that was absolutely perfect and wonderful.
Watching her daughter take steps toward motherhood forced Amy to think about how quickly time has passed.
“It’s unrealistic,” she says. “I just had them a few days ago. Thirty-three years later, it’s kind of scary.”
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Encouraging is the fact that Lexi isn’t the only Kaplan twin expecting. Ellie is currently pregnant with a baby girl and is due to give birth on September 7, meaning Amy will welcome two grandchildren less than 10 weeks apart.
Fans met Amy for the first time The Golden Bachelor season 2But she and her daughters have built a devoted social media following through their family-focused content. Known online as the Kaplan Twins and Kaplan Twins Mama, the trio regularly share glimpses of their close relationship, family milestones, motherhood journey, lifestyle moments, and behind-the-scenes updates from everyday life.
Ellie says watching her sister become a mother brought home the reality of her own upcoming motherhood journey.
“How crazy and surreal to finally see him here!” Ellie tells We. “I watched my sister’s belly grow for nine months and I still can’t believe it was growing inside her. Seeing Lexi hold her for the first time and becoming a mom was a special moment. It made everything feel real instantly.”
She adds, “Finally seeing her here makes me even more excited to meet my baby in a few months!”
The sisters hoped to have children of the same age as them, inspired by their own bond identical twins.
“Growing up as twins I always felt like I had a built-in best friend, and we wanted to do the same for our own kids,” Ellie explains. “It’s also special because since we are identical twins, even though the babies are technically cousins, genetically they will be half-siblings.”
Amy agrees that having grandchildren born so close together will create a unique bond.
Amy is still unsure about what baby Jordan will tell her. “Will it be Gigi, Coco, Mimi, Nona? I don’t know,” she says. “I guess whatever he calls me.”
One thing she knows? She plans to be a very accomplished grandmother. “I’m going to spoil them,” Amy says, laughing. “I can’t wait to share every moment with them. I’ll be so close to them.”
For now, the proud mom and newly-made grandmother are just basking in the joy of a growing family.
“I am very grateful for my family,” says Amy. We. “It’s really surreal, and I’m so excited. Taking on the responsibility as grandparents, it’s a joy. It’s a joy. It’s not a chore at all. We’re very, very lucky.”
Follow family on social media @the_kaplan_twinsmama And @the_kaplan_twins For more updates on his growing family and life’s latest adventures.
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