“I love babies,” Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone confirmed in 2025 that she has ‘baby fever’ and really aspires to be a mother one day. After all, motherhood is a deeply special experience, the joy of which can hardly be explained in words. And now, in January 2026, Sydney confirms with an announcement that her little one is on the way!

Taking to Instagram, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone announced her pregnancy with her husband, Andre Levrone, stating, “Made a human with my favorite human 🥹 Oh, how we have prayed for you… and the Lord has answered!! You are our greatest blessing and are already so loved. We are eagerly waiting to meet you! 🫶🏽🤍 Cool parents loading…”

With Ed Sheeran’s “Small Bump” as the song choice for this special announcement, Sydney and Andre shared a series of beachside pictures. It included snippets of the baby’s sonogram, hand-in-hand moments, and the couple running, with their footsteps imprinted on the sand. It was nothing less than a dreamy reveal as the couple look forward to this next chapter.

As soon as McLaughlin-Levrone shared the news, her well-wishers from the track world chimed in with reactions. With 380k likes on the post and comments from USA track stars like Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Kenny Bednarek, and more, the track community celebrated the announcement with great warmth.

“Congratulations 😍❤️ so happy for you guys !!”, wrote 100m World Champion, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. While Bednarek chimed in with, “Congratulations to you both!”

For now, McLaughlin-Levrone’s track ambitions can wait as the track and field star’s focus will be on preparing for the birth of her child. This decision comes almost four years into her marriage, though, she had spoken about her motherhood plans on many occasions before.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone deep connection with her husband and motherhood plans

Back in March 2025, McLaughlin-Levrone gave a hint about her future plans and having a child was certainly in her heart. At the MJ Summit she said, “I mean there’s a lot of things I think that come to mind. Um, obviously I would love to be a mom. I would love to uh raise a family with my husband who’s studying to be a pastor.”

In the past, she has also shared much about her deep bond with her husband, Andre Levrone, which is anchored in shared faith and mutual support that has heavily impacted her life both on and off the track.

Their relationship began after Andre, a former NFL wide receiver, reached out to her on Instagram. McLaughlin-Levrone revealed this while explaining it to The Knot in 2022, “He asked me to do Bible study with him and introduced me to a group of really great people who were encouraging and very mature. It was the first time I was in a relationship with a man who I felt could lead me in my faith to a place where I wanted to be.”

Furthermore, she talked about the connection she felt with Andre, saying, “We both knew early on that we liked each other and what our intentions were. If I could say the one thing about our relationship, it’s that it was always very intentional. Honestly, I knew the fourth day we ever talked.”

Clearly, their relationship is a perfect example of a couple that mutually helps each other to grow side by side. And as their family grows with a tiny one on the way, here’s wishing them all the love and happiness.