Elizabeth Banks is a new mom after welcoming her second child via surrogate.
The Hunger Games star
and her husband Max Handelman are the proud parents of a baby boy named
Magnus, a brother for their one-year-old son Felix.
Announcing
the news in a post on her official website on Wednesday,
Banks writes,
"As 2012 winds down and Thanksgiving approaches, I have much for which
to be thankful... However, nothing can match the joy and excitement my
husband and I felt when we recently welcomed our second baby boy, Magnus
Mitchell Handelman..."
"Like Felix, Magnus was born via
gestational surrogate. This experience has exceeded all expectations,
taught us a great deal about generosity and gratitude, and established a
relationship that will last a lifetime."
"I am also so very
thankful to our family and friends for their support throughout this
process, as well as the Center for Surrogate Parenting for helping make
all this possible..."
"I now turn my attention to managing two
boys under two. For which I am thankful. And all their poop. For which I
am less thankful. Wish me luck."