The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki, 44, and his girlfriend Alaina Meyer, 22 are on the way to parenthood! The couple shared the sex of their baby with a sex reveal paint party- and it's a boy!

He captioned the adorable picture with heart emojis,

“A day I’ll never forget.”

Alaina Meyer too took to Instagram with a snap to write,

“I can not wait to raise a baby boy with my love. He will follow in his fathers footsteps of being a generous, loving, chivalrous fellow “

Pregnancy announcement

The couple released a joined statement earlier in May 2019,

“We are absolutely over the moon to announce that we will soon be welcoming a little one into this crazy and wonderful world. 

We ask that you please respect our privacy during this celebratory time for us and our families. There truly is love out there for all. We hope ours is the ember of yours, as we feel yours is the ember of ours”

In a May 10 interview with The Talk, Johnny Galecki revealed that he was secretly hoping for a daughter

“I get a little bored looking exactly the same way for nine and a half months every year playing Leonard. So we wrapped and I threw some blue in my hair, then I got superstitious that I was manifesting a boy, when I kind of prefer a girl.”

He then added a joke, “Don’t play this tape for my child years from now!”

Relationship detailed

The pair went public with their romantic relationship in September 2018 and made their debut as a couple in November at the E! People’s Choice Awards 2018. 

In December 2018 there were rumors that they had gotten engaged to be married, However, Meyer, who is a model shut down engagement rumors via Instagram.