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Mae Whitman<\/a> is celebrating Mother’s Day by announcing that she is expecting a bundle of joy of her own — and getting help from TV mom <\/span>Lauren Graham<\/a> to do so!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In an Instagram post Sunday afternoon, the 35-year-old actress shared a series of sweet photos in which she reunited with <\/span>Parenthood <\/span><\/em>co-stars Graham, 57, and Miles Heizer — who played her on-screen mother and brother.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Not to make a parenthood episode out of it or anything but!!! Mother\u2019s Day looking a little different this year! \ud83e\udd30\ud83c\udffc,” Whitman wrote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World<\/span><\/em> star shared four photos in her carousel, starting the post with one of the three former co-stars smiling while she shows off her growing bump followed by pics from her character’s pregnancy storyline on the beloved NBC series. One photo also shows Whitman and Heizer, 29, sitting together with their hands on her stomach.<\/span><\/p>\n “Can\u2019t wait to meet you, huge baby kicking my insides to filth! #ruveal,” the actress continued.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the show, Graham starred as Sarah Braverman — one of the four adult children of Camille (Bonnie Bedelia) and Zeek (Craig T. Nelson) — who was the mom of Amber (Whitman) and Drew (Heizer). The show ran on NBC from 2010 to 2016.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the comments, Whitman’s famous friends and cast members from her decades-long career in Hollywood showered the actress with congratulatory messages while celebrating the exciting news.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Hashtag ruveal lol AMAZING!!!!!! \ud83c\udf89,” wrote <\/span>Erika Christensen<\/a>, who played Julia Braverman on <\/span>Parenthood<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “OMG CONGRATS!!!!!\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f,” shared comedian <\/span>Ken Jeong<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Ahhhh!!!!” added <\/span>Amanda Seyfried<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “I\u2019m so happy for you,” replied Whitman’s <\/span>Good Girls<\/span><\/em> co-star and on-screen sister, <\/span>Christina Hendricks<\/a> — who recently <\/span>tied the knot<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f,” replied <\/span>Jazz Charton<\/a>, the wife of <\/span>Succession <\/span><\/em>star <\/span>Kieran Culkin<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Whitman, Graham, Heizer and the entire cast of <\/span>Parenthood <\/span><\/em>have kept in close contact since the show ended eight years ago and have routinely used their social media channels to share their reunions and posts dedicated to each other.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a touching tribute back in 2023, the <\/span>Up Here<\/em> star<\/a> posted in honor of her television mom’s birthday by <\/span>sharing a photo of them together<\/a> — with Heizer in the background — and penning a caption about her love for the <\/span>Gilmore Girls <\/span><\/em>actress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Lord it was my best friends birthday yesterday and nothing gives me more joy than celebrating her by eating rice krispjes she made straight out of the pan with our bare hands I wish words could convey the depth of my love and gratitude for you but they can\u2019t so I\u2019ll do us both a favor and not try weeeee I love you LG,” she wrote at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n RELATED CONTENT:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n