Kayla en haar man Tanner verwachten samen hun tweede kind. Het stel kwam rond Thankgiving erachter in verwachting te zijn en Kayla is in augustus uitgerekend. SAmen heeft het stel een dochter Poppy van 2,5 jaar.

Kayla Ewell is expanding her family!

The actress, 36, is pregnant, expecting her second baby, a boy, with husband Tanner Novlan, she tells PEOPLE exclusively. The pair will welcome their son in August.

Ewell tells PEOPLE she was “already a month and a half pregnant” when she found out about her baby on the way around Thanksgiving.

The Vampire Diaries star and Novlan are already parents to 2½-year-old daughter Poppy and Ewell says the couple feels “lucky” to be able to experience both a son and a daughter. “I really wanted to be a boy mom. I’m excited to meet him. It’ll be fun,” she says.

As for Poppy, the actress says she can’t wait to be a big sister — and is letting everyone know it.

“She tells everyone on the street, even dogs on the street that she’s a big sister, and she’s really excited about it,” adds Ewell.