Chicago PD’s Marina Squerciati Announces Welcome of Baby No. 2

Marina Squerciati missing from the start of season 12 of Chicago PD – but there was a good reason for her absence: she had another baby!

“2024 was a BIG year for me, literally,” Squerciati, 40, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, December 31, reflecting on the changes in her life.

The actress shared a picture of her bare baby bump in a bikini to show it off she was actually pregnant during the year and since then he has welcomed her and her husband Eli Kay-Oliphantsecond baby.

“I thought I handled being a working expectant mother with grace – swipe to see my daughter’s very different attitude,” she teased, sharing a photo she took of her eldest child which showed Squerciati making a crazy face while her wife and daughter smiling.

Squerciati also explained why she was not in every episode of the current season of Chicago PD., which returns with all-new episodes on Wednesday, January 8. (She has played Kim Burgess since the show premiered in 2014.)

“P.S. THIS was the real reason I wasn’t in the first two episodes of #ChicagoPD,” he added. “I was having a baby. Have a great NYE, friends!”

She ended the post with a series of hashtags that summed up her 2024 including “#workingmom,” “#motherofdragons,” “#MamaInMiami,” “#PregnancyGlow” and “ChicagoPDStrong.”

“Oh my goodness! CONGRATULATIONS MAMA! ❤️,” fellow actress Katie Stevens written in the comments section.

Before Squerciati Chicago PD costar Tracy Spiridakoswho played Hailey Upton until his season 11 exit, added three red heart emojis.

LaRoyce Hawkins — who plays the best part of Burgess and his fellow officer in the Intelligence Unit, Kevin Atwater — drifts for her trip too. “The best to do,” he replied in the comments. “Love you Burgess✨.”

Squerciati didn’t reveal any more details about her newborn, which is similar to the approach she took with her first child. The actress welcomed a daughter in May 2017, but has kept her name under wraps.

Squerciati has, however, given fans a glimpse into her life as a mother via social media. Most recently, she took her little one to see him & Juliet on Broadway in Chicago.

“We don’t need no stench from Romeo,” said a headline snaps December 5which included Squerciati and her daughter dressed up in wigs for the occasion. “Also I barely did any work! We slapped on the wigs in the elevator, I ate my lunch on the El Platform, and we had to sprint a few blocks! (Just wanted to give you the reality behind the IG photos 🫠).”

Outside of welcoming a new baby, Squerciati has been filming season 12 of Chicago PD Earlier this season, her character turned detective, but fans are still holding out hope for a TV wedding between Burgess and fiancé Adam Ruzek (Patrick Flueger).

Squerciati, for her part, just say Us Weekly in November that she is just as excited about a possible ceremony that takes place later this season.

“I’ve liked (a designer) lately Samantha Sleeper wedding dresses and my algorithm on Instagram are all messed up,” she said Usadding with a laugh, “Instagram thinks I’m getting married!”

After all the ups and downs of Burgess and Ruzek on the show — they got engaged for the third time during season 11 — Squerciati wants the production to go out on their big day.

“I want the white dress moment. Burgess needs a white dress,” she admitted. “Burgess definitely picks dahlias and, like, centerpieces with candles. Come on, give the girl a second!”

Chicago PD returns on NBC Wednesday, January 8, at 10 pm ET.