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Pregnant Zooey Deschanel is now engaged to Jacob Pechenik


UPDATED FEBRUARY 26, 2019 11:47 AM EST

First a baby announcement and now this happy news — we can’thandle the excitement! One week after Zooey Deschanel and fiancé Jacob Pechenikannounced that she is pregnant with their first child, her rep confirms toHELLO! that he put a ring on it.

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The couple who have been dating since mid-2014 are nowengaged. The New Girl actress and the producer made their debut together at the2014 Emmys.

Prior, the 35-year-old was dating screenwriter Jamie Lindenfor two years. This will be her second marriage as she was previously marriedto Death Cab for Cutie Singer Ben Gibbard from 2009 to 2012.

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Their new girl or boy will arrive in the summer.Coincidentally, Zooey’s big sister Emily Deschanel, 38, is also pregnant withher and husband David Hornsby’s second child.

"Jacob and I are over themoon," the mom-to-be told PEOPLE earlier this month. "We are soexcited to meet our little one."