Brian Dowling and Arthur Gourounlian have made a major change, as they have moved out of their family home in Kildare.
The couple have been married since 2015, and welcomed their daughter Blake via surrogate in September 2022.
The couple are now expecting their second child together, and are relocating to a bigger home in Dublin to make space for their new arrival.
The pair shared the news on social media today, by posting emotional tributes about their big leap to Dublin.
Brian took to Instagram to say a tearful goodbye to the home they’ve lived in since 2021, and shared a snap of the family in a room full of boxes.
He wrote: “Behind us was our @gourounlian & Blake’s PRIDE & JOY & she’s now in the back of a van on the way to our new home. When Blake realised the telly was off the wall & gone, she cried & kept saying Minnie, my heart 🥰”
“And just like that, The Dowling Gourounlian’s are off on their next adventure. We moved back to Ireland permanently during the pandemic in 2020 & we haven’t looked back. We initially lived in Rathangan with family & got our own place in Straffan in January of 2021.”
He continued: “When we first moved in, we were literally living off our savings & honestly, we had no idea what opportunities would be here for us work-wise. I left Ireland in 1998 and Arthur & I had never lived here permanently together.”
“Three years later & the memories we have created in this house, both personally & professionally, we will CHERISH FOREVER ❤️ We now leave as parents to a gorgeous daughter & another bundle of joy on the way to us in just a few weeks.”
“Sometimes, you have to believe everything happens for a reason, even when you feel you aren’t ready to listen. I don’t like change & never have, but I’m 100% prepared for what’s next. Nothing like a bit of relocation to keep me on my toes 😝”
Arthur shared a sweet video montage documenting the memories they made in the house, alongside an emotional message.
He wrote in the caption: “Hello, you gorgeous people. Happy Monday and Happy New Chapter! WOW, where to start. And just like that, we are out.”
“MERCI, Straffan-Co. Kildare. You have been home for the past three years, and we have created some incredible memories here. I mean, we @bprdowling moved to Ireland 🇮🇪 during the pandemic without knowing what the future held for us.”
“We thought we would be back in America, but we stayed. I am so grateful we did. In 2022, our beautiful daughter Blake Maria Rose was born 💚 and so much has happened in our careers, memories we will cherish forever ✨”
“The love and support Ireland has given me and my family is just beyond 🥹 I know we have to say goodbye to this house, but I’m so looking forward to the next chapter, and yes, I’ll be moving to my 36th home 🏠 as confirmed by my mama, aka TATI.”
“I will embrace it again, as it’s a new chapter that starts now. So MERCI and LET’S DO THIS⚡.”
The couple’s big move comes ahead of the arrival of their second child this summer.
