Alexa and Carlos PenaVega’s fourth child dies during birth: ‘It has been a painful journey’

Alexa and Carlos PenaVega’s fourth child died during birth, the couple announced on Instagram Monday.

“There are never the right words to say when it comes to loss,” they wrote atop a black screen. “After a beautiful and peaceful delivery our daughter ‘Indy’ was born at rest.”

“It has been a painful journey,” they continued in the joint post. “But in the pain we have found peace. God continues to comfort and hold us in his arms.”

The pair went on to thank their “community” for their continued “prayers,” which have “been so sustaining in this difficult season.”

“This little girl has already changed our lives in so many ways,” they wrote. “She was absolutely beautiful. And looked just like daddy. Dark hair and all.”

Although the couple didn’t reveal exactly when the tragedy happened, they’ve been dealing with their “grief” in “waves” — feeling “absolutely gutted” some moments and others “feeling blessed by just getting a moment with her.”

“We can’t understand why things like this happen and we may never get those answers,” they concluded. “Indy Rex PenaVega, you completely changed our world. You gave us the community we have been longing for. We love you [and] can’t wait to see how many other lives you change.”

The couple, who are also the parents of son Ocean, 7, son Kingston, 4, and daughter Rio, 2, announced their pregnancy news in November 2023.

“Thank God we love adventures,” they captioned a joint Instagram post at the time. “Oh baby here we come! Número cuatro!”

Alexa continued sharing her pregnancy experience with her followers, from bump updates to third-trimester complications.

In March, the “Spy Kids” star, 35, was hospitalized for “insane” bleeding.

“Long story short, after a lot of time in the hospital, and tests, and bleeding calming down and everything, and ruling out all possibilities, it looks like I have had a separation of my placenta from my uterus,” she explained in an Instagram video. “Not completely, a partial.”

The actress admitted she had been expecting to “have had a baby already and … [be] in the NICU.”

She gushed, “Every single day that I’m pregnant here in this hospital is literally a miracle.”

Alexa went on to call Carlos, 34, a “super daddy” for taking care of their kids while she was being monitored.

The Big Time Rush member wrote via Instagram that “solo parenting” was “next level,” adding that he couldn’t wait for his wife’s return.

“Lex [is] truly my teammate,” the singer continued. “Never appreciated being able to tap out for 5 mins to take a phone [call] more than ever!!”

The Hallmark stars began dating in 2012, shortly after Alexa’s divorce from producer Sean Covel.

Carlos and Alexa walked down the aisle in January 2014 in a Mexico ceremony and started growing their family two years later.