The actress and her husband, Chris Pratt, welcomed a baby boy named Jack in August 2012. Jack was born nine weeks early and spent a month in the NICU. Faris had been on bedrest for a week before going into labor.
In Unqualified, which is set to hit shelves on Tuesday, Faris wrote about the medical issues their newborn faced and the ?emotionally exhausting? period after his birth.
?The pediatric neurosurgeon sat Chris and me down to tell us that Jack had some severe brain bleeding and there was a chance that he could be developmentally disabled,? she wrote, according to People. ?I was in complete shock... So Chris and I did what we could, which was hold hands and hope and face it together.?
?These moments can be hard on couples, but for us it really brought us together,? she explained. ?It felt like it was us against the world.?
After about a month in the NICU, Jack got to go home with his parents. He is now a happy, healthy 5-year-old with only some slight vision and leg muscle issues.
