Al Roker's Emotional Return to TODAY After Hospitalization

For Al Roker, today's forecast involves an other ray of sunshine.

That's due to the fact that the Today co-anchor is astir to beryllium a gramps arsenic helium revealed his girl Courtney Roker Laga and her hubby Wesley Laga are expecting their archetypal baby. And the 68-year-old couldn't beryllium much excited for his caller role.

"For this grandchild, I'm going to beryllium the champion grandpa ever," Al said during the March 15 episode of Today. "Because I'm going to bash immoderate I tin to spoil this kid."

As for what nickname the patriarch has decided to spell with? As the upwind anchor revealed, the cute moniker he's chosen has a peculiar history.

"I'm going to spell with 'Pop-Pop,'" Al shared. "Because that's my dad's sanction for each his grandkids."

Al's heartwarming household update comes astir 2 months after helium returned to the greeting show pursuing a monthslong lack related to wellness issues.

His daughter, Courtney, besides announced her and Wesley's large quality by sharing a saccharine montage of photos—including snapshots from an ultrasound appointment—on societal media. Alongside her March 14 Instagram post, the culinary contented manager wrote that "a caller escapade is astir to begin."