Nick Jonasand Priyanka Chopra Jonas have had babies on the brain for quite some time — and they’ve been prepping their L.A. home accordingly.

​​"When they bought the house together, they had children in mind," the source shares. “They were hoping to have kids and needed a place with a lot of outdoor space and greenery.”

The large property, which they picked up for $20 million, broke records for being the most expensive home ever sold in Encino, a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley,Dirtreported at the time.

The source adds that the pair, who married in 2018, “spent months renovating the house,” after they moved in. “They wanted to make it more family-friendly,” they share.

The couple surprised fans on Friday when they announced the arrival of their daughter on Instagram.

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The pair tied the knot in two glamorousceremonies at the Umaid Bhawan Palacein Jodhpur, India, in front of 225 guests in late 2018.

While the happycouple first wed in Jodhpur, they had two ceremonies over the course of five days — one Hindu and one Christian — to honor each of their cultures, which they blended during each celebration.

From their Mehndi (where they were both adorned with henna tattoos) and a Sangeet that night in which both familiesperformed elaborate musical numberswith choreography and festive dress, to their ceremonies, Chopra Jonas told PEOPLE exclusively, “It was literally what dreams were made of.”

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas

“Wedefinitely want kids, and when the time is right, it will happen,” she noted.

Chopra Jonas has been open about her excitement for motherhood. As the actress told PEOPLE in June 2018, “I am a very ‘live in the today,’ maximum ‘live in the next two months’ kind of person.”

“But [in] 10 years, Idefinitely want to have kids,” she added. “That is, it’s going to happen in the next 10 years. Well, hopefully, earlier than that. I’m very fond of children and I want to be able to do that.”

Chopra Jonas also toldInStylein June 2019 that children were definitely on the horizon when the time was right: “I want my existence to have meant something. I want my kids to turn around and be like, ‘Yeah, that was my mom.’ "

source: people.com