Thomas Rhett & His Wife Lauren Are Going To Be Parents For The Fifth Time
On August 26, Thomas Rhett and his wife of nearly 13 years, Lauren Akins, made the sweetest announcement: she is pregnant… again!
They shared the exciting news in a video on Instagram. The video began with a close up of Lauren fixing the camera and asked her husband, “You ready, honey?”
As she walked away, Thomas Rhett began playing his guitar and singing lyrics from his 2017 song “Life Changes,” where he sings about his and Lauren’s life not going the way they planned, but in the best way possible.
“Well I was wrapping my head around bein’ a dad, a big wrench got thrown in the plans we thought we had,” he sang with Lauren by his side.
Lauren began rubbing her belly when he sang, “Now Lauren’s showing, got one on the way, that’s….five under 10, hey what can I say?”
She then pulled out ultrasound photos to confirm that they were expecting their fifth child!
“Here we go again! We’ve got some really excited big sisters in our house. God is so good,”Rhett captioned the announcement video.
Thomas & Lauren’s Adorable Family
The couple share Willa Gray (9), Ada James (7), Lennon Love (5), and Lillie Carolina (3) together.
Thomas and Lauren have shared openly about their path to becoming parents, and adopting Willa Gray was a pivotal and heartfelt moment for them. Thomas has often spoken about the powerful connection he felt when he first saw Lauren with Willa in Uganda — a moment that deeply moved him and helped solidify their decision to adopt.
Thomas often posts about all of his daughters on his Instagram, constantly gushing about the “girl dad” life.
“When me and Lauren talked about having kids, I thought we were going to have like three or four boys, but I think I was meant to be a girl dad,” the country singer said during an interview in 2020. “That’s what we produce—it’s girls! It’s been awesome, though; it’s softened my heart a ton.”
After Four Girls It’s A …. Surprise!
The Rhett’s shared they are doing things a little different for this fifth baby.
On Wednesday (September 17), Thomas and Lauren said they are waiting until birth to reveal the gender!
“Due date is in March and we are going to wait until the day of, man, to figure out what the gender is,” Rhett told Taste of Country Nights.
The singer said this is the first time the couple will be waiting until the baby is here to find out.
“It’s terrifying for me, but there’s not many surprises left in this world, and I feel that’s one that you kinda get to be surprised with, if you choose to.”
