Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins’ family is getting bigger!
The couple shared the news via a joint Instagram post on Tuesday, Aug. 26. In the clip, Rhett sang a song which revealed the news.
“Well, I was wrapping my head around being a dad. Big wrench got thrown in the plans that we thought we had. Now Lauren’s showing —got one on the way. That’s —” Rhett paused while Lauren stepped out, revealing the ultrasound, before continuing, “five under 10. Hey what can I say. Yeah life changes. You wake up ain’t nothing the same. Yeah life changes.”
“Here we go again! We’ve got some really excited big sisters in our house. God is so good.” the pair captioned the post.
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Rhett and Akins met in elementary school and married in 2012. They are parents to four daughters: Willa Gray, 9, Ada James, 8, Lennon Love, 5, and Lillie Carolina, 3.
In the comment section, Rhett’s country family congratulated the pair on the happy news.
“Congrats man! 👏👏,” wrote Brantley Gilbert. “Hallllllelujah!! 😍” said Hayley Hubbard.
“Let’s gooooooooo…congrats y’all.” added Jordan Davis.
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In an interview with People in 2024, Rhett described fatherhood as “beautiful chaos.”
“It’s changed my life. It’s chaos, but it’s beautiful chaos,” he said at the time. “There are days where it’s like, ‘Good Lord, at what time are we going to bed?’ But I think as they’re getting older, it’s been the biggest blessing in my life.”
This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 26, 2025, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.