{"id":809340,"date":"2026-08-10T21:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/809340\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:04:10","slug":"jessie-james-deckers-request-for-baby-no-5-makes-husband-eric-flee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/809340\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessie James Decker&#8217;s request for baby No. 5 makes husband Eric flee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider that a hard pass.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Decker jokingly fled from his wife, Jessie James Decker, when she asked him to have a fifth child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexted my husband asking to have another baby,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db1ob2qTQ2_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wrote atop an Instagram Reel<\/a> of him lounging lakeside on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Decker fled from his wife, Jessie James Decker, when she asked him to have a fifth child. jessiejamesdecker\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexted my husband asking to have another baby,\u201d she wrote atop an Instagram Reel of him lounging lakeside on Sunday. jessiejamesdecker\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>As soon as The former NFL star read the message, he hopped in a kayak and paddled away from her as she jokingly pleaded for him to come back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess that\u2019s a maybe? \ud83d\ude43\ud83e\udd23,\u201d the singer captioned the playful video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s running away hahaha\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\u201d one fan wrote in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGirl he said let me get away from you! Lol,\u201d another quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Once the athlete read the message, he immiediately got up and hopped on the nearest kayak. jessiejamesdecker\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Eric continued to paddle away as his wife jokingly pleaded for him to come back. jessiejamesdecker\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>A third added, \u201cI think it\u2019s a maybe \ud83e\udd14 he just needs a minute to process it \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The athlete, notably, got a vasectomy after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/06\/14\/jessie-james-decker-teases-husband-eric-with-vasectomy-cocktail\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">years of refusing the surgery<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/02\/18\/parents\/jessie-james-decker-husband-eric-welcome-fourth-baby-after-vasectomy-refusal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">welcoming his fourth child with Jessie <\/a>in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI survived,\u201d the 39-year-old\u00a0told his Instagram followers following the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d alum, 38, had been vocal about her desire for her husband to get a vasectomy since 2021. <\/p>\n<p>The former NFL star (pictured with Jessie in June) got a vasectomy in 2024 after years of refusal. jessiejamesdecker\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Eric decided to go through with the procedure after the birth of their fourth child. jessiejamesdecker\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the \u201cWanted\u201d songstress told Us Weekly that her husband refused to get the procedure because he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/01\/25\/jessie-james-decker-eric-refuses-to-get-vasectomy-over-manhood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">feared it would take away his \u201cmanhood.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe won\u2019t. He just won\u2019t do it,\u201d Jessie\u00a0said, noting that she \u201ckeep[s] asking him to go make that appointment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seven months later, the couple \u2014 who have been married since 2012 \u2014 announced Jessie was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/08\/22\/jessie-james-decker-pregnant-expecting-baby-no-4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pregnant with baby No. 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Their son Denver \u2014 who they welcomed February 2024 \u2014 joined older siblings Vivianne Eric Jr. and Forrest (pictured here.) jessiejamesdecker\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Before giving birth to the little one, Jessie made it clear that she\u2019s \u201cgood with four\u201d kids. jessiejamesdecker\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>They welcomed their son Denver in February 2024, who joined older siblings Vivianne, 12, Eric Jr., 10, and Forrest, 8.<\/p>\n<p>Before giving birth to the little one, the entrepreneur made it clear that she did\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/09\/29\/pregnant-jessie-james-decker-talks-5th-baby-after-erics-canceled-vasectomy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">not plan to expand her family any further<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[That\u2019s] not even a question,\u201d she insisted to Us Weekly in September, claiming she was \u201cgood with four.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Consider that a hard pass. 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