Thomas Rhett and the wife Lauren Akins the family has officially grown again with the arrival of child number 5.
“Welcome to the world Brave 🩵💚🩵” Akins wrote in an Instagram post uploaded on Friday, February 27. “Oh. my. goodness. Our hearts go out to the big ole point for this precious BOY 🩵 🦆🩵⚾️🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 ours”
Akins shared that their son was born two weeks early and praised Rhett for his support in the delivery room.
“Brave Elijah Akins was born last week at about 10 pounds and about 2 weeks early-thank Jesus this big boy didn’t wait another 2 weeks to be born 😍,” the caption continued. “Thomas Rhett was my greatest champion in labor and delivery🤍 He helped with the delivery (😭), he was the first to see him and *cheers*, mixed with a little shock we announced to all of us in the room “IT’S A BOY”😭🩵🥰”
He concluded by saying, “We are very grateful to God for choosing us to have a pie for you😋 Your four sisters have been hit and it’s been a month since we fell in love with you, Sibindi’s big boy 🩵🌙🩵“
Rhett and Akins have been married since October 2012. The couple became first-time parents in May 2017 when they welcomed daughter Willa. Akins then gave birth to daughters Ada in August 2017, Lennon in February 2020 and Lillie in November 2021.
Almost four years later, Rhett and Akins announced via Instagram in August 2025 that they were expecting their fifth child. In the accompanying video, Rhett sang his 2017 hit “Life Changes” with a dramatic twist on the lyrics about fatherhood.
“Well, I was wrapping my head around being a father. A big wrench was thrown in the plans we thought we had. Now Lauren showing up – got one on the way. That’s -,” Rhett sang before pausing briefly as Akins held up five fingers, “five out of 10. Well, what can I say? Yes, life changes. Yes, life changes. “Yes, you wake up the same.
Akins then showed the sonogram, laughing as he looked at Rhett.
“There they are!” the pair captioned the post. “We have really happy big sisters in our house. God is very good.”
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Before the announcement, Rhett revealed that he and Akins may be done having children, and they will be together in 2024. Us Weekly Covering the story of “they were both really happy with the four of them.”
“Lillie is starting school, so we were like noisy little kids saying, ‘What are we going to do with 8 hours a day, three days a week?'” he said. Us at that time. “But it won’t be scary if it’s five [came along] in the next three or four years.”
Rhett also reflected on his own experiences as a parent, revealing that he wished he could tell his ex to “let him know” when he first became a father.
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“It is easy to wish for difficult years. [Lauren] you call it the ‘wiping age’ – wiping the tears, wiping the floor, wiping the butt, all that. I’ve been a father long enough to know how fast it goes,” he explained, “One day my problems with my children will be much different than not wanting to eat broccoli. I’m learning to live in these times.”
With a busy career and a large family, Rhett has a lot to juggle when it comes to work-life balance. Ultimately, she hopes to set a good example for her children.
No parent wants to hear, ‘Why do you have to go?’ I had to learn to reframe my response, so instead of saying, ‘I know, baby, I really don’t want to go,’ I say, ‘I don’t have to. I’m successful because I’m lucky enough to do what I love with my job,” he said Us. “I want them to know that it is possible to do what you love for a living.”
