After being a mother to five children, the eldest of Ree Drummond’s brood confirmed she and husband Mauricio Scott are expecting their first child together.
The pending bundle of joy will be the first grandchild for The Food Network’s The Pioneer Woman and her husband Ladd Drummond.
‘We can’t wait to meet you, little one. Baby Scott joining the party this winter!’ the happy couple wrote in the caption of their joint Instagram post on Sunday, June 23.
The cover photo showed the Scotts with their arms wrapped around each other while the expectant mom holds the sonogram photos of baby Scott.
‘Thank you Lord for this precious gift,’ the overjoyed pair added, alongside photos of the couple posing with their dog wearing a bandana that reads “Big Brother,” holding up sonogram pictures and grinning at each other. ‘Thank you Lord for this precious gift.’
Ree Drummond’s oldest child, Alex Drummond Scott and her husband Mauricio Scott announced her pregnancy in an Instagram post on Sunday, June 23
Alex and Mauricio Scott’s pregnancy will be the first grandchild for the Food Network star
As animal lovers, the couple also shared a couple of photos of their beloved dog George wearing a bandana around his neck that reads: ‘big brother.’
Alex’s sister Paige also chimed in, writing: ‘So happy I could cry. Can’t wait to be an auntie!!! I love you guys so much.’
Overjoyed by the news, Ree Drummond, 55, took to the comments section and wrote, ‘Beyond happy for you two!! (And for the whole family!) Love you, Alex and Mauricio!’
The blogger, author and television personality then shared the news on The Pioneer Woman website.
‘Yes, it’s true! Alex and Mauricio are expecting—and I don’t mean a puppy, though I wouldn’t put it past them (or me) to treat news of an upcoming new puppy in the exact same way as a pregnancy announcement,’ Ree shared in her blog.
‘My first baby is having her first baby. My child is going to have a child,’ the The Bartlesville, Oklahoma native continued. ‘It’s surreal, and I’m sure all of you grandparents can relate to the feeling of momentarily leaving your body after hearing upon hearing similar news.’
The pair, who met during their freshman year at Texas A&M University, ended up tying-the-knot at the Drummond Ranch in Pawhuska, Oklahoma in May 2021.
The happy couple had previously revealed in early 2022 that they were in no hurry to become parents and that they were ‘taking our time, not rushing into it, trying to enjoy being married for a little bit.’
‘We can’t wait to meet you, little one. Baby Scott joining the party this winter! Thank you Lord for this precious gift,’ the happy couple gushed when announcing the pregnancy on Instagram
The pair, who met during their freshman year at Texas A&M University, ended up tying-the-knot at the Drummond Ranch in Pawhuska, Oklahoma in May 2021
Just over two years later and the pair have apparently gotten in all the alone time they need before deciding to grow their family, although George the Golden Retriever was adopted into the family.
Ree first became a mother in 1997, which was one year after she tied the knot with husband Ladd Drummond, with the arrival of Alex, 26.
The couple would go on to welcome three more children to the world that includes daughter Paige, 24, sons Bryce, 21, Todd, 20, within a four year period.
Fast forward to 2018, and the family grew once more with the addition of a foster son, Jamar, 21.
Ree, 55, and Ladd Drummond, 55, have been married for more than 27 years and counting
‘After a year-and-a-half of living in our house, he is an inextricable part of our wacky family,’ Ree shared on The Pioneer Woman in November 2020.
Drummond became known for her blog, The Pioneer Woman, which documented her life in rural Oklahoma.
Capitalizing on the success of her blog, she went on to star in her own television program, of the same name, on The Food Network beginning in 2011.
The foodie has also written cookbooks, a children’s book, an autobiography, while launching a ‘homey lifestyle’ product line of cookware, cutlery, appliances, clothing and outdoor living products in 2015.
