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Country star Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Gregory Akins, have added another bundle of joy to their family, as they announced the birth of on Friday.
The Marry Me hitmaker, 35, and the author, 36, shared a heartwarming joint Instagram post revealing they've welcomed a son named Brave Elijah Akins.
The couple, who also have four daughters, went on to share a number of tender snaps with the newborn, including one that featured the proud dad holding him in his arms.
Another sweet snap saw his wife in the hospital bed cuddling her baby boy with a bright smile on her face.
'Welcome to the world Brave. Oh. my. goodness. Our hearts are just in a big ole puddle with this precious baby BOY,' the caption of the post read.
'Brave Elijah Akins was born last week at almost 10 pounds and almost 2 weeks early-thank you Jesus this big boy didn’t wait another 2 weeks to be born.'
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Country star Thomas Rhett, 35, and his wife, Lauren Gregory Akins, 36, have added another bundle of joy to their family, as they announced the birth of their fifth child on Friday
The Marry Me hitmaker and the author shared a heartwarming joint Instagram post revealing they've welcomed a son named Brave Elijah Akins
Rhett's wife then praised him, stating he was her 'biggest champion in labor & delivery' and 'helped deliver' their son.
She added that he 'was the first one to see and *tearfully*, mixed with a bit of shock announce to us all in the room “It’s a BOY."'
Rhett released his seventh studio album, About a Woman, in 2024; Pictured in 2024 performing in New York City
'His life went on and I felt like mine stopped and I felt like we weren't doing it together anymore. And there's a lot of miscommunication. There was a lot of resentment I was holding on to. I think even through the adoption and after. And I just hit a breaking point where I didn't like him and I resented him.'
