Thomas Rhett Finally Welcomes a Baby Boy After Being a Girl Dad

Waiting for the baby’s gender until birth is worth the wait, just ask Thomas Rhett, who, after being a girl dad to four daughters, finally welcomed a baby boy to their brood. Thomas and his wife, Laura, announced on social media their little bundle of joy, who came earlier than expected.

On Friday, February 27, Thomas and Laura made a joint post on Instagram announcing that they have already welcomed baby no. 5, a boy, and named him Brave Elijah Akins. The baby wasn’t supposed to be born yet, but came two weeks earlier than the expected due date. Laura wrote in the caption, “Welcome to the world Brave. Oh. my. goodness. Our hearts are just in a big ole puddle with this precious baby BOY. 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.”

In the caption, Laura also thanked her husband Thomas, who stayed with her throughout the delivery. “Thomas Rhett was my biggest champion in labor & delivery He helped deliver him, 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.” We are so grateful God chose us to have YOU cutie pie. Your four sisters are smitten and we are completely over the moon in love with you big Brave boy.”

Before Brave, Thomas and Laura were already parents to four girls: Willa Gray (10), Ada James (8) , Lennon Love (6), and Lillie Carolina (4). During his performance at the Grand Ole Opry for the 2026 Conservation Aid concert on February 11 with his father, Rhett Akins, Thomas announced to the crowd that he would be performing earlier than scheduled since Laura already gone into labor.