Lauren Bushnell gives birth, welcomes second baby with Chris Lane

Another country cutie! Lauren Bushnell Lane and her husband, Chris Lanethey welcomed their second child together on Sunday, October 16.

Lauren, 32, announced the arrival of their little one in emotional snaps she shared via Instagram on Tuesday, October 18. In the clip, Chris, 32, holds their 16-month-old son Dutton as he meets his little brother for the first time. The toddler giggles happily as his dad places him on the hospital bed so Lauren can cuddle both the newborn and her young son at the same time.

The Bachelor The Season 20 winner announced in June that she and her husband are expanding their brood.

“Party of 4, coming October 2022,” Bushnell Lane wrote via Instagram at the time. “I can’t wait to see you as a big brother, Dutty!”

The Washington native and “Big, Big Plans” singer previously welcomed son Dutton in June 2021. “Your daddy and I can’t get enough of all 9 pounds of you,” Bushnell Lane gushed via Instagram at the time. “Now back to cuddling the babies and praising Jesus over and over for this little miracle!! 🙏”

As the former flight attendant and Lane – who married in October 2019 – balanced raising Dutton and her pregnancy amid his summer touring schedule, they remained excited about their growing brood.

“It’s really crazy [that baby No. 2 is due on our third wedding anniversary]”, the “I don’t know about you” musician exclusively said. Us Weekly in August of their small birth on October 25. “[As] as long as the baby is healthy, we will be happy no matter the day. … I just hope it’s not on Halloween. I don’t know if I want to celebrate Halloween, baby.”

Lane added: “[Parenting] is a lot. We can barely cope with the one we got now. He’s a maniac – in the best way. We are tired now. I can’t imagine how tired we’ll be with the two of them on our hands.”

During her second pregnancy, Bushnell Lane was diagnosed with marginal cord insertion, which occurs when the umbilical cord attaches to the edge of the placenta instead of the middle.

“The first 13 weeks [of my pregnancy] this time they were much worse. I feel like I was a lot sicker, throwing up a lot more often, hence the hospital visit,” she explained on her Instagram Story in June, shortly after announcing she was expecting. “Fortunately, I feel much better now. I was recently diagnosed with something called marginal cord insertion. I was incredibly stressed when the doctor told me that, but I’m trying to stay optimistic.”

While it is Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After? the alum noticed at the time that her condition was not unusual, that she should have been closely monitored by her doctor.

“She’s doing well,” Lane added Us in August. “She’s definitely a lot sicker this time than she was the first time, but she’s handling it really well.”