“She’s been very supportive and she was excited,” Ryan exclusively shared with Us Weekly on Wednesday, October 9, before revealing his parents’ response. “[Jen and Larry] were a little shocked at first, but they’re very excited.”
Ryan shares son Bentley, 15, with Maci. He also has two kids — Jagger, 5, and Stella, 4 — with his estranged wife, Mackenzie Edwards.
Long before she was pregnant, Amanda — who has a son from a previous relationship — was able to build a friendship with Maci. (The former 16 and Pregnant star is now married to Taylor McKinney and recently celebrated 8 years of marriage.)
The secret to their healthy friendship may just be a simple goal of putting the kids first.
“It comes down to coparenting and being there for Bentley and being there for the kids,” she told Us. “I just feel like she really respects that. I don’t give her a hard time. I want to see Ryan be a dad, and I want to see him coparent with Maci.”
Having a happy, blended family is something Amanda hopes to continue as she prepares to welcome a baby girl into the world.
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“It makes everything easier,” she said. “We get along. We hang out. We are actually doing family things that families are supposed to be doing. It just makes it a lot easier, and I feel like she appreciates that.”
Over the weekend, Amanda confirmed she was expecting a baby via social media. While she was trying to keep the news a secret, the MTV reality star acknowledged that “the bump started showing.”
“We are both very excited,” Amanda said. “We knew that it was just a matter of time.”
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Since she started dating Ryan around September 2023, Amanda said their relationship has continued to blossom. She’s also proud of how far they’ve come as individuals, after they both celebrated more than a year of sobriety.
“We are in a healthy, happy place,” she said. “I feel like we’re doing better than ever, better than we ever have. We’re just growing our future, growing our family, and that’s where we’re at. We’re happy to be where we are. We’re happy to start a family. We’re happy to be sober. We’re happy to have a blended family. Everything’s just coming along. Life is good.”
Teen Mom 2 alum Kailyn Lowryhas her hands full with seven kids — and she knows it can be a lot to handle.
Lowry, 31, tackled the now-viral “I’m a…” TikTok trend on Friday, January 19, where users come up with various tasks that categorize roles they have. Lowry’s version was based on her being a “mom of seven.” (She shares son Isaac, 14, with Jo Rivera, son Lincoln, 10, with Javi Marroquin, sons Lux, 6, and Creed, 2, with Chris Lopez, and son Rio, 14 months, and newborn twins with boyfriend Elijah Scott.)
“I’m a mom of seven, of course I’m gonna sit in my car to have a moment of sanity,” Lowry began in the social media video while seated in the front seat of her SUV. “I’m a mom of seven, of course people are gonna say, ‘Kail, how the f—k do you do this?’ I’m a mom of seven, of course I’m expected to be in five places at once.”
She continued, “I’m a mom of seven, of course I have five car seats in my truck. I’m a mom of seven, of course I’m breaking up fights all day long. I’m a mom of seven, of course I have a hard time planning dinner because everyone wants different things.”
Kailyn Lowry is a proud mom and loves showing life with her little ones on social media. The MTV personality became a mom in 2010 when she and her then-boyfriend, Jo Rivera, welcomed son Isaac. While the high school sweethearts split shortly after, the former couple continue to coparent. Rivera said during a November 2020 episode […]
Lowry’s list also included that her “boys get hand-me-downs” from their older siblings, that she still goes “all-out for every birthday” and that she plans her budget around sports equipment costs and team registration fees.
“I’m a mom of seven, I never would have planned this for myself, but it happened and I literally would not have it any other f—king way,” she concluded. “Because I love being a mom of seven.”
Hours earlier on Friday, Lowry revealed that she and Scott had welcomed their second and third children together.
Kailyn Lowry has given fans several glimpses into her relationship with Elijah Scott via social media ever since they started dating. Lowry confirmed her romance with Scott via Instagram in April 2022, two years after her 2020 split from ex Chris Lopez, with whom she shares sons Lux and Creed. (The Teen Mom 2 alum […]
“I ended up delivering at 35 weeks,” she said on her “Barely Famous” podcast, explaining that she had a C-section. “I was terrified because I didn’t love the idea, but I knew I had to do it because [one] baby was breached.”
Lowry gave birth to a boy and a girl but has not yet shared their names. The twins will be her last two babies as she underwent a tubal ligation during the procedure.
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“They cut my tubes out,” she added on the podcast. “I remember laying there thinking, ‘This is taking f–king forever.’”
Lowry continued, “When I was signing the paperwork for the tubes, they were like, ‘You could have [several side effects].’ In the side effects they include regret. I was like, ‘Oh, seven kids, I would never regret this.’ I would be lying if I didn’t have quick glimmers of thought [after it was done].”
Kailyn Lowry, Chris Lopez.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Webby Awards; Courtesy of Chris Lopez/Instagram
Chris Lopez held nothing back while sharing his thoughts about pregnant ex Kailyn Lowry in a lengthy social media rant.
“Bro, ain’t nobody more miserable than my baby mama, bro. My first baby mama, Kail Lowry,” he claimed in an Instagram Story video posted on Monday, November 20. “Ain’t nobody more miserable than that chick.”
He went on to accuse Lowry, 31, of “holding” their kids from him while “passing them on to motherf–king nannies” at the same time. “[The] kids [are] on Thanksgiving break and you ain’t gonna let the kids be with their dad, but it’s technically dad’s week?” Lopez stated. “You need to grow the f–k up, seriously, and stay the f–k off your back.”
Lopez and Lowry dated off and on from 2016 to 2020, during which time they welcomed sons Lux, 6, and Creed, 3. Lowry also shares son Isaac, 13, with ex Jo Rivera, son Lincoln, 10, with ex-husband Javi Marroquin, and son Rio, 12 months, with boyfriend Elijah Scott. She is currently pregnant with her and Scott’s twins.
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In a follow-up video, Lopez alleged that Lowry has been “lying and manipulating” people to make it difficult for him to spend time with their kids. “Y’all thinking I’m f–king lying and s–t? What do I got to lie for?”
According to Lopez, tension between the twosome came to a head on Monday after Lowry allegedly interfered with one of their son’s parent-teacher conferences.
“I just left my son’s parent-teacher conference. When I signed up for my son’s parent-teacher conference, his mother was not signed up at all,” he explained. “Now, it’s ironic that I mention that I’m gonna be at my son’s parent-teacher conference today, and then, all of a sudden, the teacher just mentioned, ‘Oh, yeah, she just signed up for a parent-teacher conference, so I can’t give you the papers now.’ Cool, alright.”
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Lopez wrapped up his rant by saying “thank you” to Lowry, noting, “This whole thing today had just made me realize I’m gonna beat the dogs–t out of my opponent on December 8.” He was seemingly referring to an upcoming court battle with Lowry, but Us Weekly couldn’t confirm that the duo have any legal proceedings scheduled for the near future.
The former couple have been through several ups and downs since calling it quits. Last year, Lowry revealed via Instagram that it can be “super challenging” to coparent with Lopez. “The boys only have two parents, and when one is falling short, I have to pick up the slack and fill in the gaps emotionally, physically and financially,” she wrote in March 2022. Lopez did not respond to Us‘ request for comment at the time.
Kailyn Lowry is a proud mom and loves showing life with her little ones on social media. The MTV personality became a mom in 2010 when she and her then-boyfriend, Jo Rivera, welcomed son Isaac. While the high school sweethearts split shortly after, the former couple continue to coparent. Rivera said during a November 2020 episode […]
Earlier this year, Lowry called her time with Lopez her “most tumultuous and toxic relationship” on a May episode of the “Dumb Blonde” podcast. In addition to accusing Lopez of cheating on her with multiple women and choking her while holding their son, she claimed that he once tried to smother her on a couch.
“I don’t know what took over me but I fought for my f–king life,” she recalled of the alleged incident, which she said occurred while she was pregnant with Creed in 2019. “I just remember just turning my head a certain way and being able to, like, gasp for air. I still did not want to call the f–king police. I was so just, like, ‘I want you to choose me, I want you to get better.’ You know? It was sick.”
Days later, Lopez denied trying to “kill” Lowry in a TikTok Live video, but he admitted to committing acts of domestic violence against her, including attempting to smother her. Lopez was arrested in January 2020 for violating an order of protection previously granted to Lowry in October 2019 after he allegedly grabbed her by the throat and punched her in the stomach.
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Lopez was arrested and pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor offensive touching and one count of not complying with a bond order in August 2020. His two-year prison sentence was suspended and he served a probation sentence and was required to undergo domestic violence classes.
If you or someone you know are experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.
