In a rare interview about his family, Ryan Reynolds revealed which kid’s arrival was the toughest transition for him and Blake Lively
Parents who have multiple kids already know: some transitions are harder than others. Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively recently welcomed baby number four, which proves that they might be a little bit insane—but also that they’re certified experts on this topic. And luckily for all other parents (and aspiring parents) out there, Reynolds opened up in a rare interview about his family to share which baby’s arrival was the toughest for him and wife Blake Lively to adjust to.
Speaking with Entertainment Tonight Canada at the Canadian Screen Awards on Friday, Reynolds admitted that Baby Number Four (who still hasn’t had a publicly revealed gender or name) wasn’t all that tough a transition for him and Blake, who know this drill by now.
“You know, two to three [kids] was a huge jump,” he said, referring to when the A-list couple welcomed their third daughter, Betty, in 2019. “Three to four, less so. I cannot speak for my wife, but it’s just from what I’ve observed. But, we love it. You know, we would be idiots to do this again if we didn’t love it.”
That is certainly true. Even with as much money and privilege as these two have, four kids cannot possibly be a walk in the park.
Reynolds went on to say that handling a growing family is probably easier because both he and Blake have plenty of experience: they’re both the youngest of four and five siblings, respectively. Then, in his typical fashion, he made this joke about his own large family: “I haven’t met any of them yet, but they seem great. They have a private Instagram account that I follow.”
Reynolds and Lively are notorious for keeping their family life out of the spotlight. They didn’t make birth announcements for any of their kids and waited months to reveal any personal information about them to fans or the media. In fact, the only reason we even know that Baby Number Four arrived is because Lively sneakily shared an Instagram photo back in February where she was notably missing her baby bump. She cheekily captioned it, “Been busy,” which most people took as code for, “I gave birth to another human and none of you had any idea LOL.”
Good for them for putting their family first—though whenever they want to tell us about that new baby, we’ll be ready.
