Kayla Sessler is reportedly expecting baby number three. The media outlet In Touch reported yesterday that the 25-year-old reality star was pregnant. This will be her first child with boyfriend Ryan Leigh.
Kayla shared the news on her personal Instagram page yesterday. She posted what In Touch called “professional maternity photos,” showing Ryan cradling her visible baby bump. In the caption alongside the pictures, she wrote, “Made with love.”
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Although this exciting news is the first child that the couple has had together, both Kayla and Ryan are already parents. Kayla shares her daughter, Ariah, with former partner Luke Davies. She also has a son, Izaiah, with her other ex-boyfriend Stephan Alexander.
For his part, Ryan reportedly has a son of his own, according to In Touch. The outlet also reported that the expectant parents had already introduced their respective kids to each other during Christmas last year. Kayla and Ryan, as well as their whole blended family, were photographed smiling in matching holiday pajamas.
A month after the pictures were shared, the Teen Mom star shared an update with her fans during a Q&A video on YouTube. She said, “Ryan and I have actually been together for over a year now. It just seems so new to you guys because we just recently announced on social media a few months ago.”
In Touch reported that this had actually been Kayla’s own decision. During her YouTube session, she explained, “It was really important to me that I could just enjoy my relationship in private.”
Kayla and Ryan Have Faced Challenges as a Blended Family
In the same video, Kayla was asked by a fan what it had been like trying to “blend families” with her new boyfriend. She answered, “In this case, Ryan’s the primary parent. So, a unique situation we have going on, but it works well.” She went on to say that all of their kids “got along great.”
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Kayla added, “I would say the hardest part about blending families was actually to blend Ryan and I’s parenting style.” She explained, “I’m really lenient when it comes to the kids and he’s a lot more structured.” As Kayla put it, “When it comes to parenting, you can’t have two parents that are singing different songs and then expect the kids to be able to keep up with the melody.”
Despite the difference in parenting style, Kayla told her fans that she and Ryan had finally found themselves “on the same page” as far as raising their kids goes. She also said that all of their children had “adjusted really easily” to the change.
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Although her main focus has been learning to co-parent with Ryan, Kayla also gave an update on how things were going with her other baby daddies. She said that she and Luke were “going great,” although she admitted that she would like to lock in a “set schedule” for Luke and Ariah that his work didn’t allow.
She also said that Ryan had reached out to Luke to let him know that he “respects [Luke] as the kids’ dad.” Kayla shared that although they had had “issues in the past,” Ryan and Luke wanted to move past their differences.
