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Thomas Rhett<\/a>‘s wife Lauren<\/a> is holding both joy and sadness in this season.<\/p>\n While the couple are expecting their fifth child any day now, Lauren has shared the heartache she is experiencing\u00a0during what is normally a happy time.<\/p>\n A Brave Fight:<\/strong><\/em> Country Artists Who’ve Battled Cancer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Lauren’s little sister Macy has been diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.<\/p>\n She shared the news on social media and revealed that she is holding two opposing feelings at the same time.<\/p>\n “Carrying so much joy and anticipation as well as carrying a lot of heavy and sadness in this season,” she writes alongside a carousel of family photos. “It feels so hard and unnatural and sometimes wrong to feel both but these days are my days right now.<\/p>\n “So grateful for another life growing in our family and also heartbroken that my little sister is walking through a valley that feels so hard. It’s okay to feel both,” she adds.<\/p>\n Lauren also shared where her faith is at in this process.<\/p>\n “I know our Father can handle any emotion (and hormone) I throw at Him,” she continues. “And I am so grateful that Jesus has been so near. So near to our family and community supporting Macy and even more near I think to Macy.<\/p>\n “She is truly letting the Lord fight for her and He has given her such strength and bravery and her faith has grown tremendously.”<\/p>\n According to Macy’s social media, she was diagnosed in January, and she started her chemotherapy treatment on Wednesday (Feb. 11).<\/p>\n On the other side of Lauren’s sadness is the joy she is feeling knowing her fifth child is on the way.<\/p>\n The new bundle of joy is expected to arrive in early March, and what a bundle he or she is expected to be. The couple revealed in a recent podcast interview that their child is expected to weigh 11 pounds.<\/p>\n Oh Baby!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Thomas Rhett Reveals He and Lauren’s Baby Will Be a Big One<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Akins and Lauren are not the only country couple expecting kids this year; in fact, there are quite a few on that list. Check it out below.<\/p>\n The country music family is growing once again! 2026 will bring new additions to several artists and their families. <\/p>\n Keep scrolling to see which artists will be welcoming bundles of joy this year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Jess Rose<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLauren Akins’ Sister Diagnosed With Breast Cancer<\/h3>\n
Lauren Akins Leaning on Her Faith With Her Sister’s Cancer Diagnosis<\/h3>\n
Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins Are Expecting Their Fifth Child<\/h3>\n
Country Artists Who Are Having Babies in 2026<\/h2>\n