Heidi Montag Reveals Title of Her, Spencer Pratt’s 2nd Child

One other one! Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are formally the dad and mom of two — they usually gave their second child boy a particular identify.

The Colorado native, 36, took to Snapchat to introduce her new child shortly after Us Weekly confirmed his arrival on Thursday, November 17. Montag uploaded a selfie from her hospital mattress, protecting her toddler’s face with a blue coronary heart emoji. “Ryker Pratt,” she wrote, including that he weighed 7.9 lbs and was born at 11:31 a.m. native time.

Us broke the information in June that the Hills alums, who share 5-year-old son Gunner Stone, had been anticipating their second little one.

“I couldn’t be extra excited. I don’t know who I’m probably the most excited for — myself or Gunner or Spencer,” the then-pregnant star advised Us. “I simply felt like one thing was lacking. I felt like an individual was lacking in our household that I had this intense love for. And I stored praying about it. I’m like, if I’m not meant to have one other child — as a result of I had accepted that at this level — I simply needed to not have that want so strongly and I simply wasn’t positive if it was going to occur or not. I simply get so emotional about it.”

The couple spent “about 18 months” making an attempt to conceive, revealing to Us that former costar Brody Jenner even supplied to pay for IVF remedies “a couple of months” earlier than they went public with Montag’s being pregnant.

“I feel loads of ladies wrestle with this and it’s simply not one thing lots of people discuss as a result of it’s so laborious and it’s so private. And I felt actually blessed having Gunner and having such an attractive wholesome son, so I used to be making an attempt to not be ungrateful for my life and for what I do have,” she continued. “And on the identical time, it was such a deep longing in my coronary heart that I had — wanting a sibling for Gunner and eager to develop our household.”

Earlier than welcoming child No. 2, the “Increased” singer was “making an attempt to be actually cautious about” her well being, however she wasn’t slicing out her greatest cravings. “My urge for food has actually spiked as a result of the child wants a lot extra nourishment, so I’m consuming a lot meals,” she advised Us. “I’m making an attempt to not simply bounce on the size too. I’m like, ‘Let’s simply be wholesome and eat as wholesome as I can and never fear what the size says.’”

Montag and Pratt, who eloped in 2008, had been candid concerning the more difficult points of their fertility journey forward of Ryker’s delivery. In October 2021, the Princes of Malibu alum confessed that making an attempt to develop their household put “stress” on their relationship.

“I can’t think about [this bringing us] nearer collectively,” he completely advised Us on the time. “[It’s] positively [added] stress. It’s the primary time I really feel like we’ve had an actual … hardship. We’ve had a lot drama and negativity [from] exterior components, and that is the primary time that one thing is internalized in our relationship that’s out of our palms.”

Regardless of their struggles, the pair couldn’t be happier with their rising household. “You’ll at all times be my child… how time flies!” Montag captioned an Instagram carousel of lovely photographs along with her eldest little one earlier this month. “Candy angel Gunner goes to be one of the best large brother. Issues are going to vary, which might be laborious but additionally enjoyable and thrilling. Perhaps I received’t have as a lot time however our household love will improve. Feeling so emotional these previous few days with G being an solely little one. 🥹.”