Teen Mom's Maci Bookout Says She Has 'Dibs' on Babysitting After Ex Ryan Edwards Shares He's Expecting Baby with Girlfriend

Mar. 15, 2025

Ryan Edwards/Amanda Conner; Maci Bookout.Photo:Amanda Conner/Instagram; John Phillips/Getty

Amanda Conner/Instagram; John Phillips/Getty

Bookout and Edwards share son Bentley, 15. Edwards is also dad to son Jagger, 6, and daughter Stella, 4, with ex MacKenzie Edwards, while Bookout is also mom to daughterJayde, 9, and sonMaverick, 8, with husbandTaylor McKinney.

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“Ryan and I are very excited about our pregnancy. We have overcome so much in the last year and a half, and we are in a very happy, safe place,” Conner exclusively told PEOPLE in a statement.

“For me, I can enjoy this pregnancy and I have a second chance at motherhood. For Ryan, he is in a place that he hasn’t been in for a long time. We are excited to move forward from our past mistakes.”

“We have a great support system with family and friends, and they are very happy for this new chapter of our lives. We found out only due to me having morning sickness, and ironically, Ryan had morning sickness as well and we just decided to take a test and it came out to be positive,” added the mom-to-be.

Last October, Edwards revealed on theTeen Mom: Next Chapterreunion that he was five months sober. In an episode ofTeen Mom: Next Chapterover the summer, hetold Bookout that he plannedtogo to a rehab centerin Austin for 30-45 days.

The arrest came after Edwards was ordered to rehab after beingarrestedin March on charges involving Edwards.According to a March 1 press releasefrom the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department in Tennessee, Edwards was arrested on charges of stalking and violation of an order of protection.

Since working on his sobriety, Edwards has been spending quality time with his kids. In October 2023, he shared a photo of his son Bentley asthe two spent some time together playing golf. Both wore matching polos and hats and smiled together while they placed their arms around each other.

source: people.com