Jade Roper and her husband Tanner Tolbert, who met and got engaged on Season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise, are on the fence when it comes to whether or not to add another little one to their family.
Though Jade says the couple is “officially outnumbered” by their three children — daughter Emerson “Emmy” Avery is 4, while sons Brooks Easton and Reed Harrison are 2 and 17 months respectively — one more baby is still a possibility.
“I like to think that there’s one more baby out there,” says Jade, while her husband chimes in, “The shop is getting close to closing time, anyways.”
In an exclusive interview with People, Tanner adds, “We’re in that 11th hour right now. We’ll either be pregnant in a year, or I’ll be snipped in a year, probably,” alluding to getting a vasectomy.
As for the deciding factor, Tanner says it’s “just husband versus wife talks.” Jade goes on to say, “He likes that our kids are old enough now that we can go do things [as a family]. We’re not strapped to nap times as much.”
Adds Tanner, “Traveling and going out to eat? I don’t remember what that was like at an easy level. It’s very difficult.”
With three kids, Tanner also says scheduling date nights can be difficult. “We try to [have date nights], but probably not as much as we would like,” he says. “But my mom does live close, so she comes over to help occasionally, and we try to get out.”
Back in August, Jade revealed on an Instagram Q&A that she and Tanner schedule time to be intimate with each other, as “life is crazy” with three kids.
Asked if the couple still has an “intimacy schedule,” Jade said, “Haha, yes we do still right now.”
“Life is crazy and sometimes it just needs to be scheduled, because it’s important to us to keep that connection, and sometimes it only happens that way,” she shared at the time. “Tip: keep it flexible to be sensitive to each other’s feelings and needs, too though.”
I can’t imagine having three small children under the age of 5, let alone four! Good luck to Jade and Tanner, whatever decision they make. That “intimacy schedule” may be very tough to pencil in once (if) that fourth baby comes along. But I grew up in a family with four children, and siblings are your first friends. Wishing the best for them, whatever they decide.
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