Blake Lively has been making waves on social media with her latest post-baby vacation photos.
The Gossip Girl star and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, recently took their family on a tropical getaway. Lively couldn’t help but share some stunning photos of herself in various swimsuits after welcoming their fourth baby.
On April 7, the 35-year-old star took to Instagram to post photographs of herself and her husband and their mothers and wrote, “She sells seashells down by the seashore.”
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In one picture, Lively is seen lounging by the pool in a black cutout one-piece, showcasing her toned legs. She donned a Solid & Striped one-piece “The Esme” swimsuit featuring a center front cutout and gold-plated hardware that added a touch of femininity to the classic black design.
Another snap revealed the actress sporting a high-waisted By Anthropologie drapey flare pants and Follow Suit Emily top with a tan and brown print accentuating her slim stomach.
Lively accessorized her look with a circular link tiny necklace by Jennifer Meyer and matching shell necklaces on gold chains by jeweler Brent Neale. She took a selfie in front of the mirror while holding her phone, which featured a Bandolier Casey side slot pebble leather crossbody.
Blake Lively accessorized with matching shells on gold chain necklaces, courtesy of Brent Neale and Jennifer Meyer (Credit: Blake Lively’s Instagram)
Ryan Reynolds also appeared in one of the photos, showing off the 46-year-old actor’s beach body and toned arms in a white tank top and rolled-up khakis.
Their mothers, Tammy Reynolds and Elaine Lively, also joined in on the fun sporting white clothes.
The outing happened just two months after the couple, who tied the knot in 2012 and are proud parents to their three daughters: James, 8, Inez, 6, and Betty, 3, welcomed their fourth child, although they did not publicly announce the baby’s arrival.
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In September, Lively debuted her then-baby bump at the 10th Annual Forbes Power Women’s Summit red carpet in New York City. Later, she showed off her postpartum figure on social media while the family celebrated the Super Bowl in February.
She captioned, “Puppy Bowl Sunday 2023🥘 🍲 🥧 been busy.”
Despite the challenges of raising four children, a source close to the couple told People that time, “Blake and Ryan are amazing together. Ryan is a great dad. He is very sweet to Blake. They are very excited about the new baby. The older siblings have adjusted great.”
Blake Lively enjoying some sunshine and relaxation in a black one-piece swimsuit with a cutout over her stomach (Credit: Blake Lively’s Instagram)
The source added, “Blake is the best mom. She is surrounded by friends that shower her with gifts for all the kids. She and Ryan are a favorite couple. It’s a goal for many of Blake’s friends to have what she has.”
In the same month, a source exclusively revealed to Us Weekly that the couple “couldn’t be more thrilled” with the new addition to their growing family and that their elder kids already adore interacting with their younger sibling.
The source said, “They all want to hold and cuddle the baby. Blake and Ryan knew this would be quite a transition growing their family to six now, but they’re all adjusting wonderfully. It’s a very happy time for all of them.”
Later that month, the actor raved over the couple’s “excitement” at expanding their family to six.
Blake Lively wears a retro drawstring bikini top with a tan and brown print, along with high-waisted flowy printed pants (Credit: Blake Lively’s Instagram)
On CNBC’s Power Lunch, he joked, “Look, we wouldn’t do this four times if we didn’t love it. Everybody’s doing great. Everybody’s actually doing fantastic. I think if we hadn’t figured it out by now, I think we’d be in deep, deep trouble.”
In an interview with Forbes in May 2022, Lively spoke about the confidence motherhood has given her both personally and professionally.
She explained, “I think having children for me made me feel so much more in my skin. I never felt more myself or at ease in my own body or more confident – not to say that there aren’t a bevy of insecurities coming at me a million times a day, but I just feel incredibly settled.”
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The actress continued, “I just think that growing up, having kids, all of those things made me feel like I only want to do things where I can have really meaningful collaborations and have authorship. I believe in really valuable collaborations, and that’s where I’m getting my fulfillment these days, and I’ve never been happier, professionally.”