The smallest Browns Sister Wivesstar Kody BrownHe shares 18 children with his three wives, and an ex-partner. Christine BrownBut the next generation is already thriving.
In May 2017, the Brown family patriarch became a grandfather when his daughter MaddieHer husband, Caleb BrushAxel was born to a loving family. (Kody shares Maddie and second wife Janelle Brown.)
“Yeah!!! You can call me Grandpa!” Kody tweeted in November 2016 after Maddie announced her pregnancy. Janelle and Kody said that they had already fallen in love with their grandchild after the baby was born. “I think being grandparents hasn’t sunk in yet,” the duo said in a statement at the time. “It’s so fun. I can’t believe how much we love this baby already.”
Maddie gave birth at her parents’ home and was in labor for 72 hours. “Having Maddie give birth in our home was pretty intense,” Kody said at the time in a TLC video about the news. “It was interesting because we were all there together and everybody was kind of cheering her on and I think, honestly, that she was drawing strength somehow from having all of us being there.”
Janelle, for her part, thought it was “really cool,” adding: “I think our first grandchild is perfect. I think he’s the perfect baby. He’s beautiful, he’s perfect, his features are perfect.”
Janelle and Kody have been in a spiritual marriage since 1993 when Janelle became his second wife. He married his first wife. Meri BrownKody could marry a fourth woman in 1990 after the couple legally divorced in 2007. Robyn BrownAdopt Aurora and Breanna, her children from a previous relationship.
Kody married Christine in 1994. The couple announced their split in 2021. Besides Janelle, Christine is the only one of Kody’s wives who is a grandma. The Cooking with Just ChristineHost became a grandmother in April 2021 when her daughter was born. MykeltiWith husband, Avalon welcomed Avalon, their daughter Antonio Padron.
“I adore being an Oma!!” Christine wrote via Instagram in January 2022, using a German word for grandmother. “It’s so rewarding watching your children become incredibly amazing parents and then getting this wonderful bundle of love along with it!”
Christine moved to Utah to be near her grandchildren and her children after she split with Kody. Mykelti is joined by her ex-share daughter Aspyn, Gwendlyn and Truely as well as her son Paedon.
Christine was thrilled to spend Christmas in December 2021 with Mykelti. Christine shared an Instagram picture of Avalon waiting to get a snack. “Avalon’s first time in Oma’s high chair!” Christine captioned the sweet snap, adding the hashtags “#grandbabies #oma #blessed.”
Keep scrolling for photos of Kody’s grandchildren.
