Ada James Akins was born Aug. 12, 2017. She is Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins's second oldest child. Thomas and Lauren found out they were pregnant while they were in the middle of adopting Willa, which was very much a surprise. Part of why they adopted Willa was because they were struggling to get pregnant.
In an interview with Southern Living, Lauren said Ada was named after her grandma and James is a family name. And while Willa didn't exactly love being a big sister initially, she eventually warmed up to Ada, and now the two are best friends.