Wyatt Russell and Meredith Hagner now have a family of four! The 37-year-old actor from The Night Swim and his 36-year-old wife, known for her role in Search Party, have joyfully welcomed their second child, a son named Boone Joseph. They already have a son named Buddy Prine, who will turn 3 in March.
Hagner took to Instagram on Saturday to share the delightful news of Boone’s arrival. She posted a heartwarming photo of the newborn nestled on her chest, receiving a kiss from her husband.
“Boone Joseph Russell. Born Feb 13, a week before his due date. 8 pounds 3 oz of heaven. Hearts overflowing”, she captioned the post.
The couple, married for four years, initially connected on the set of Folk Hero & Funny Guy in 2016—a story reminiscent of his parents, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, who found love while filming Swing Shift in 1983. Their engagement followed in 2018, culminating in a September 2019 wedding at Hawn’s residence in Aspen, Colorado.
They have maintained a low profile regarding their relationship, but since Hagner’s pregnancy was announced, she has been gradually sharing more photos with the public.
In November, Hagner opened up about motherhood in a heartfelt piece she shared with her followers. She penned the piece for a friend who was apprehensive about embarking on the journey of becoming a first-time mom.
In her note, Hagner candidly reflected on the early days of motherhood, expressing how she often felt “lonely and tired.” She mentioned that comments like “Isn’t it bliss?” “Aren’t you obsessed?” and “Aren’t you in love?” from other moms only intensified those feelings for her.
“I would look back with a dumb blank face feeling like I was a horrible mother for not feeling that instantaneously,” she wrote in a lengthy Instagram caption.
“I wish someone had told me how normal that is, and how it’s no way indicative of the mother I would be,” she continued. She also noted that the “saccharine oversimplifications” of parenthood “in no way connect to the authentic experience of a wildly nuanced and complex time.”
Looking back, Hagner expressed a wish that she had viewed that time as a “surreal hole in the universe” and had “treaded lightly” with herself as she navigated the adjustments that motherhood brought into her life.
