‘Teen Mom 2’ Kids Over the Years: See Kailyn Lowry, Chelsea Houska and the Rest of the Cast’s Little Ones From Babies to Teenagers Themselves

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‘Teen Mom 2’ Kids Over the Years: See Kailyn Lowry, Chelsea Houska and the Rest of the Cast’s Little Ones From Babies to Teenagers Themselves

The franchise may be called Teen Mom — but nearly all of the original Teen Mom 2 cast members are now parents of teenagers themselves. When the show premiered in 2011 — following the lives of four girls from 16 and Pregnant season 2 — no one, least of all the cast, could predict that their children would be growing up on television for more than a decade. The original iteration of the show took MTV viewers behind the scenes of becoming a teenage parent. Though each cast member — Kailyn Lowry, Chelsea Houska, Leah Messer and Jenelle Evans — all lived in separate areas of the country and had different experiences with their children's fathers, the foursome’s struggle was the same when it came to the difficulties of being a parent at such a young age. In 2017, the cast grew with the addition of Briana DeJesus, who appeared on 16 and Pregnant season 3 — and, later, in the failed Teen Mom spinoff Teen Mom 3. The Florida native not only brought her own drama to the small screen, but also created a scandal within the cast when she began dating Javi Marroquin, Lowry’s ex-husband. (The two called it quits in January 2018, several months after making their relationship Instagram official.) Jade Cline, for her part, rounded out the cast two years later, taking her story from Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant to Teen Mom 2. [jwplayer 2BYniRZC-zhNYySv2] Throughout the show’s 11-season run, the four original girls — Lowry, Houska, Messer and Evans — went on to expand their families. Both the “Coffee Convos” podcast host and the South Dakota native have four children each, while the Hope, Grace & Faith author and the North Carolina resident each have three. DeJesus, for her part, is the mom of two daughters, while Cline parents one. Of all seven cast members to appear on the franchise, only three have decided to continue on to the newest spinoff in the Teen Mom universe: Messer, DeJesus and Cline all appear on Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, which premiered in September 2022. (Evans, who was fired in 2019 after husband David Eason killed their dog, made a short appearance in the premiere episode of the new show.) Houska left the series in 2020, while Lowry followed suit in 2022 after the end of season 11. Keep scrolling to see all of the Teen Mom 2 kids then — and now:

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Isaac Rivera

Lowry’s eldest son — whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Jo Rivera — was born in 2010 and celebrated his 13th birthday in January 2023.

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Lincoln Marroquin

Lowry welcomed son Lincoln in 2013 with then-husband Javi Marroquin. The couple divorced three years later.

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Lux Lowry

Little Lux joined Kailyn’s family in 2017. She shares the tot with ex-boyfriend Chris Lopez.

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Creed Lopez

Creed, Kail’s second child with ex Lopez, was born in 2020. The Delaware resident sometimes refers to her youngest child by his middle name — Romello — or “Mello” for short.

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Aubree Lind-DeBoer

16 and Pregnant fans remember Aubree’s entrance into the world in September 2009. After a rocky few years, her parents — Houska and Adam Lind — called it quits for good, and Aubree later hyphenated her last name to Lind-DeBoer in order reflect both of her dads.

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Watson DeBoer

Houska and husband Cole DeBoer welcomed their first child together, son Watson, in 2017.

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Layne DeBoer

The DeBoers lovingly refer to their third child as “Layniac.” Layne Ettie was born in late August 2018 — and shares the same birthday as her mom.

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Walker DeBoer

The DeBoers completed their family with their third daughter and fourth child overall, Walker June, in 2021.

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Ali Simms

Fans have watched Ali’s journey from newborn — in her parents, Leah Messer and Corey Simms’, two-part 16 and Pregnant episode — to teenager. (She and Aleeah celebrated their 13th birthday in December 2022.) The curly-haired cutie, who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a child, has triumphed in the face of her diagnosis.

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Aleeah Simms

Like her twin sister, Aleeah has grown up on the small screen since her TV debut in 2010. Viewers have watched Aleeah grow from a newborn into a sweet and sassy teen who looks just like her mama.

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Adalynn Calvert

Beloved by Teen Mom 2 fans for her boisterous personality, Addie was born in 2013 to mom Leah and dad Jeremy Calvert. The pair divorced two years later.

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Jace Evans

16 and Pregnant viewers watched intently as Jenelle Evans gave custody of Jace to her mom, Barbara Evans, shortly after her eldest son’s birth. Jace, who turned 13 in August 2022, was returned to his mother's custody in March 2023.  "My mom and I decided together to grant full custody back to me because we want to build our relationship back as mother and daughter," Jenelle, 31, exclusively told Us Weekly in a statement on Saturday, March 18. "She also thinks it's important for Jace to be around a father figure to learn 'boy things' and have 'men talk.' She has seen the way David parents my children and she knows we're able to handle it."

His dad is Andrew Lewis, who does not appear to be involved in the young teen’s life.

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Kaiser Griffith

Jenelle and Nathan welcomed Kaiser in June 2014. His parents split the following year. Janelle’s second son lives with her and David and occasionally pops up on Nathan’s Instagram.

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Ensley Eason

Jenelle and David welcomed daughter Ensley Jolie in January 2017. The couple, who have had a rocky marriage for years, tied the knot eight months after Ensley was born.

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Nova DeJesus

Briana welcomed her first-born into the world in September 2011. She shares Nova Star with ex-boyfriend Austin.

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Stella Hernandez

Though Stella’s father is Briana’s ex Luis Hernandez, Nova’s dad treats her like his own. While Brianna has had issues with both fathers of her children, viewers have watched Luis come in and out of his daughter's life for years.

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Kloie Austin

Cline and Sean welcomed their only child, Kloie, in September 2017. As the hairdresser has starred on numerous iterations of the Teen Mom franchise, viewers have watched her daughter grow up on TV for years.