Jelly Roll announced he and wife Bunnie XO are looking to grow their family via in vitro fertilization.

During a recent episode of the “Bussin’ with the Boys,” podcast, he said, “My wife and I are talking about having a baby.”

“It really made me realize at almost 40, I was like, that means I got to live to at least 60. I got to see this kid into college,” Jelly Roll said on the podcast. “My plan was never to be 60 it was to be like 55. Now I’m like, well I’d like to see my 60s you know what I mean” noted Jelly Roll, who recently completed a 5k run.”

Bunnie XO posted the audio on Instagram with the following statement:

“Papabear dropped a surprise on this pod today. We had planned on doing this privately, but decided our ivf journey needed to be shared because we’ve always been so open,” her statement continued. “w/ all odds stacked against us, it’s already been hard & we have only just begun.

“We have been meeting w/ ivf doctors & exploring all our options to add to our family.”

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