Blink and you will miss it. When Unexpected first introduced its teen parents, their babies were tiny bundles in hospital blankets. Now those same babies are walking, talking, starting school — and in one case, about to become a big brother. This is a where-are-they-now check-in on the children who grew up in front of the cameras.
From the original babies to the newest toddlers, here is where the Unexpected kids stand in October 2026.
Aaliyah and LJ: The Original Unexpected Kids Are Growing Up
Lilly Bennett’s daughter Aaliyah is now a little girl, not the baby viewers first met — and her younger brother LJ, born in November 2020, is right behind her. Lilly and Lawrence Bishop married in 2023 and marked their third wedding anniversary in March 2026, according to reports. The family is settled in Long Island, New York, and Lawrence won his first MMA title in November 2025, according to reports.
For longtime viewers, Aaliyah and LJ are the measuring stick. They were there at the very beginning, and seeing them as big kids is what makes the rest of this list hit so hard.
Westley Is About to Become a Big Brother
Westley Alden, born in January 2023 to Emalee Lenhard and Nate Alden, is about to get a promotion. In July 2026, Emalee announced the couple is expecting a baby girl, with Westley holding up a book titled “I Am a Big Brother” in the announcement photos. Her caption said it all: “Oh hey baby sister, see you in February!!”
Emalee and Nate married in May 2024, and fans who once worried about their age gap now point to them as one of the show’s quiet success stories. With the baby girl due in February, Westley’s big-brother era is only months away.
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No family on this list grew faster than Myrka Cantu and Juan Castillo’s. The couple welcomed their fourth child in February 2026, and Myrka, 22, has said she is done having kids. Four children before either parent hit their mid-twenties is a statistic that still stops fans mid-scroll.
While other couples made headlines for breakups, Myrka and Juan quietly built a full house. Fans who once doubted them have largely flipped — in this fandom, showing up every day counts for a lot.
McKayla’s Three Kids — and the Quietest Family on the Show
McKayla Adkins welcomed her third child back in 2022, and her family has stayed one of the most private in the Unexpected universe ever since. According to reports, McKayla does not post her children’s faces online, a choice fans have largely respected.
That privacy makes her kids the hardest to track — and, for many fans, the most intriguing. While other families share every milestone, McKayla’s children are growing up mostly off camera.
The newest generation is already toddling, too. Haisley, Isabella Leal-Stone’s daughter, was born in May 2025, and Wesley — Bella Vaughn’s son, nicknamed “Bubba” — was born in March 2025 and turned one this year. Add in Kylen and Jason’s Xavier and Oakley, Emersyn and Mason’s son Mateo, and Kayleigh and Graham’s two boys, and the Unexpected kids could fill a classroom.
So here is the question that splits the fandom every time: which Unexpected kid stole the show? Is it Aaliyah and LJ, the originals? Westley, the soon-to-be big brother? Myrka and Juan’s crew of four? Or one of the quiet ones, growing up far from the cameras? Tell us your pick — and which kid’s glow-up shocked you the most.
