Emily Maynard Takes Daughter Ricki to Get 1st Tattoo on Birthday

Emily Maynard’s eldest daughter, Ricki, was just 6 many years outdated when her mom served as the period 8 lead of The Bachelorette —and now she is all developed up!

“My lady is turning 18 these days, everyone have a horse tranquilizer for me?” Maynard, 37, joked by way of Instagram Tale on Thursday, June 29, alongside throwback pics of Ricki.

To celebrate her daughter’s milestone birthday, the previous Bachelorette introduced her to a tattoo salon. “Doing grown-up stuff,” Maynard captioned a second pic of Ricki lying on a desk whilst an artist inked her neck.

Maynard gave delivery to Ricki in June 2005, fewer than one particular 12 months immediately after her fiancé — and Ricki’s father — Ricky Hendrick died in an airplane incident. Immediately after many years of raising her daughter on her personal, Maynard signed up for The Bachelor year 15 and finally received Brad Womack’s second year. Though their televised engagement was limited-lived, the North Carolina native was cast as the Bachelorette lead in 2012. Just after a quick engagement to Jef Holm, Maynard observed like with now-husband Tyler Johnson.

“He proposed to me at home and gave both equally Ricki and me rings. It was so sweet! Ricki loves him extra than she likes me!” Maynard solely told Us Weekly in January 2014. “We surely are hunting to get married sooner rather than afterwards. No place in waiting around!”

The I Said Yes writer and Johnson, 36, went on to tie the knot in November 2014 in advance of welcoming five youngsters with each other: Jennings, 7, Gibson, 6, Gatlin, 5, Nola, 2, and Jones, 10 months. The couple’s youngest son, Jones, arrived in August 2022 immediately after they kept Maynard’s being pregnant under wraps.

“SURPRISE! On August 31st, Tyler and I welcomed our sweet son, Jones West Johnson, into the entire world,” she wrote through Instagram the adhering to November. “During my surgical procedure, we realized that he was born with Down Syndrome, and though it was certainly a shock, we have so considerably peace in God’s great system and know Jones is going to be a blessing to our family members.”

After his beginning, Jones expended much more than a single thirty day period in the NICU. “[He] is fortunately now residence in all the chaos and we couldn’t really like him much more,” Maynard added at the time. “Thank you to absolutely everyone at @levinechildrens for all that you did for our family members. I’m so pleased to eventually share the information and can share all the pictures with you guys! He’s certainly the cherry on major! 🍒.”