Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds welcome their second child in New York

The Reynolds brood is expanding, celebrity couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have reportedly welcomed their second child!

A source close to the Hollywood lovebirds told People Magazine that the former 'Gossip Girl' actress gave birth at in New York. There, however, hasn't been any official communication regarding the news of the couple welcoming their second child. The world, therefore, does not know at this point whether their little one is a bouncing baby boy or a sweet angelic girl.

Blake and Ryan protective of their family

The A-list pair is known to be very private and secretive concerning their personal life. They have fiercely protected their 22-month-old daughter from the public eye and now it seems they are intent on doing the same to their second arrival by not speaking about its birth soon enough.

When 22 months old James Reynolds was born, her parents didn't announce her birth to the rest until three weeks afterwards. Her celebrity parents have succeeded in keeping her away from public scrutiny by not sharing any pictures of her on social media as most celebrities and ordinary people alike nowadays do.

If not for the efforts of the paparazzi who loom around locations playing host to celebrities snapping pictures of them and also those of the media as a whole, the world wouldn't know how James looks like. The most that have been seen of her from her parents' pictures is her feet dangling from a baby carrier as she is held by her film star dad.

Blake has previously said that the reason she and Reynolds are keeping their kid's life private is because they want her to have a normal life like they both had growing up. She was being interviewed by Marie Claire UK last summer when she said so.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds with their daughter James on the beach in Australia

Blake sharing details of her pregnancy

Unlike in the case of her child's life which she has jealously guarded, Blake has openly shared details of her pregnancy with her more than 10 million Instagram followers. She shared an Instagram pic of herself in July which showed her drinking milkshake and donning a maternity dress with a slit. She then jokingly captioned it to mean the slit allowed her breathing space as she partook of the milkshake. She has also shared several pics of her pregnancy on the same platform.

Gushing on hubby

The 29-year-old actress has also not shied away from expressing her feelings for her husband. Speaking to Marie Claire, she said she both likes and loves her husband and that she had known he would be her lifelong best friend.

Blake met her husband, 39, on the set of 'Green Lantern' in 2010. The couple dated from then on and finally tied the knot in 2012. Reynolds had previously been married to fellow film star Scarlett Johansson but the two divorced three years into their marriage.

Blake and Ryan met each other in 2010

The Reynolds could expand their brood further

If the words of the two celebrities are to go by then their family won't be stopping at this second child who has just arrived. The duo has each separately admitted to wanting many children. Blake once joked on 'Today' show that she and Reynolds are officially breeders as they both come from large families. This showed her desire for a large family. Reynolds on his part told People that he won't mind having a soccer team of six girls when asked whether he wished to have a boy or a girl for his next child.

Blake recovering well from childbirth

The beautiful actress seems to be coping well with the draining effects of childbirth. Just a few days following her delivery, she was spotted looking stunning in black as she attended her BFF's wedding.