“The placenta is moving. The baby is growing healthy. The heartbeat is strong.” Elizabeth Johnston was quoting the sonographer in PEOPLE’s new clip — then the line that says everything: “Everything is developing as healthy as it should and it’s a big sigh of relief.” For a mom who had spent months convinced something was wrong, those sentences landed like a verdict.
The clip, shared with PEOPLE ahead of 7 Little Johnstons‘ season 18 premiere Tuesday, November 17, follows Elizabeth, 24, and husband Brice Bolden, 25, to an ultrasound appointment for their baby boy. The boy is already here — Coleman arrived Tuesday, September 8 — and their seven-year road to a family of four is the story.
The Worry She Carried Into the Ultrasound Room
Elizabeth did not walk in calm. “This whole pregnancy with how crappy that I’ve been feeling, my mind has just been set on ‘Oh man, this baby’s probably little,'” she admitted. Both parents are little people, so every scan carries a question no one can answer. Brice saw the same screen differently: “I love seeing our baby on the ultrasound. You know, kicking [and] fluttering. It’s a great thing to see. Great sight.”
November 3, 2023: the First Time They Held Their Breath
When daughter Leighton arrived on November 3, 2023 — five pounds, ten ounces, nineteen inches of “pure sweetness” — Elizabeth and Brice announced her to PEOPLE: “The wait is finally over! We’re excited to introduce our baby to the world.” Two years on, the fear hasn’t faded — same held breath, same need to hear “healthy.” Everything we know about Liz as a mom of two starts here.
Seven Years, One Field Wedding, and a Little Brother for Leighton
The appointment ends with the sex reveal the clip was building toward. “As great as Leighton is, we were always talking about wanting her to have a little brother,” Brice explained. “So, we’re thinking high hopes that it’s going to be a boy.” Seven years in the making — a beach engagement, a November 2025 wedding, and the March 2026 announcement: “We’re so thrilled to announce that Leighton will be becoming a big sister early fall of 2026.”
September 8, 2026: Coleman Brice Bolden Jr. Arrives
Then the hope became a birth announcement: Coleman arrived Tuesday, September 8, the news shared with TODAY. “We’re so happy to have Coleman here and to be home together as a family of four,” the couple said, “looking forward to watching Leighton and Coleman grow up together.” Days later, Elizabeth made it official on Instagram: “Coleman Brice Bolden Jr. 🩵 09/08/2026 — our family is complete, with this happy handsome bundle of joy.” Complete — a word doing a lot of work, and fans noticed.
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The fandom splits in two. One camp is purely celebrating: a healthy baby, a strong heartbeat, a big sister with a little brother at last, a couple who waited seven years to say “family of four.” The other camp cannot let go of the worry: Elizabeth’s own fear, “this baby’s probably little,” is a question the show has never fully answered, and “our family is complete” sounds like a door closing on something she once wanted. In 2024 she told PEOPLE she hoped for “one more try for a little person.” Now Coleman is here, and the season 18 cameras, returning November 17, will show that journey from worry to relief — see the season 18 timeline for the dates. Will viewers watch a happy ending, or a family still deciding what “complete” means?
Elizabeth once wanted “one more try for a little person” — now she says her family is complete. So is two the perfect ending for Liz and Brice — or is one more chapter still waiting?
