After a scary hospital stay, Emmy Russell and her husband, Tyler Ward, have finally brought their baby girl, Taylor Raydiant Ward, home. The American Idol alum shared an update with fans on Wednesday, July 23, stating that while their little one is doing better, they’re not completely out of the woods just yet.
Late Sunday evening, the couple revealed that they noticed their daughter having some mild spasms over the past few days. Initially, they thought that it was just normal “fussy” behavior for a teething baby, but after taking Taylor to the hospital, they discovered she was actually having infantile spasms.
She was kept overnight to monitor her symptoms and do an electroencephalogram (EEG), which measures electrical activity in the brain to possibly help diagnose epilepsy or other brain conditions. Tyler explained that through research, he found that what Taylor is dealing with is “0.02% of conditions, so very, very rare.” Luckily, it treated early, he says that results have a 50/50 chance of being positive.
So far, things appear to be on an upward trend for the baby girl.
“We saw her this morning before we gave to the MRI and she seems like she’s more herself, but they issued some steroids to help the brain activity slow down. She hasn’t spasmed today, which is huge. So the MRI results will reveal in the future,” he added in the video posted to Instagram on Tuesday, July 23.
This morning, Emmy, granddaughter of Loretta Lynn, hopped on her Instagram story to reveal that Taylor is now home, feeling very hungry and appears to have returned to her bubbly state.
“She’s babbling. She smiled at us this morning. I’m just praying for a full recovery. But yeah, she’s just really hungry of all the medicine, but she’s doing really good. She’s so beautiful. I’m so glad that she’s home and I pray that everything’s going to be fine,” Emmy shared with hope in her voice.
The next steps involve genetic testing and a few changes at home, like refraining from microwaving her milk and avoiding any screens for the moment.
Latest Update Reveals MRI Results
A another video has since been uploaded to Instagram, revealing the results of Taylor’s MRI that they received while still in the hospital. A medical professional, who was not the radiologist, can be heard explaining that from their perspective, nothing “scary” was found on the scan. The video then jumps to a current clip of Emmy and Tyler back home after getting confirmation from the radiologist that the results did in fact appear to be “normal” except for one concern, which they have chosen to keep private for the moment.
“She has two weeks of medication and then a follow up. So in two weeks, we’ll know for sure but as of now, it is a miracle,” Tyler stated.
Emmy jumped to add, “It’s actually a miracle. With infantile spasms, it’s very severe and scary and so the fact that she has no problems with her brain is a miracle.”
The Couple Received Thousands of Prayers
Throughout this very stressful time with their little one, Emmy Russell and Tyler Ward continue to thank fans for their ongoing support.
“We feel like y’all’s prayers and support have actually made a huge difference,” Tyler shared humbly. “Seeing the support, I don’t even have words. I’m just really grateful and I know that Emmy is grateful.”
In their latest video, he continued, “Just us having people in our corner was a game changer. Emmy asked me in the very beginning, ‘hey can we just share with people? Cause I don’t want to feel alone in this.’”
With tears in her eyes, Emmy added, “We’ve had thousands and thousands and thousands of prayers. It really means so much cause this is a a human and i want her to thrive and i would love every version of Taylor but I’m just so grateful that her MRI on her brain looked good. It’s so rare to get those results.”
Emmy And Tyler’s Love Story
The lovebirds met through Tyler’s Nashville company, Song House. Shortly after welcoming their baby girl, PEOPLE broke the news that they had also secretly tied the knot in 2024 with an intimate living room ceremony.
Taylor Raydiant Ward’s arrival into the world was announced on Saturday, February 1, 2025. The parents shared the news with a heartfelt video of Tyler holding his newborn at just 12 hours old in the hospital room.
Throughout their journey together, Emmy and Tyler have channeled their shared love for music into three collaborative tracks: ‘We Should Get Out Of Here,’ ‘Phone Call to Heaven,’ and ‘London Bridges.’”
Any further updates regarding the health of their baby girl will be found on Instagram.
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