First-time parents Kacie Adkison and Cole McBee have had time to look back and reflect since the December 2024 birth of their baby girl, Blair Collins McBee, so they’re now pulling back the curtain on The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys Season 2.
As Kacie said in an exclusive interview with Bravo’s The Daily Dish, “Viewers might not have noticed, but I was constantly worried about making sure Blair would grow up in a close, loving family and not be surrounded by the drama from the past year.”
But, with hindsight being 20/20, she continued, “Looking back now, all the anxiety was really for no reason. Blair is here, and we couldn’t be closer as a family.”
Viewers may recall that Kacie’s anxiety was even the source of a terrifying health scare on Season 2, Episode 2, sending the expectant mother on a trip to the hospital. Looking back, she told The Daily Dish that her pregnancy-related anxiety was one of the things that “surprised [her] the most” during filming.
As Kacie put it, “I didn’t realize it then, but I was constantly in fight or flight mode, and watching the show back, I realized there’s so much that had happened that my mind had blocked out of memory.”
But that wasn’t all that surprised her about the production. She said, “What surprised me the most about this season is how much I found my voice as a person and in my relationship.”
Cole McBee opens up on the joys of becoming a father
Both could agree that welcoming Blair into the world was the most incredible part of Kacie and Cole’s journey, which came after months of par-for-the-course fears and indecision over whether the couple should become engaged. The third of the four McBee brothers said that not only was Blair “the best thing” to happen to them, but “watching Kacie become a mom and watching her motherly instincts kick in has been so awesome to watch,” he told The Daily DIsh.
“She is literally the best mom in the world, and I couldn’t ask for a better partner to take on this new journey of parenthood,” Cole continued. “Our relationship is by far in the best spot it has ever been in, and I love my little family!”
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Are Cole McBee and Kacie Adkison engaged?
In short, Cole and Kacie are not engaged yet, but it sounds like they’re closer than ever. For her part, Kacie said she was “ready and excited” to have Cole put a ring on it. Cole chimed in that he, too, was “ready for the next step,” teasing, “Maybe it will happen soon.”
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Why Kacie Adkison previously rejected Cole McBee’s proposal
ICYMI, on Season 2, Episode 8, Cole and his mom, Kristi McBee, picked out the perfect engagement ring for Cole to proposed. However, during a romantic outing on the Gallatin, Missouri, farm, Kacie pressed the brakes, saying, “I just think we need a little more time … I don’t wanna get engaged just because it’s the next step in our relationship. I wanna get married because, like, I wanna spend the rest of my life with you.”
But since Blair’s birth, things are on the up-and-up for the future Mr. and Mrs. McBee, because, “Becoming parents has brought us so much closer, and I feel confident in our relationship to take that next step,” Kacie continued in her recent interview.
What’s more? “Blair will be a beautiful flower girl, and that makes it even more special.”
Kacie Adkison and Cole McBee’s relationship timeline
Cole and Kacie have been dating for more than five years, according to People, and they made Blair the first of this McBee generation. Only months later, the second eldest, Jesse McBee, and Alli Ventresca (now Alli McBee) welcomed Summer Leigh McBee into the world.
Still, audiences have seen Kacie and Cole’s fair share of ups and downs, from Cole’s wild partying in Nashville on Season 1 — which saw him almost go home with another woman — to Season 2 arguments over his drunken behavior in the Ozarks.
But now that Blair has given them a new-and-improved lease on their relationship, audiences can continue holding their breath until Cole pops the question once more.
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