Chris Pratt son growth is on full display as his youngest child, Ford Fitzgerald Schwarzenegger Pratt, shows remarkable signs of development in recent photographs shared by his mother, Katherine Schwarzenegger. These images capture the 11-month-old thriving during warm family moments in California, revealing how quickly this youngest member of the blended family is growing up.
Ford’s Visible Growth Captured in Intimate Family Photos
Ford recently celebrated his rapid growth with a series of candid snaps shared by his mother, the children’s book author Katherine Schwarzenegger. In pictures posted on Instagram on October 25, the little boy was seen sitting up in bed wearing a New York City-themed onesie, proudly displaying his full head of blond hair. Another image showed Ford reaching playfully for bubbles as Katherine, dressed casually in jeans and a gray V-neck sweater, supported him with laughter. These moments brightly illustrate Ford’s active engagement with his surroundings.
Further insight into Ford’s development was provided in a third photo where his head nearly touched Katherine’s shoulder, as she held him in her lap during a colorful group activity involving sashes. This showcases how Ford is quickly growing taller and becoming more interactive at just under a year old.
Life at Home: The Dynamics of the Pratt-Schwarzenegger Family
Since Ford’s arrival in November 2024, life at home with Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger has been described by the actor as “absolutely hectic and wonderful.” Pratt, who also shares daughters Lyla, 5, and Eloise, 3, with Katherine, and a 13-year-old son Jack from his previous marriage to Anna Faris, has emphasized the joys and challenges of parenting a young, growing family.
[It’s] absolutely hectic, and wonderful and I’m drinking up every moment I can when I’m able to be home,
Chris told E! News in an August 2024 interview.
It’s been glorious, we feel very blessed.
Chris also highlighted that his daughters Lyla and Eloise are reaching new milestones themselves, particularly in swimming and pool activities, demonstrating the family’s active lifestyle.
The girls are just now starting to swim in the pool with their goggles on, so I’m going down and teaching them how to dive down to the bottom of the pool and pick things up,
he explained.
It’s a pool party. We got music playing, we’re grilling, and we’re swimming and soaking up the sun.
Meanwhile, Chris expressed amazement as his eldest son Jack moves into his teenage years and continues to grow into an admirable young man.
I have a teenager??? Jack, I can’t believe you are 13 today,
Pratt wrote on Instagram Stories in August 2024.
I’ve watched you grow into such an incredible young man, and am truly proud of the person you are becoming.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Embraces Role as Grandfather
Arnold Schwarzenegger, father of Katherine Schwarzenegger and grandfather to Ford, Lyla, and Eloise, has shifted his focus from parenting children to enjoying grandparenthood. His adult children—Katherine, Christina, Patrick, Chris Schwarzenegger, and Joseph Baena—are all grown, allowing Arnold to cherish his new family role.
It’s the easiest thing to be a grandfather,
Arnold shared during a 2022 interview with Jimmy Kimmel.
They come over to the house, you play with Lyla for around an hour or two, put her on the horse, put her with the dog. And after two hours, they leave.
The Influence of Maria Shriver on Family and Parenting
Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ex-wife and Katherine’s mother, played a major role in shaping the values within the blended family. Despite their divorce in 2011 due to Arnold’s affair, her dedication to raising their children with strong principles remains deeply respected by Chris Pratt.
She and Arnold raised four amazing kids, and that’s not always an easy thing to do,
Chris told Today in May 2024.
You see people in Hollywood or people who’ve got a lot of privilege, and they end up kind of raising rotten kids. So I just want to kind of ask her everything. ‘What’d you do? How did you not spoil them? How did you not ruin them?’
Pratt attributes much of the family’s stability to Maria’s emphasis on discipline, manners, and faith.
I think she holds them accountable. When Maria walks in the room, you stand up. She’s big on manners, and she’s big on accountability, and she’s deeply rooted in her faith. These are all things that I definitely want to take and implement in the rearing of our children.
Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Career and Connection with Chris Pratt
Patrick Schwarzenegger, Katherine’s older brother and Arnold and Maria’s eldest son, has established himself in the entertainment industry. Born in 1993, Patrick credits Chris Pratt for mentoring him during the preparation for his role in the Amazon Prime Video series The Terminal List.
I remember when Chris said, ‘Hey you know there’s this young role, Donny Mitchell, you’ll be the youngest in the platoon,
Patrick recalled in a 2022 Jimmy Kimmel interview.
‘But if you want to get this role, I need you to go and try to get into character and really get this. I need you to gain 20 pounds and start tactical training, and know how they move, the body language, all this stuff.’
Training with real-life Navy SEALs was a highlight in Patrick’s career, which has included acting roles in The White Lotus and FX’s American Sports Story, where he portrayed Tim Tebow.
I know there are people who’ll say I only got this role because of who my dad is,
Patrick told The Sunday Times in February 2025.
They’re not seeing that I’ve had 10 years of acting classes, put on school plays every week, worked on my characters for hours on end or the hundreds of rejected auditions I’ve been on.
In his personal life, Patrick is preparing for marriage, having proposed to model Abby Champion in December 2023.
Katherine Schwarzenegger’s Joy as a Mother and Author
Katherine Schwarzenegger, the oldest of Arnold and Maria’s children, married Chris Pratt in 2019, and the couple now joyfully raises three children together: Lyla, Eloise, and Ford. Katherine is also known for her work as an author, including her book The Gift of Forgiveness.
When I became a mother, I felt like everything in my life had led me right to that baby being put on my chest, and it was perfect,
Katherine wrote for her mother Maria’s website.
Mom is the title I have always wanted and the role that I have looked forward to for as long as I can remember.
Her role as a mother extends to caring for Jack, Chris’s son from his previous marriage.
Chris Pratt’s Commitment and Challenges as a Father
Chris Pratt consistently puts his family first, navigating the complexities of a blended household with dedication. However, he experienced public criticism in 2021 after praising Katherine on Instagram for giving him a healthy daughter, a comment some interpreted as insensitive to his ex-wife Anna Faris and their son Jack, who was born premature.
A bunch of articles came out and said, ‘That’s so cringeworthy. I can’t believe Chris Pratt would thank her for a healthy daughter when his first child was born premature. That’s such a dig at his ex-wife,’
Pratt revealed to Men’s Health in 2022.
And I’m like, That is f–ked up. My son’s gonna read that one day. He’s 9. And it’s etched in digital stone. It really f–king bothered me, dude. I cried about it. I was like, I hate that these blessings in my life are—to the people close to me—a real burden.
Jack Pratt’s Early Health Battles and Growth as a Teenager
Jack Pratt, Chris and Anna Faris’s son, arrived two months premature in 2012 and faced numerous challenges before flourishing into a confident adolescent. Faris has openly discussed the early years marked by surgeries and therapy.
The day came when I got to take Jack home,
Anna reflected during a 2021 event for the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth.
And the first years were filled with doctor’s appointments, five surgeries, physical therapy, a lot of laughter—because Jack was and is the most adorable cutest thing I could ever have imagined.
Now entering his teenage years, Jack still seeks guidance from his parents.
I think as parents, we’re always questioning, ‘What are we doing? Are we giving good guidance? Are we raising kids with a good foundation?’
Anna told E! in March 2025.
Those indicators make me feel like, ‘Okay, I’m on the right path here,’
she added.
And I’m really proud of him.
Older Siblings Lyla and Eloise Growing Into Their Roles
Lyla Marie Schwarzenegger Pratt came into the world in August 2020, more than a year after Katherine and Chris’s marriage. Raised with love and patience, Lyla is admired by her family for how she interacts with her older brother Jack.
She always wants to pull his glasses off his face, and he’s very patient with her. He’s a great big brother.
Chris shared in a 2021 Entertainment Tonight interview.
In March 2022, the couple welcomed their second daughter, Eloise Christina Schwarzenegger Pratt. Chris openly embraces his identity as a “girl dad,” cherishing the bond his daughters share.
My oldest daughter is adjusting very well to being a big sister. At first, she was kinda like, ‘So, what’s the deal with that thing? What up with that? Look at me.’ And now, she’s very much embraced the idea. She constantly wants to hold her sister, and she’s just very, very sweet. That’s the stuff that’s important. It’s the stuff that life is made of, and I feel incredibly blessed and filled with joy.
Ford Fitzgerald Schwarzenegger Pratt’s Arrival and Family Joy
On November 8, 2024, Katherine and Chris welcomed their son Ford, completing their family of five children. The couple shared their happiness and gratitude publicly shortly after his birth.
Mama and baby are doing well and Ford’s siblings are thrilled by his arrival,
they wrote on Instagram.
We feel so blessed and grateful.
The Schwarzenegger Siblings and Their Career Paths
Christopher Schwarzenegger, born in 1997, is Arnold and Maria’s youngest son and remains relatively private compared to his siblings. He is involved professionally as the Vice Chair of the Special Olympics Founder’s Council and directs development at the production company Indus Valley Media. Christopher holds a psychology degree from the University of Michigan and has worked with sports psychologist Trevor Moawad and other creative agencies.
Christina Schwarzenegger, born in 1991, has built a career as an executive producer, with notable credits including the documentaries Take Your Pills (2018) and Take Your Pills: Xanax (2022).
Joseph Baena’s Unique Family Story and Career
Joseph Baena was born in 1997, the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mildred Patricia Baena, a former housekeeper. Arnold did not initially know he was Joseph’s father and described the affair as a significant mistake in his life.
I had an affair in ’96,
Arnold admitted in his 2023 docuseries Arnold.
In the beginning, I really didn’t know. I just started kind of feeling. The older he got, the more it became clear to me, and it was then just really a matter of how do you keep this quiet? How do you keep this a secret?
Despite the circumstances, Arnold has expressed love and pride for Joseph.
It was wrong what I did,
Arnold said.
But I don’t want to make Joseph feel that he’s not welcome in this world because he’s very much welcome in this world. And I love him, and he’s turned out to be an extraordinary young man.
Joseph has followed in his father’s footsteps with an acting career and passion for fitness, also working in real estate and competing on season 31 of Dancing With the Stars.
Anna Faris on Her Past Marriage and Industry Challenges
Anna Faris was married to Chris Pratt from 2009 until their separation eight years later. She has shared candid reflections about the complexities of their relationship and the difficulties of managing public perceptions amid the pressures of Hollywood.
I’m sure things were more transparent with my relationship with Ben,
Anna revealed on her 2021 podcast Unqualified.
but with Chris, I think that we both protected that imagery even within our close circles.
Anna, now married to cinematographer Michael Barrett and a stepmother to his children, acknowledged the competitiveness that can arise among partners in the entertainment world.
My two other marriages were with actors, and I don’t think we did a great job of eliminating competitiveness—or at least I didn’t,
she said later that year.
Being a proud person and not wanting to reveal vulnerability, any hints of competitiveness and comparison, I didn’t handle that very well, I don’t think, and I hope I’ve grown from that.
The Significance of the Pratt-Schwarzenegger Family’s Journey
The growth of Ford Fitzgerald Schwarzenegger Pratt reflects a chapter of joyful expansion in Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger’s life together. Their blended family, supported by a foundation of strong values instilled by Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger, continues to flourish amid the challenges and milestones of parenthood. Chris Pratt’s unwavering dedication to his children, including navigating complex emotions surrounding his previous marriage, highlights the importance of family cohesion in the public eye.
As Ford rapidly grows, alongside his sisters Lyla and Eloise and stepbrother Jack, their collective development symbolizes not only individual progress but also the shared journey of a family striving to thrive together. With Arnold Schwarzenegger embracing grandfatherhood and the older siblings pursuing their careers and personal lives, this family remains tightly knit despite its complexity.
Looking forward, the affectionate snapshots of young Ford and the family’s ongoing experiences suggest continued moments of growth, learning, and love that will shape their future. Fans and followers can expect to see more glimpses into their evolving family dynamic as each member reaches new milestones.
