Congrats to Lady Antebellum's lead vocalist Charles Kelley and Cassie McConnell Kelley! The 34-year-old country singer and his lifestyle blogger wife have welcomed their first child together, a son named Ward Charles Kelley. The couple's newborn arrived Thursday morning at 9:20 a.m. in Nashville, Tenn, and weighed in at 7 lbs., 9 oz. and measured 20 inches long.
They announced the exciting news via McConnell's lifestyle website, Womanista.
"We can't stop staring at him and he hasn't stopped chit-chatting with us since he arrived. He's got momma's nose and daddy's eyes and vocal chords and a head full of blond hair," the couple said in a statement along with sharing a photo of McConnell lying in bed with her newborn.
"We feel like our life just began today and are so grateful for a healthy baby boy in our arms," they added.
The new mom uploaded on Instagram a photo of her hubby holding their newborn son, with the caption, "Best buddies already [love] can't believe these two guys are mine. So overwhelmed with love & gratitude."
Kelley reposted the same picture, adding, "Can't stop staring at this little nugget. He has @cassiemkelley nose, yay! And he's so calm unlike his father. Glad I didn't head up to the @thegrammys events this week or I would've missed the coolest day of my life ha!"
Lady Antebellum's female vocalist, Hillary Scott, shared a link to McConnell's website and captioned the post, "'I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.' 1 Samuel 1:27."
A photo posted by Cassie Kelley (@cassiemkelley) on Feb 11, 2016 at 12:04pm PST
Kelley and McConnell, who have been together 10 years and married in 2009, first announced that they're expecting first child together back in August 2015 via McConnell's lifestyle website. At the time, McConnell opened up about struggling with fertility issues for years.
"Many months went by with negative pregnancy tests and a lot of shared frustration," Cassie said. "We went through several years of trying before finally seeing our fertility doctor in Nashville this past November. When all was said and done, our doctor informed us that we had about a 1 percent chance of conceiving a child naturally."
"We never stopped hoping though," she continued. "We made a plan to regroup this fall and explore other options to expand our family. Then it happened. I woke up one morning in June and there it was, a positive pregnancy test. I was in shock. Happy shock, but shock."
morning w this new friend pic.twitter.com/PkuTLlcKPe — Charles Kelley (@charleskelleyla) February 12, 2016
