'Overwhelmed with love': Country singer Drew Baldridge and wife welcome first child, name him Lyric
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Country singer Drew Baldridge and his wife Katherine Kraus had their first child, a son named Lyric Lee Baldridge, on Monday, December 17 in Nashville. "We are overwhelmed with love and excitement getting to finally meet our baby boy," the couple said to People. "He's the best gift for Christmas that we could ever ask for!"
The newborn, who was delivered a week past his due date, weighed seven pounds, eight ounces, and measured 19 inches, according to the new parents. The 30-year-old Baldridge claimed that he had been considering the name Lyric for "years" and that "being a songwriter and musician, it felt like a perfect fit."
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Singer Baldridge further told People, "We've had a boy name and girl name picked out for as long as we can remember so luckily that's something we didn't have to stress much about. Lee, which is Lyric's middle name, is in honor of Katie's dad, whose middle name is also Lee. "The Best Gift for Christmas", a song by Baldridge just published, was allegedly inspired by his son.
"I wrote it for our little boy as there is nothing more we could ask for this holiday," Baldridge stated. "I also recently released my sophomore album Country Born which I am also super proud of. Fans have been so supportive and now I can't wait to share the next chapter of my life - fatherhood - with them." The pair admitted to the magazine that learning they were expecting on March 31 was "a little unexpected."
"Katie took a test the night before I was going out on tour, and she didn't expect to get a positive result," Baldridge stated. "She screamed my name upstairs and came downstairs holding the test and we both about fell over with shock and excitement." A blue balloon was spotted emerging from a box on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in June, signaling the gender reveal.
The couple, who exchanged vows in May 2021 at Saddle Woods Farm in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, told People last year that they had considered "starting a family." "We started talking about starting a family and a life together, and we knew we needed to take this next step so we could make that happen," Baldridge told the publication. "Katie makes me a better man. She reminds me to put others first and to love with a bigger heart. I really can't picture my life without her anymore and I know if she wasn't in it, I'd feel empty."