Country artist Drew Baldridge and his wife Katherine Kraus on Monday welcomed their first child, baby son Lyric Lee Baldridge, in Nashville.'We are overwhelmed with love and excitement getting to finally meet our baby boy,' the couple told People. 'He's the best gift for Christmas that we could ever ask for!'The new parents told the outlet that the baby was weighed at seven pounds, eight ounces, and measured 19 inches after being born a week past his due date.
The latest: Country artist Drew Baldridge, 30, and his wife Katherine Kraus on Monday welcomed their first child, baby son Lyric Lee Baldridge, in NashvilleBaldridge, 30, said that he had the name Lyric in mind 'for years,' and that 'being a songwriter and musician, it felt like a perfect fit.'He added: '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.' Baldridge recently released the holiday track The Best Gift for Christmas, which he said was inspired by his son.'I wrote it for our little boy as there is nothing more we could ask for this holiday,' Baldridge said. '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 duo said, 'We are overwhelmed with love and excitement getting to finally meet our baby boy' The couple said that it was 'a little unexpected' when they initially learned they were expecting March 31.The couple told the magazine that it was 'a little unexpected' when they initially learned they were expecting March.
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