Eric Church Welcomes 2nd Son

On Sunday February 15, Eric & Katherine Church welcomed their second son into the world.  They named him Tennessee Hawkins Church.  He weighed in at 6 pounds and 12 ounces and was 21 inches long.  They plan to call him Hawk, and he joins older brother Boone McCoy in the family.  Eric said, “I’m thrilled that Hawk and his mom are doing well.  We aren’t sleeping very well, but we are enjoying every part of this incredible journey.  I’m very blessed and thankful.”

Eric co-hosted Country Countdown USA on January 25th, and told host Lon Helton that he had one request for his unborn baby: “The only thing I’ve asked is if we can just get past the Grammys, if we can get to the day after the Grammys or whenever, any time in that period, we’ll be fine.”  The Grammy Awards took place on February 8th.  Eric’s very pregnant wife flew with him to the ceremony and watched him perform.  Then they flew back to Nashville and had the baby exactly one week later.

Lon asked Eric if he’d picked a name for the baby, and he explained the process this way: “It’s one of those things, we did this with Boone, we had to see Boone before we had it figured out.  So we’re the kind that we’ll wait until after the boy’s here, and then after a day or two, we’ll figure it out.”  So the baby was born Sunday, and they announced the birth and his name on Thursday.  Eric said this about having two boys: “It’s going to be fun to have another little boy.  Now that I know boys, I’d rather have another boy, so it’s going to be fun.”

Eric will have a few weeks at home with his wife and new son before resuming his Outsiders Tour on March 3rd.

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