Earlier this week, Chris Lane and his wife, Lauren Bushnell Lane, announced they were expecting their first child together. Since then, the country singer has spoken out about the exciting news, revealing that he's hoping for a baby boy.
"We’re going to find out [the sex]. We don’t have too much longer," the "Big, Big Plans" singer said in a new interview this week. "My mom, she’s hoping for a girl. I’m secretly hoping for a boy, I think my wife wants a girl."
Lane went on to note that he and Bushnell had "been trying for a while" to grow their family. "We’re very, very excited. It almost doesn’t feel real, but here we are," he said. "[2020’s] given us a chance to kind of concentrate on this and not be exhausted from [being on] the road and all that kind of stuff. … Thank the Lord it worked out."
Since announcing her pregnancy, Bushnell has given fans a peek at her growing baby bump. On Tuesday (December 8), the mom-to-be shared several photos on her Instagram Story and revealed that she's due in June 2021.
The country star and Bachelor album first revealed the exciting news to fans on Instagram on Sunday (December 6), sharing a video of an ultrasound, in which the baby's heartbeat can be heard.
"A dream ☁️ Except I’m not dreaming," Bushnell captioned her post. "I’m wide awake. Holding your dads hand, watching you dance around in my belly. Listening to your little heart beat. My new favorite sound. A miracle. New life. Our sweet baby. Thank you Jesus! All the glory belongs to You 🙏"
Talking with People, Bushnell revealed how she found out she was going to be a mom and the details on when she told her husband.
"I just had a feeling so I took a pregnancy test. There really wasn’t anything physical happening; I just had a funny feeling I was pregnant," she shared. "I took a test and believe I was about three-and-a-half weeks at that point, so the second line was very faint."
"I showed Chris and he didn’t believe the test. We went to the store together and bought a digital test and it clearly read ‘pregnant.’ I think I took about 10 more still in disbelief!” she continued. "Because I was so early we both were shocked but cautiously optimistic!"
Since then, the couple's excitement has only grown. “It was very exciting but now feels even more real seeing the ultrasound and hearing the heartbeat,” Bushnell Lane said. "We are just soaking it all in!"
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