Parker McCollum is officially a dad!
The country singer, 31, and his wife Hallie Ray Light welcomed their first baby, a boy, they announced in a joint Instagram post on Friday, August 9.
“Major Yancey Tyler McCollum 8/8/24 ๐๐๐,” the couple wrote in the caption, revealing their son’s name and date of birth.
In a series of photos, McCollum and Light could be seen posing with their newborn in a hospital bed, before they were later joined by their dog while at home.
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Parker McCollum and Hallie Ray Light. Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images for UMG
The couple first announced that they were expecting their first child together in February 2024.
They then shared a sweet photo in a joint Instagram post, in which they stood together by the ocean, with McCollum leaning in to kiss his pregnant wife as she rocked her belly.
“God’s little blessing. We love you so much already, Baby M!” they wrote in their headline.
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Hallie Ray Light and Parker McCollum.
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McCollum previously told PEOPLE that he and Light broke up โfor some stupid reasonโ in late 2020, but eventually worked things out after he realized during his Grand Ole Opry debut in February 2021 that life just wasnโt right without her.
Following their engagement in 2021, the “Pretty Heart” musician spoke to PEOPLE about the big moment.
– I couldn’t wait to ask her to marry me – McCollum recalled Light’s proposal. “There was no backup plan and no hesitation”
“I didn’t think too much about one thing. I said, ‘It can’t get any better than her.’ There was no doubt that I made the right decision,” he added. “She kind of saved my life. I don’t think I was on the right path.”
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Hallie Ray Light and Parker McCollum.
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The couple then married in Tomball, Texas in March 2022.
Shortly after their wedding, the “To Be Loved by You” singer showed off the newlyweds’ rings on his Instagram Story after officially introducing “The McCollums.”
Light also shared a photo of the two kissing in the aisle at Boxwood Manor.
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