Lauren Alaina Welcomes 1st Baby, Reveals Unique Baby Name

Country singer Lauren Alaina is a mom! The “Those Kind of Women” singer took to Instagram to announce the birth of her first baby with her husband Cam Arnold. “You are absolute perfection.”

The singer shared a series of images of her and Cam at the hospital with their newborn baby. The couple welcomed a daughter, whose sex they revealed in January, on June 11th. They chose to name their daughter Beni Doll Arnold.

The “Getting Over Him” singer opened up about becoming a mom in her post writing, “The right words are hard to find to describe how parts of my heart that I didn’t even knew existed were unlocked at 8:44 am when they laid you on my belly for the first time. I will never be the same. You, to your dad and me, are absolute perfection. We are honored God chose us to be your parents. Thank you to everyone for all of the love, prayers and support for our precious daughter.”

In her post, Lauren made a surprise announcement, sharing the release of her new song “Heaven Sent,” which she wrote for her daughter. “To celebrate the most precious miracle on Earth I have decided to release a song I wrote about my daughter.” She went on to share how her pregnancy coincided with the loss of her father, J.J. Suddeth. “We learned she was coming in a time of deep sadness after the loss of my daddy. I wasn’t sure when I would share Heaven Sent but watching my own husband become a father the last couple of days has made me want to share it with you now.” The American Idol alum also expressed the kismet of when her daughter arrived. “She came just before Father’s Day. My first without my own father. A day that will forever be hard to me, but I now have a new and perfect reason to celebrate it. Beni’s daddy. My sweet and steady husband. Beni truly is a gift from God that my old man sitting up there in Heaven Sent.”

Congratulations to Lauren and Cam on the birth of baby Beni! We wish them lots of love in their new role as parents.