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Country singer Rhett Akins welcomes baby boy

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ByCarena Liptak
March 26, 2020, 7:14 PM

It’s a boy for singer-songwriter Rhett Akins and his wife, Sonya.

The couple welcomed baby Brody James earlier this month.

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The proud mama introduced the new addition to their family on Instagram, offering fans a few snapshots of Brody’s first hours and days. He arrived on March 13 at 7:49 p.m., Sonya wrote in the caption of her post.

“Friday the 13th is a pretty magical day,” she added.

“My heart is about to explode!! I’m so in love with our sweet baby boy,” Sonya Akins wrote in a second post. “Thank you lord for this precious gift that you have given our family!!”

Their new son is the couple’s first child together. Akins, 50, is already dad to 27-year-old Kasey Lee Akins and 29-year-old Thomas Rhett Akins, the latter of whom is also a country superstar with a new baby of his own at home.

Thomas and his wife, Lauren, welcomed their third daughter, Lennon Love, on Feb. 10.

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