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Akins also shared a photo with Lillie, captioning her post, \"Our family couldn’t be more over the moon about our littlest joy 🤍\"

She also included lyrics from \"Jireh,\" a song by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, alongside her photo: \"If He dresses the lilies with beauty and splendor/How much more will He clothe you?/If He watched over every sparrow/How much more does He love you?\"

\"Just love hearing her name as the sweetest reminder of how much God cares for us 🤍\" she wrote about the lyrics.

The couple, who are already parents to 6-year-old Willa Gray, 4-year-old Ada James and 1-year-old Lennon Love, announced in May that they were expecting their fourth.

In the country singer's announcement, he said they were \"pumped\" to be having a girl.

\"Feel free to buy all the merch you want, knowing that all the proceeds are going straight to all these weddings I’ll be paying for one day!\" he joked alongside a snap of him and Lauren posing while cradling her bump.

Earlier this year, he also spoke about how being a father has changed him.

\"Every couple years, I feel like I've learned a major life lesson without even knowing it,\" he shared. \"I think when I first had kids, I might've been the most impatient person in the world. Now I look at my patience level today and I'm like, 'Dang, I can withstand a lot now.' I think you're either forced to do that or you're just gonna be miserable.\"

He added that having children has also helped him to become a \"better friend\" and he feels he's grown into becoming a \"better, patient, more loving husband.\"

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