{"id":2046442,"date":"2025-09-24T14:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2046442"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:09:04","slug":"scotty-mccreery-welcomes-baby-no-2-with-wife-gabi-says-he-already-cant-imagine-life-without-their-new-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/scotty-mccreery-welcomes-baby-no-2-with-wife-gabi-says-he-already-cant-imagine-life-without-their-new-addition\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotty McCreery Welcomes Baby No. 2 with Wife Gabi, Says He Already &#8216;Can\u2019t Imagine Life Without&#8217; Their New Addition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Scotty McCreery is a dad of two<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The American Idol winner welcomed his second baby with wife Gabi, announcing the news on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the post, the couple shared the first photos of their new addition, adding they already &#8220;can\u2019t imagine life without&#8221; the newborn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/scotty-mccreery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Scotty McCreery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Scotty McCreery<\/a> is a father of two!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The American Idol winner, 31, welcomed his second baby, son Oliver Cooke McCreery, with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/country\/who-is-gabi-dugal-mccreery-scotty-mccreery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wife Gabi Dugal McCreery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wife Gabi Dugal McCreery<\/a> on Thursday, Sept. 18, announcing the happy news on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DO96SA6DWZE\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. In the carousel, the proud parents shared the first photos of their newborn, as well as several pictures of their family of four.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Oliver Cooke McCreery joined our family on September 18th \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\ude75,&#8221; the newly minted mom of two wrote in the caption of the joint post. &#8220;Can\u2019t imagine life without him, we love him so berry much!! \ud83e\uded0&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Rise &amp; Fall artist first revealed that he was expecting his second baby with\u00a0his wife in May on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJ-Nc5JR65A\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. In the joint post, the couple shared several pictures of themselves with their son\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/scotty-mccreery-wife-gabi-celebrate-one-week-avery-halloween\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Merrick Avery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Merrick Avery<\/a>, 2. While McCreery and Gabi, a registered nurse, simply wore white shirts and blue jeans, the toddler was adorned navy blue sweater with the words &#8220;Big Brother&#8221; on it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A new best friend coming this fall! \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc99&#8221; the couple wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ahead of welcoming his first baby, McCreery took fans behind the scenes of his journey to fatherhood in a new music video for his single &#8220;It Matters to Her.&#8221; The country star and his wife Gabi\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/scotty-mccreery-wife-gabi-welcome-first-baby-son\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:became parents in October 2022;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">became parents in October 2022<\/a>\u00a0with the birth of their\u00a0son, whom they call by his middle name Avery, and in the video \u2014 which premiered exclusively on PEOPLE \u2014 the couple shared personal photos and videos of their parenthood prep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;To me, the video shows off how much of a rock star Gabi was during her pregnancy,&#8221; McCreery told PEOPLE. &#8220;It also captures how much we both enjoyed getting ready for Avery&#8217;s arrival.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sweet clip began with a digital scrapbook and revealed that Gabi learned she was pregnant in February. As the time went by, viewers saw the couple \u2014 who tied the knot in 2018 \u2014 getting ultrasounds, assembling various baby toys and setting up their nursery, which McCreery\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/scotty-mccreery-awaits-birth-of-first-baby-after-five-number-ones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told PEOPLE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">told PEOPLE<\/a>\u00a0was Winnie the Pooh-themed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Scotty McCreery\/Instagram Scotty McCreery, his wife and their two sons\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"362\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/no73Nrk0okB9xfPcgXE_FQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTkzNTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/c9a3db940a67ad427e80fe83c6131c22\"\/><\/div>\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Scotty McCreery\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Scotty McCreery, his wife and their two sons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/people\/id6740392789\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The PEOPLE App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The PEOPLE App<\/a>\u00a0is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the end of 2022, the dad reflected on his monumental year in an\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/scotty-mccreery-baby-son-avery-nursery-photos-new-fatherhood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:exclusive conversation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">exclusive conversation<\/a>\u00a0with PEOPLE after touching down in Las Vegas for his inaugural show since the birth of his son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This is my first trip away from home since he&#8217;s been born, so getting to the airport and saying goodbye to him was definitely the toughest. It really hit me this morning,&#8221; he shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Honestly, it&#8217;s been emotional,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;The first time was definitely a little sad, but luckily, Avery had his best night of sleep on record so far. He slept for five hours straight, so we actually got a relatively good night&#8217;s sleep and that helped Gabi on her first day by herself with the baby, and it helped me as I was going away. I think Avery knew what he was doing!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/scotty-mccreery-welcomes-baby-no-2-with-wife-gabi-11816077\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Scotty McCreery is a dad of two The American Idol winner welcomed his second baby with wife Gabi, announcing the news on Instagram In the post, the couple shared the first photos of their new addition, adding they already &#8220;can\u2019t imagine life without&#8221; the newborn Scotty McCreery is a father of two! 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