Brad and Kimberly Williams-Paisley: Still Waitin' on a Baby

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Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, may be taking their wait for overdue baby No. 2 in stride, but there’s one Paisley whose patience is wearing thin.

“I think maybe Huck‘s not buying it anymore,” Brad jokes of the couple’s 2-year-old son. “We keep saying, ‘You’re going to be a big brother,’ and I sense he’s like, ‘Yeah, right! They’re full of crap!’ “

The newest Paisley was due Sunday, April 5th – the night of the Academy of Country Music Awards, when Brad won the top male vocalist honor for the third time. But the delay “is not a big deal,” says the “Waitin’ on a Woman” singer. “There’s nothing we can do about it. Well, there is, but we’re not doing that. We’re actually probably going to miss these times when things are simple. I mean you can’t put them back!”

Baby watch prevented Brad, 36, from attending last week’s ACM show in Las Vegas, but he managed to bring the party to his home in Franklin, Tenn.

“We ended up having the best time,” he says. “Everybody was in town because we expected to have a baby already, so we took a satellite truck out to our farmhouse and had a party. We had about 35 people there. My band was there and my whole family and all the in-laws.”

Source: PEOPLE

– Eileen Finan

Comments

Heather on April 14th, 2009

Is this baby a delivery surprise too? Or did they announce what gender the baby is?

mitchell042800 on April 14th, 2009

I have been wondering if she had her baby. I am sure there are going to be lots of comments about her waiting so long and not inducing. IMO, I am sure she is being monitored closely by her OBGYN and is doing everything right.

Becky on April 14th, 2009

I wish I was at that party! Hanging out with Brad and his band….wow, I’d have to slap myself.

Kristin on April 14th, 2009

Is it me, or shouldn’t she have already been induced?????…….I would be freaking out by now! I am at 36 weeks and ready!!

Lis on April 14th, 2009

I think it’s great A baby will come (most often) when he/she is ready! Too many people are induced anymore, and everyone freaks out if they’re a day overdue! The doctor knows best, and if she were 2+ weeks overdue, then I could see there being an issue, but it sounds like all is well with them!

Bravo to Kimberly and Brad for your patience! (Especially Kimberly )

Sadie on April 14th, 2009

“Is this baby a delivery surprise too? Or did they announce what gender the baby is?”

They haven’t announced the gender yet. I’m not sure if they know or not. I read an interview that Kimberly did after her son was born where she said that she wanted to find out ahead of time with the next baby, but I’m not sure if they did or not.

Cathey on April 14th, 2009

I like this couple they seem very genuine, which is rare to find these days (in the entertainment and regular world). I wish all the best to them and all goes well with baby #2.

mmh on April 14th, 2009

I would never be induced again after my experience with my first guy. Kudos to her for sticking it out!!! =)

Marilyn on April 14th, 2009

Isn’t two weeks late the longest they let you go before inducing? It’s something like that unless there is a need to induce because of a problem.

Kristen on April 14th, 2009

Good for them. 9 days overdue is not a big deal. Heck, I went 17 overdue with my daughter, my due date was off, she came out when she was ready!!

Can’t wait to see the new baby!

Alyson on April 14th, 2009

I have been thinking about this cute family. I think she is having another boy! I’m excited to hear the name, Huck is so unique, hope this one has a unique name as well.

Pencils on April 14th, 2009

I was induced when my daughter was a week later, because I was an older first time mom and had some health concerns. Even then my baby didn’t want to come out! Guess she liked it in there. One week isn’t dangerous for pregnant women with no health concerns, but I believe it can be dangerous once the baby is over two weeks late. The placenta starts to deteriorate, among other problems. Babies don’t always “come when they’re ready,” sometimes they need a bit of a push. Or pull, depending on the circumstances!

And it’s true you can’t put them back–it’s so odd when people ask me of my daughter is a “good baby.” She is, but if she wasn’t, it’s not as if I could return her.

Ashley on April 14th, 2009

Thanks for the update CBB…I’ve been waiting since the ACM show last week for an announcement! I hope that they have a little girl…Kimberly looks like she would love to play dress up with a daughter, maybe even Brad and Huck would dress up in cowboy gear

Patrice on April 14th, 2009

At 8 days overdue, they will very soon enter a time during which Kimberly’s pregnancy could very well become unsafe. I’m all for babies coming into the world when they’re ready, but no doctor in their right mind would let a woman go for more than 2 weeks…Let’s hope junior makes a safe entry into the world before then : )

mom of 3 boys on April 14th, 2009

She’s probably in labor as we speak. It usually happens that way. You wash your car and it rains. So talk about the baby being late and she’ll probably be in labor. It will happen soon enough. Pre-congratulations.

TLA on April 14th, 2009

Did Anna Belknap (Lindsey from CSI NY) ever have her baby? Wasn’t she due in early 09??

CTBmom on April 14th, 2009

thanks for the update CBB….I’ve been waiting for an announcement. I am sure that their new baby, is going to be as cute as little Huck. (Love Huck’s name by the way)

Michelle on April 14th, 2009

2 weeks “overdue” is generally as long as most OB/Gyn’s will let you go. It is true that the placenta can start to deteriorate, etc., after that point, but it doesn’t always. There are tests that can be run to determine the health of the mom and baby.

Em on April 14th, 2009

I’m sure everything is fine, although there are risks involved with have a baby post-term!!!!

Daniella on April 14th, 2009

Being one week overdue is not that big of a deal if the mother is healthy & has had no problems during the pregnancy. My mum was overdue with all four of her children, almost two weeks with me, and we all came out perfectly healthy. Now, if she exceeds two to three weeks, then they will probably induce labor.

However, I’m willing to bet now that they’ve announced this, she will end up going into labor within the next few hours or day It always seems to work like that.

mary on April 14th, 2009

How come nobody ever talks about the possibility of linking Pitosin to the increase in autism? It seems to me that so many people are induced, or “helped along” once they are already laboring, these days and this strongly correlates to the increase in PDD diagnoses. Any thoughts?

N.S on April 14th, 2009

Good for her for choosing not to induce.
Too many women are put under pressure to induce by their doctors the minute they go overdue, it’s rarely necessary, and in a lot of cases even MORE dangerous than waiting it out.

My best wishes go out to them both!

Nicki on April 14th, 2009

Glad she’s not inducing just for the heck of it!

Sadie on April 14th, 2009

“Too many women are put under pressure to induce by their doctors the minute they go overdue, it’s rarely necessary, and in a lot of cases even MORE dangerous than waiting it out”

To be fair, it’s not always the doctor pressuring the mother. Sometimes the mother pressures the doctor to induce when there is no medical reason for it – which still makes the doctor culpable for going along with it, but still the pressure doesn’t always come from the doctor.

Holly on April 14th, 2009

Good for them for waiting til the baby is ready not the OB.

Tee on April 14th, 2009

I’ve been waiting on pins and needles to hear about this baby. I’m so glad Brad and Kimberly are waiting it out. Yes, there is some risk in going past 42 weeks, but even that isn’t a guareentee. I know somebody that went five weeks past her due date! Mommy and baby were just fine. (And yes, I realize that I’m opening myself up for all sorts of attacking here.)

sarah on April 14th, 2009

Goodness, I say let that baby come when he/she is ready! As long as there is no immediate health risk to baby or mommy. I hear to many woman talk about wanting their babies out, or wanting csections so not to go through labor. My little niece was born at 35 weeks and had to spend too much time in the NICU due to low weight, lungs not developed and so on…. she was in there for weeks, I am pretty sure her mommy and daddy would much prefer her to have stayed put in mommy than come too early.

SouthernBelle on April 14th, 2009

I LOVE this family. There’s a sense of calm about them and a real down-to-earth quality that I love. Huck and Baby #2 (and any others) will benefit from those qualities. And, in my humble opinion and from personal experience, I think Williamson County (Franklin/Brentwood) TN is an AWESOME place to raise their children, especially given their professions and desire for as traditional and “normal” of a life possible in those professions.

Shawna on April 14th, 2009

I am seriously laughing at all these posts about a doctor won’t “let” a woman go more past a certain point. It is YOUR body! They can’t LET you do anything. It always amazes me how much control people let the medical profession have over their baby. As long as everything is fine (and I’m sure she is having regular checks) then the baby will come when it is ready. My goodness, what do you think happened before their were ultrasounds to determine due dates? Babies came when they were ready, that’s what!

Jess on April 14th, 2009

I have to say I cringe when I hear & read about medical professionals “allowing” or “letting” a mother go “overdue.” It’s a womans choice to be induced, no one can make someone get induced or allow someone to wait this time or that time. It’s a choice that requires consent, so no one “allows” anyone to not be induced. As long as mom & baby are healthy, there are very few concerns most of the time. Test like non-stress test can be done if someone is “overdue.” I also hate the term overdue, depending on your cycle a due date can be off several days. If I went by my LMP this pregnancy, I’d be due May 18th, but because of my longer cycles my due date isn’t until a week later & by ultrasound, it was suggested by the ultrasound place that my due date be bumped up a few more days. I’m happy I have a midwife that doesn’t even talk about inductions until 43 weeks or unless there are medical problems. Last pregnancy, the office I used offered me to be induced the day I turned 37 weeks & joked that they’d never made someone a 40 week appointment before me because “everyone gets induced way before then!” I became that weird woman who wouldn’t agree to be induced. So, again, I’m thankful I have someone different this time around who doesn’t even consider inductions unless there is a medical need or, as a I said, around 3 weeks past the due date.

Emily on April 14th, 2009

I’ve been waiting very impatiently for this news! I’m glad we got an update, I was thinking she had the baby and they just weren’t giving a press release. I love what he said about how Huck is getting impatient.

Angela on April 14th, 2009

Shawna & Jess, I’m with you both! “Late” is technically 42 completed weeks, people!

Sadie on April 14th, 2009

Shawna & Jess: I think it’s pretty obvious that people didn’t mean literally “allow.” It’s just a figure of speech. I think most people meant that their doctors would advise against it.

And I’m not in favor of people being induced for reasons that aren’t medical, but there are many medical reasons for inducing early. There have been several studies lately showing that the placenta deteriorates a lot more rapidly after the first week than was originally thought.

Mrs. R. on April 14th, 2009

I was 11 days overdue with my daughter. After 7 days, I was in the office EVERY SINGLE DAY to have an ultrasound check of the amniotic fluid because after about 41 weeks, the amnio fluid begins to dry up or reduce (not exactly sure which). Once the amnio fluid reduced to a certain level, my doc recommended induction, but he left the decision up to me. I could have gone home, hydrated a ton and hoped for labor to start… but I was rather impatient at that point and decided to go for it. I wouldn’t change a thing – I really didn’t feel like being induced took away from my birth experience with my daughter. I get a little miffed when people suggest to me that I didn’t have a ‘natural’ experience – I still felt labor pains, and I still pushed my kid out.

Tara on April 15th, 2009

There is no expiration date and the placenta continues working and amniotic fluid continues to replace itself, even after 40 weeks. Closer monitoring may be advised past 42 weeks, but there still no reason to induce if mom and baby are healthy. Thirty eight to forty two weeks is the *average* human gestational period, meaning there are always those who give birth before AND after. Way to go for letting their baby be born when it is ready; I’m sure they are making sure the whole family is healthy.

wavybrains on April 15th, 2009

So glad they are waiting! If all is well, it’s the best thing to do. Too many women are pushed into inductions or choose that route, and I imagine the pressure is even greater on celebrity women. I wonder if they are using a midwife? I went to 42 weeks, 1 day with my first (and only so far). It was torture waiting, but I’m so glad I did. She was only 8 lbs 1 oz, which was far from the 10 lb baby I was warned about. She did excellent, and had we done a 40 week induction, I am absolutely certain that we would have ended in a C-section. It was the right choice for us to wait. It is not uncommon, especially boy babies, to have difficulties even when induced at 39 weeks or so. And FWIW, I went into labor 6 hours before my scheduled 42 week induction. Our midwives only induced at 42 weeks, and not any sooner. The science of risk points to 42 weeks, not 40 being the tipping point.

CelebBabyLover on April 15th, 2009

TLA- Anna had her daughter (no name or other birth stats were released) on Jan 4, per CBB.

Rachel-Jane on April 15th, 2009

Myself, my youngest sister and my brother were all 7/8 days late – my mum figures she just takes a week longer than average to make babies. My other sister, however, was 16 days late. Doctors were going to induce if she wasn’t born by the Monday, but she ended up being born on the Sunday. She wasn’t big (7lbs 5oz), she obviously just wasn’t ready to be born yet!

Em on April 15th, 2009

The placenta actually does start to dry up after the 40 wk mark. My son was born at 42.5 weeks, and after he had come out they showed me his placenta, and that if he had been in there any longer it could of been detramental. He actually aspirated his meconium (baby’s first poop) and was covered in it at birth. He was in the NICU for 10 days (developed a pneumonia).

I’m not saying every baby post-term has complications, but what I am saying is that there are risks associated with it.

mmh on April 15th, 2009

I can confirm some doctors pressure you into inducing. I will be a lot more careful in my choice of doctor with subsequent babies. I didn’t have much of a choice with my first one, living in a town with only one OBGYN office for a hundred miles…

Emily Jones on April 15th, 2009

I went three weeks overdue with my daughter before I was finally induced….not that I’m recommending it! I was due on Thanksgiving 2007 and my doctor was on vacation! My blood pressure was ridiculously high when I went in and almost had to have an emergency C-section…

But…I went overdue with two of my kids….it’s not that big of a deal to be a week overdue. Just uncomfortable!

Ria on April 15th, 2009

“We keep saying, ‘You’re going to be a big brother,’ and I sense he’s like, ‘Yeah, right! They’re full of crap!’” – easily the best quote on CBB this year.

bonita on April 15th, 2009

I was over due with all four of my children. The last one 3 weeks. The only one that Has any problems is the one I let them induce me for! It was the hardest labor and with the worst results. In my experience and with friends the quickest way to cause problems is to force the child to be born. God knows what it is doing.

gianna on April 16th, 2009

Can’t wait till she has the baby, I wanna see if it’s a girl or boy, and wanna hear the name. I think it’s a girl this time. We don’t see much pics of kimberly or the baby, hope we do in the future.

CelebBabyLover on April 16th, 2009

Em- I think what the other commentors are trying to say is that the placenta doesn’t ALWAYS start drying up after 40 weeks.

CelebBabyLover on April 16th, 2009

Oh, and my brother also pooped meconium just before he was born (although he didn’t aspirate it), and he was on time. That can happen to ANY baby, whether pre-term, term, or post-term.

BlueFroggyMommaOf3 on April 17th, 2009

I hate it when people get upset over a celebrity and their choices for their families. With my daughter, she came “right on time” on her due date. With my son, I was in labor with him for a month, I was induced by my request, and he ended up being a month overdue. I am hoping I have a nice, well rounded pregnancy this time. I want at 2 things to happen this time. I want my first ultrasound done early so I don’t end up being 10 and 1/2 months pregnant when I deliver. I want at least 1 complication, but a very small one. From what I have learned between mine and my friend’s and family’s previous pregnancies, if there is at least 1 small complication, the baby is much easier to teach things, new words, how to crawl, how to walk, and stuff like that.