Justin Moore and Wife Expecting First Child

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There’s a baby on the way for country crooner Justin Moore and wife Kate.

The couple expect a daughter — whom they plan to name Ella Cole — sometime in February. Justin tells the Associated Press that the moniker was a joint effort; Kate chose baby girl’s first name, while Cole is Justin’s middle name.

“Just found out I’m adding to my personal family. My wife and I are … really excited about that. I have a feeling that family is just going to get more and more important to me.”

Justin admits that he was hoping for a boy, having repeatedly asked during Kate’s sonogram, “Are you positive it’s a girl? Is it still a girl?” His persistent questioning even led the technician at one point to say, “Yeah, Justin, shut up, it’s a girl.” Justin adds,

“I’m not excited about killing a 14-year-old boy in a few years for looking at her, but it’ll be fun.”

The happy news caps off a momentous few months for the Arkansas native, whose song Small Town USA — from Justin’s self-titled debut album — recently sat atop the Billboard Country Singles charts.

Source: Associated Press

– Missy

Comments

I read that he was joking with his wife since he’s on the road so much askin if she’s sure he’s the father.

- J on October 24th, 2009

hmm, what a lovely story for his daughter to read when she’s older!

- charlotte on October 24th, 2009

i love it when daddys get protective of their little girls!

- Sharon on October 24th, 2009

I don’t have a proble hoping for one gender or the other, or even saying beforehand that the are hoping for one gender or the other and then talk about being happy with what they got (like the cook with the daughters that have the flower names), but why tell everyone how much you wanted a boy AFTER we know you’re having a girl? I mean, I’m sure he’ll love his daughter fiercely, but it does come off as though he was pretty disappointed at first.

- marfmom on October 24th, 2009

did you guys not read the same article as me?? it sounds entirely like he was joking the whole time and that that is his personality–a joker!

- melanie on October 24th, 2009

I’ve known men who were bitterly disappointed with daughters even after they were born, but I choose to take Justin’s story like Tim Allen’s about his older daughter: he wrote in his first book he had to fake enthusiasm when he found out Kady would be a girl, but followed up by noting “And I’m a fool, because now I love that child so much.”

- mp on October 24th, 2009

What a lovely name. Congratulations.
Benigna Marko

- Benigna Marko on October 24th, 2009

ugh, I hate when guys act disappointed about having a girl. Even in jest I feel it’s so disrespectful. It sends a (not-so-subtle) message….

- momof4 on October 24th, 2009

He wasn’t saying that he didn’t want a girl. He was saying that he’s going to love her so much that he’s scared to death of her dating.

- JJ on October 24th, 2009

Same way when women really want a girl and get a boy instead. Fair turnabout, eh?

- eternalcanadian on October 24th, 2009

Hey, I was disappointed when I found out my third baby was also a boy. Big deal. It’s not that I hate males, but that I wanted at least one of each. Many men want their first to be sons. I know many women who prefer having daughters because they figure they’ll have more in common. It’s not disrespectful. It’s just wishful thinking that you’ll bond differently with a child based on their gender or that you’ll have a little piece of you in a way that the child of the opposite gender can’t be. Most people aren’t being mean, they’re just being honest.

Also in today’s sexual atmosphere, the moms have just as much to worry about from slutty girls as dads have to worry about from horny boys. I’m getting my shotgun ready too, Justin!

- Lolabean on October 24th, 2009

Of course it’s normal to want a boy over a girl or to prefer a girl over a boy–but you don’t tell everyone, expecially the public! That’s pretty rude and crude, in my opinion, especially after you know you’re having what you don’t want.

- Ply on October 24th, 2009

“it sounds entirely like he was joking the whole time and that that is his personality–a joker!”

If he was my dad, and I read this article years later, I wouldn’t think his “joke” was funny.

- Ply on October 24th, 2009

Thank you, eternalcanadian. Personally, I know far more women who have been heavily disappointed when they learned they were having a boy. For some reason, it’s usually acceptable to state that you’re disappointed your having a boy than it is to say the same about a girl. Odd double standard.

- Ashleigh on October 24th, 2009

I feel for the daughter growing up too, but guess dad was just being honest. We feel blessed to have one of each, but were sure she was another son so honestly wouldn’t have been disappointed if it was the ‘Connor’ we had in mind, as were shocked to find we were expecting a daughter. Happy once it sunk in! Having said that, do feel like it’s best of both worlds, experiencing the opposite, and we’ve had a few people who’ve commented on that, to us, how lucky we are having the so-called ‘pigeon pair’, and do feel fortunate now she’s here as it does feel a diff relationship/bond, not better, but a diff experience. However it wasn’t the priority/preference, certainly not something we planned. I’m sure those families with 2 or 3 kids of same gender feel lucky too, harder if you weren’t able to have any at all. For us, and me personally having a duaghter, does feel nice to have someone on my team if you like, when she grows up going thru things with her, but it wasn’t a biggie what we had either way, a bonus…

- sam and freya's mum on October 24th, 2009

…he sounds happy about it, so perhaps was taken out of context, just having a laugh, although who knows how she’d interpret it reading that when she’s older – may be dad’s humour anyhow, not familiar with the man. My hubby has a sweet daddy-daughter bond with our girl, nice to see, gender shouldn’t matter. All babies are a blessing at the end of the day…

- sam and freya's mum on October 24th, 2009

i dunno….i mean, if he had just stopped at ‘i was hoping for a boy’, it would be ok. but to ask, ‘are you positive it’s a girl?’
and ‘is it STILL a girl?’ that’s just rude….i would not want to grow up and read that my dad wished i was someone else. many people prefer to have boys first, or whatever. but once you KNOW you’re having a girl, i mean, act happy, and shut up. seriously…and FYI, i would say the same to a mother if she wanted a girl, and was getting a boy, but was so upset she asked the tech ‘is it STILL a boy?’ i mean – what do you expect?

- lana on October 25th, 2009

I totally understand wanting one or the other. I didn’t admit to myself that I REALLY wanted a girl until 5 minutes before my ultrasound. I got what I wanted so I can’t pretend to know what it feels like to not, but I know myself and I think I would be a tad disappointed. Honestly. I don’t know why people have such a problem when people admit a preference. Girls and boys are completely different and the gender of your child changes your life. But everyone I know who didn’t get what they preferred wouldn’t have it any other way once they met the child. A friend of mine just found out she’s having her 2nd son and she was upset that she’ll never get to experience a girl like she really wanted, but she also feels that 2 boys are special and she’s very lucky to have any at all. Besides, Justin has nobody to blame but himself, so he better be happy!

- Jessicad on October 25th, 2009

ply-
Why not? Why would you care? As long as I felt like my dad loved me and was there for me and didn’t wish I was a boy NOW, why in the heck would I care that he wished I was a boy before I was born?? It’s not like he knew who I was before and still wanted someone different. My dad has always wanted a boy and guess what? He ended up with 4 girls. 4 girls that he loves with EVERYTHING he has. I think it’s perfectly fine to wish you had a boy or girl…as long as you love that little one as much as you can when they are HERE, it really shouldn’t matter. bottom line.

- Melanie on October 25th, 2009

maybe YOU are lucky, melanie. everyone doesn’t have fathers like yours. justin may not be a father like yours, can you say for sure – beyond a reasonable doubt – that he will be? No. i’m playing devil’s advocate, but honestly. if the same thing happened to me, just like ply said, i wouldn’t like to read it. children get hurt and insecure, and believe me, i should know. there’s a difference between telling your little girl, ‘your daddy wanted a boy, but when we had you, he was thrilled.’and ‘when your dad realized you were gonna be a girl, he was so upset he asked the tech REPEATEDLY to make sure’.

- lana on October 26th, 2009

lana-
oh please. some people will just find everything to fight about…just like I don’t know that Justin will be like my father, you don’t know that he won’t be…and truthfully, the chances of his daughter seeing this article? ridiculously slim.

- melanie on October 26th, 2009