Jay DeMarcus’ Christmas Wish? A Colic-Free Baby!

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With the holiday season fast approaching, Jay DeMarcus — whose wife Allison is due with daughter Madeline Leigh on Jan. 8 — isn’t afraid to put in an early request!

“[For Christmas I want] a happy, healthy baby,” the Rascal Flatts bassist told PEOPLE Wednesday at an N.Y.C. event announcing their partnership with JCPenney’s Angel Giving Tree program.

“And if it’s not too much to ask for Santa, preferably a baby without colic.”

Noting that his wife is “very pregnant right now,” the couple plan to spend their time “hanging around the house, maybe light a fire, stay in” — and signing up for a birthing class!

“When I get back [home] we’re going to start,” DeMarcus explains. However, fellow bandmate — and dad of two — Gary LeVox quips that the preparation isn’t exactly necessary.

“They don’t work ’cause you forget everything when you’re in there,” he says. “You’re just like, ‘Breathe and push, breathe and push.’”

Fortunately, for the future father, spending quality time with his band and their families has provided DeMarcus, 39, with plenty of first-hand advice.

“It’s been fun watching them be fathers too over the past few years,” he explains. “I’m glad they did it first because it really gave me some notes.”

– Anya Leon with reporting by Katie Kauss

Comments

jessicad on November 28th, 2010

My daughter had colic and I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy! Hope they get that wish and I love the name:)

Tee on November 28th, 2010

Aw, Jay and Allison seem so excited for the little girl’s arrival to get here! I love the name they chose for their little girl and can’t wait to hear about her arrival! Poor little Jaggar will be the only boy on the Rascal Flatts bus!

edna on November 28th, 2010

I had 3 children. My 2 boys did not have colic but they were lactose intolerant. Both boys had to drink a special formula every 2-3 hours. I hope that your Xmas wish does come true. My sister was a colicky baby and I would not wish that on any parent. Congrats on the impeding birth of your daughter.

hayley w on November 28th, 2010

agreed lol who on earth wants colic , its so so hard x lets hope they get their wish and more , your first christmas with your new baby is just amazing xxxxxx good luck to them xxxx

skunknuggets on November 28th, 2010

My advice: skip the birthing class and hire a good doula! I so wish I had known about doulas with my first birth. The one I had was wonderful and I am only half joking when I say if I’d had a girl, I would have named her after my doula. LOL

Emily on November 28th, 2010

I had one with colic and one with reflux and I would take the colicky baby over the reflux ANY day! Ha! Good luck to them — I had a baby at Christmas time and it was really special.

CelebBabyLover on November 29th, 2010

I hope he gets home within the next few weeks, just in case the baby comes early!

cris on November 29th, 2010

Why does she look like a wax figure?

D on November 29th, 2010

Did somebody pinch her?

Hea on November 29th, 2010

I hope they get exactly what they wish for. His wife is probably gorgeous but in this pic she looks strange. Surprised and artificial.

toptop on November 29th, 2010

Ha ha…when I saw the picture of her I thought she looked exactly like a beauty pageant contestant. I googled her and turns out that is exactly what she is. I guess it’s time to try out a new look as I’m sure she could be beautiful if she got a new hairdo and toned everything down just a little.

Love the name of their baby!

Lola on November 30th, 2010

Do they have any other requests for the baby? Perhaps they’d like to put in an order for a baby that doesn’t spit up, or one that changes its own diapers? Geez…I think all anyone should and would want is for a healthy baby–plain and simple. Pretty sure “Santa” would agree.

Rose on November 30th, 2010

@Lola: Hoping for a baby without colic is the same thing as hoping for a healthy baby. Colic may not be a major health issue, but it’s still a minor one.

And after having several babies with colic, I would hope for one without colic the next time around as well, and it’s not just for my own sake but because I don’t enjoy the thought of a baby having to go through the difficulty of colic. I doubt it’s a pleasant experience from the baby’s side either. Why wouldn’t a parent hope for an easy experience for both themselves and their child?

Lola on November 30th, 2010

Rose: If hoping for a baby without colic is the same thing as hoping for a healthy baby, then why mention the colic? In the grand scheme of things, if colic is the worst thing that your baby goes through, then I’d say that’s a pretty healthy baby, and you should count your blessings. Many go through much worse.

cheryl on December 1st, 2010

all i can do is wonder how long it takes her to look that fake every morning, and if she leaves the house without the makeup. Betcha wouldn’t recognize her!

Karen on December 1st, 2010

Best of luck to them with their first child. It is so sad that there is so much negativity around having children these days. All you hear is, hope baby doesn’t have colic, you’re not gonna get any sleep, you need to hire help, poor mother is so exhausted, etc. Good grief people–children are a gift from GOD and we should all be thankful and cherish each day with our newborns, colic or no, it is the most precious time that we will have with them….and time goes so fast. Some of my most cherished memories are when I was up half the night rocking my colicky son. Having children is such a indescribable JOY that if it cost us a bit of sleep, so be it. What a small, small price to pay!!

Kel on December 1st, 2010

My daughter had colic for 4 months. She literally cried day and night most days. I took her to two doctors and nothing worked. Finally, one day she just stopped crying. It was awful!