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Scotty McCreery shared a heartwarming video of his infant son as he celebrated a “proud dad” moment, he wrote on his Instagram story. The “Five More Minutes” gushed that “Avery skipping over first words and going straight to sentences?? 🤯😂🥹”
McCreery and his wife, Gabi McCreery, welcomed their firstborn child on October 21, 2022. The proud parents gushed at that time that “Merrick Avery McCreery joined us 11 days early… 7 lbs 13oz of nothin but love💙” The American Idol alum said he’s “never known a love like this,” when he announced that his son was born. The McCreerys named their baby in honor of Gabi’s father, Merrick (Tre) Dugal III.
“Next to his mother, he is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen,”McCreery previously said in a statement as he and Gabi announced their son’s arrival. “We have been waiting and preparing all year, and now we are so excited to have our little man here with us. We have begun a grand new adventure that will continue for the rest of our lives. …Gabi was a total rock star during Avery’s birth. I could not be more proud of her. She has already taken to motherhood like a champ. Part of my joy as his Dad is watching Gabi already crush it as his Mom.”
Watch McCreery’s sweet new video of Avery here: