Eric Church Loves ‘Awesome Way’ Baby Changed His Life

Eric Church is still adjusting to his role as father to newborn son, Boone McCoy, who was born on October 3. The proud dad admits he is surprised at how quickly the baby changed life for himself and his wife, Katherine.

"It's all just an amazing thing," Eric tells CMT. "It's even weird how things change from the way we felt the day before we had him, and then all of the sudden, one day later, here's this life. The way our life changed in that 24-hour period alone -- just by putting a little boy in the house -- was awesome."

The newborn's uncommon name was one the couple chose early on, but waited until his birth to make the final decision. "Boone was a family name, and it's also the name of the city where I went to school in North Carolina," the singer-songwriter explains. "And McCoy was a family name on Katherine's side. So we were trying to put family names together. We played around with Boone McCoy, and McCoy Boone. But we needed to make sure we laid eyes on him to make sure he looked like a Boone McCoy. And he does."

The 'Drink in My Hand' singer, who recently wrapped his role as opening act on Toby Keith's Locked & Loaded tour, has been celebrating his latest album, 'Chief,' soaring to the top of the charts. Next up, he has two roles to fill at the upcoming CMA Awards -- as a nominee (for New Artist) and a performer.

The 45th Annual CMA Awards air live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Nov. 9 at 8:00 PM ET on ABC.

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