Josh Turner Adjusts to Life With Three Young Sons

Josh Turner and his wife Jennifer welcomed baby number three, Crawford Marion Turner, into their family late last year. The proud parents, who also have sons Hampton and Colby, admit raising three boys can present a bit of a challenge.

"Two was a lot of fun," Josh tells People. "Hampton was more of a learning experience. When Colby came along, it was a lot of fun because it gave Hampton somebody to play with and it was interesting to see how they interact. Now with Marion on board, it's made it a lot busier for me because Jennifer trying to feed a newborn takes up a lot of her time and takes away from her sleep time, too. We have friends who have up to nine children and they say three is the hardest number. I told Jennifer, 'We're either giving one away or having another one!'"

The multi-platinum-selling singer says his ultimate goal is to bring up his children with his own strong set of morals, in spite of his celebrity status.

"Raising three boys is a huge responsibility for me," Josh acknowledges. "Especially in this day and time when I look around and there's a lack of good, strong, upstanding Christian men who are not afraid to be men and just own up to their responsibility. If they can see us trying to retain that sense of normalcy and staying grounded and humble throughout all of the photography, video cameras, microphones and crowds ... that will be the biggest example for them, to know that that stuff doesn't affect us in a negative way."

Josh spends as much time as possible with his sons, but admits it isn't always easy for him.

"I've never had the patience of a teacher," he notes. "That's one thing I've really had to work on -- just being patient with them while they're learning something and being understanding of their age. I have to back off and let them be little."

With a thriving career, including playing several shows and working on new music, Josh says his first priority is maintaining a stable relationship with his wife.

"We try to make time individually and time to be together as husband and wife," he says. "Even if we go away and talk about them the whole time we're gone, we still realize that having that time to talk helps us to be better parents when we come back to the children. It's something we have to make time for. We've seen a lot of parents let themselves go and not pay attention to what they need as people and as a couple. We definitely don't want to fall into that trap."

Josh recently released his first greatest hits album, 'The Best of Josh Turner,' which includes his most recent chart-topping hit, 'All Over Me.' He is also playing several dates this spring and summer, including a stop in Biloxi, Miss., this weekend. See his tour schedule here.