Scotty McCreery gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at his journey to becoming a father in the new music video for his single “It Matters to Her.”
country star and wife gabi Became a parent on October 24th with their birth son Merrick Avery —and in a video that will be showing exclusively on PEOPLE, the couple shares personal photos and videos of their preparations for parenthood.
“For me, this video shows how much of a rock star Gabi was during her pregnancy,” McCreary, 29, told PEOPLE. “It also shows how much we prepared for Avery’s arrival.” I capture how you enjoyed it.”
The lovely clip begins with a digital scrapbook revealing that Gabi found out she was pregnant on February 25th.
Over time, viewers will see the couple who tied the knot in 2018 get an ultrasound, assemble various baby toys, and set up a nursery. told PEOPLE last month It’s Winnie the Pooh theme.
In one clip, they share happy news with a yellow lab moose and do a cute photoshoot of their pup reading a book. what to expect when your human expects.
McCreery and Gabi spent the summer on various vacations playing dad’s music to the baby on vinyl records.
The scrapbook ends with a sweet photo of newborn Merrick, named after Gabi’s dad and going by his middle name Avery.
McCreery wrote “It Matters to Her” with Rhett Akins and Lee Thomas Miller and told reporters in October that he was just about ready to finish recording his fifth album. same track.
“We had a song picked and called the label that night. I was in the gym, working out, playing the song on repeat. ‘ he recalled. “I thought, ‘Dan, I think I really like this… I should record this.’
The “Dumb Straight” singer said the song was about lessons she learned as a husband during four years of marriage.
“I’m still learning. Believe me, I still have a long way to go,” he said. “But that’s what I’ve learned so far. We put it all into the song. It’s kind of the feel of the country I grew up in, and I love it. On the radio.” Raise it whenever it flows.”
of american idol The alum will release a deluxe version of Same Truck containing six new songs on Friday.
He teased PEOPLE last month that his next record will have “a baby song or two.”