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Cody Johnson and his wife Brandi are officially parents again!
While co-hosting the Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, the country singer, 38, announced that he and his wife have welcomed their third baby together, son Jaycee Daniel. The dad of three revealed his son was born on Tuesday, Oct. 21, and shared a bit of his son’s birth story.
“I didn’t know if you were gonna bring it up, but yeah, baby Jaycee, finally got my boy,” Johnson said when asked by Helton. “He and Mom are here at the house. They’re happy and healthy, and it’s been a wonderful experience.”
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When Helton asked if Johnson had plans to announce his son’s birth, the singer said he wasn’t thinking about a formal announcement.
“My publicist asked how and when we were gonna announce it. I said people will find out,” said Johnson. “There was no way if I did a call with Lon and he asked about it that I’m not gonna talk about it. With CMAs coming up, someone’s gonna ask, so it’s gonna get out. He was born on October 21st.”
Johnson went on to share a little bit about his son’s birth, which occurred in the early hours of the morning.
“It was 1 a.m., couldn’t sleep, and about 2:30, Brandi said her water broke,” remembered the dad of three. “I figured out her diesel truck tops out at about 125 miles an hour.”
As for how Johnson was able to keep his son’s birth a secret for the last few weeks, the musician said that he chalks it up to being a pretty private person.
“I’m a pretty private person, Brandi is too. Some artists post all the time. Not me,” said Johnson. “When I’m on stage with the guitar, I interact with the world. But when I take my hat off, I’m very private.”
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Johnson and his wife first announced their family was growing back in May at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. “We’re having a little boy! We decided to make this our announcement to the world and our gender reveal as well,” Johnson told PEOPLE exclusively of the reveal at the time.
The couple is also parents to daughters Clara Mae and Cori. Of his older girls, Johnson said, “My girls… you can’t beat my girls, I love my two girls with all my heart. They’re 10 and 8, Clara and Cori, and I think I’m excited to watch them help raise this little boy.”
When asked if he always hoped that he would become a boy dad, Johnson quickly responded, “Yes,” through laughter, adding, “I didn’t care if this one was a boy or a girl, but I was pretty happy when I saw the gender reveal.”
