Country star Jake Owen is a first-time dad of a little girl

Country singer Jake Owen is the proud daddy of a little baby girl, having welcomed his first child with wife Lacey Buchanan on Thanksgiving Day.

“Today is the greatest day of my life,� he said on Twitter, sharing a picture of himself with his daughter. “Welcome Olive Pearl Owen. 6lbs 3 oz Turkey Baby!!! Happy Thanksgiving.�

In sharing his and his wife’s excitement with People, he said through a rep, “We are looking forward to teaching Pearl everything we learned from our parents and also learning from her.�

She’s going by Pearl in honor of Owen’s late godmother, he told the mag.

Owen and Buchanan, a model, were married May 7 in Florida after a month-long engagement. They met, according to the Boot, when she appeared in his music video for the song “8 Second Ride� and started dating after he made her the star of another of his videos, “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.�

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