Country Artist Payton Smith and Wife Hannah Welcome First Baby, Daughter Sunnie: 'New Project Dropped'

Payton Smith is officially a dad!

The country singer, 25, and his wife Hannah welcomed their first baby, daughter Sunnie Lynn Smith, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, sharing the exciting news in a joint post on Instagram. The couple shared several photos of their newborn daughter, including a close-up of her face with her eyes closed and a black-and-white picture of the family of three leaving the hospital.

The post also included an adorable video of the "Need You to Not" singer holding his baby girl close to his cheek and rocking back and forth in a rocking chair.

"Sunnie Lynn Smith - Born 02/12/25 ☀️ 7 lb 6 oz of pure sunshine," the couple wrote in their caption. "Thank you Jesus for our sweet girl."

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The newly minted father also shared a snap of his newborn resting on his chest to his Instagram Stories. "New project dropped. Really really proud of this one ❤️❤️❤️❤️," he wrote over the picture.

Back in August, the musician and his wife revealed their happy news exclusively with PEOPLE, sharing that they'd always dreamed of becoming parents together.

“It's very surreal to know that we're going to be parents,” exclaimed Smith. “We're over the moon about it. It’s very surreal. It hasn't quite kicked in for the both of us yet, but we're super excited.”

While the couple admitted that the pregnancy was "definitely unplanned," they said it was something that they have always wanted.

“I think that family is one of the most important things for both of us, and we have really great parents and family members that have modeled that very well,” said Hannah. “So that's always been something we were excited about but didn't think it would happen this soon. But we're excited.”

At the time, the couple said they hadn't yet started preparing for the baby.

“We've got some onesies and we've got some baby Nike shoes,” laughed Smith. “We've still got a long way to go, but we've got a room in our house that we are all planned out for. We're waiting until we see whether it's going to be a boy or a girl before we start really designing it. But we're ready. We're ready for it.”

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