Clay Aiken's a Daddy!
Clay Aiken's son is here!
The 29-year-old singer and his best friend, producer Jaymes Foster, who was artificially inseminated with Aiken's sperm, welcomed a baby boy this morning in his home state of North Carolina.
Clay Aiken wrote on his site:
"I'm sure you know...I hate putting the cart before the horse. Not my way to tempt fate. But I wanted to stop by, if only for a second, so you could be the first folks I tell...HE'S HERE!
"My dear friend, Jaymes, and I are so excited to announce the birth of Parker Foster Aiken.
"Faye Aiken, Clay's mother, told Raleigh radio station WRAL that her son's longtime producer gave birth to son Parker at 8:08 a.m- (that is pretty cool if it's true cuz then it would be 8:08am on 8/8/08). Parker Foster Aiken tipped the scales at 6 pounds, 2 ounces and measured in at 19 inches."
She also broke the news that the baby did not inherit dad's fiery red mop on top instead saying that he has dark hair and that, upon seeing him, the pop singer was "smiling from ear to ear."
"The little man is healthy, happy, and as loud as his daddy. Mama Jaymes is doing quite well also. The Aiken family, the Foster family, and the Parker family are all thrilled."
Parker is the surname of Aiken's late stepfather, whom the singer has frequently credited with helping raise him.
Aiken, 29, and Jaymes Foster, whose age is somewhere around the 50-year mark, have been friends for years. She worked on several Aiken albums, including A Thousand Different Ways and On My Way Here.
Although theirs is not a romantic relationship, the duo plan to raise the baby together.
