‘I will never be the same,’ writes the ‘American Idol’ finalist

American Idol finalist and country star Lauren Alaina, 30, has become a mom.

The singer posted a series of photos to Instagram with herself, her husband of a year and a half, Cam Arnold, and their new baby girl, Beni Doll Arnold, who was born on Wednesday, June 11, weighing 7 lbs, 13 oz and measuring 19 inches long.

“The right words are hard to find to describe how parts of my heart that I didn’t even knew existed were unlocked at 8:44 am when they laid you on my belly for the first time. I will never be the same. You, to your dad and me, are absolute perfection. We are honored God chose us to be your parents. Thank you to everyone for all of the love, prayers and support for our precious daughter,” writes Alaina.

Then she dropped a fun “little surprise” for her fans.

“To celebrate the most precious miracle on Earth, I have decided to release a song I wrote about my daughter. We learned she was coming in a time of deep sadness after the loss of my daddy. I wasn’t sure when I would share ‘Heaven Sent’ but watching my own husband become a father the last couple of days has made me want to share it with you now,” writes the country singer.

Watch the video below.

“She came just before Father’s Day. My first without my own father. A day that will forever be hard to me, but I now have a new and perfect reason to celebrate it. Beni’s daddy. My sweet and steady husband. Beni truly is a gift from God that my old man sitting up there in ‘Heaven Sent.’ It’s out now everywhere,” Alaina concludes.

Alaina finished runner-up to Scotty McCreery in season 10. In a fun coincidence, McCreery announced in May that he is expecting his second baby, another boy, in the fall of 2025.