Russell Dickerson just surprised his wife, Kailey, with the news of their baby’s gender. The couple, who is expecting their first child, announced the pregnancy in April. For the gender reveal, Russell found out by her doctor, and went to Target to purchase baby items, before surprising his wife with the news, documenting it all on social media.

IT’S A……!!!!!! – @KaileyDickerson pic.twitter.com/iMpHWaQ3qY

— Russell Dickerson (@russelled) June 30, 2020

The Dickersons revealed that they had been trying for about nine months when Kailey finally conceived.

“It just got to the point where we’re like, ‘Well, if it happens, it happens. It’ll happen when it does.’ It’s all God’s timing on that part,” Russell told People. “So yeah, I was completely surprised.”

Kailey is soaking up every moment of her pregnancy before their son arrives, after months of feeling disappointment when she didn’t conceive.

“I’ve waited a long time to be a mama,” Kailey previously shared on social media. “Touring doesn’t lend itself to a ‘traditional home life’ and I knew that when I signed up for it. We wanted to do this how we always have: together. The years waiting ‘til our world could support a family felt like seconds compared to the months and months of trying. Every month hurt. Every ‘when are you having kids?’ hurt. Having a positive test only to find out there was no baby, hurt.”

“I don’t tell you this for us,” she continued. “I tell you this for the couples still in the thick of it. I tell you in hopes you’ll do better for those fighting this invisible battle beside you. I tell you this so you know there isn’t a single post I’ll post about this baby that I won’t think of and pray for those that it’ll be hard to scroll by. I was there too… I tell you this so you’ll do what my best friends did. They didn’t just pray for us. They fought in prayer for us. They held my weary arms up when I didn’t have any fight left in me. They hoped for me when I was afraid I would only get hurt. Do that for your people. Don’t ask questions. Pray. Fight for them. Hope for them. There are Mamas in waiting who need their people. I know I did”

Russell just released a new single, “Home Sweet.” The song is from his upcoming new album, which has yet to be announced.

“This song is as real as it gets,” Russell said of the new tune. “The week Kailey and I got home from our honeymoon, my income stopped. I was in between deals and we were flat broke! Now we just moved into our new house and have a baby on the way so yeah, ‘Home Sweet’ is about as spot-on real-life as it gets.”