Katharine McPhee gushes about becoming a mom for the first time in a sneak peek at an upcoming episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show.
During the performance of the 37-year-old singer, the topic of conversation focused on her newborn son, Rennie David, whom she welcomed with husband David Foster, 71, earlier this year.
When Clarkson asked how McPhee was physically doing, the songwriter said she was happy to be a new mom despite the fatigue.
New Priority: During a sneak peek at a future episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Katharine McPhee spoke about her life with her infant son, whom she welcomed earlier this year.
McPhee said, “I’m a little tired here and there, but I find times to take a nap and he’s such a good little baby and I’m so in love.”
The former American Idol contestant added, “It’s my best job I’ll ever have.”
The show’s 38-year-old presenter, who is a mother of two herself, agreed with McPhee’s statement and expressed her views on raising naughty kids.
Clarkson said, ‘The hardest thing for me is when they are so cute and you love them so much, but they do something that is naughty and you think’ no, you won’t turn your finger on me. ”
She gets it: the show’s host joked with the singer about raising young children and commented, ‘the hardest thing for me is when they’re so incredibly cute’
Easy kid: during the conversation, McPhee said her son, Rennie David, was ‘such a good little baby’
McPhee went on to share how many of her acquaintances have asked her about her future as a mother and why she chooses to focus on the present instead.
She said, “My girlfriend … was like,” Can you even imagine ever having to get mad at him? ” and I’m like, “No, he’s so sweet now. I can’t imagine it.” ‘
Clarkson laughingly reassured the singer that she would eventually get to that point with her son and that she would realize that her first child may be more mischievous than expected.
The hitmaker commented, “Trust me, it will happen. It will happen and you will go, “Whose child are you?” ‘
Happy Parents: The songwriter shares her first child with husband David Foster, whom she married in 2019; they are depicted in March of the same year
McPhee shares her first son with record executive and musician David Foster, whom she married in 2019, and she was previously married to Nick Cokas from 2008 until they finalized their divorce in 2016.
Although Rennie David is the singer’s first child, her husband, who is 35 years older, has raised four older daughters with two of his previous wives, and placed his oldest child up for adoption, and reconnected with her at the age of 30. record.
During an interview with USA Today, McPhee shared how she tried to work through a routine in her son’s life to prepare him for the future.
“I follow the rules and try to stick to a schedule … Discipline is good for kids,” she said.
The singer also noted that raising Rennie had been a lot less difficult than she expected, noting that her son was “ a really good sleeper so far, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed. ” But he makes motherhood a little bit easier for a new mom. ‘
Former Husband: The artist was previously married to Nick Cokas from 2008 to 2016; the two are pictured together in 2007
They Learn Lessons: During an interview with USA Today, McPhee noted that she was trying to introduce a routine into her son’s life, saying that “Discipline is good for children”; she was photographed last February