'American Country' Dad 'Song' ! Baby on the Way for Jake Owen and Girlfriend Erica Hartlein

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Olive Pearlis going to be a big sister!

Jake Owenand his girlfriend Erica Hartlein are expecting their first child together and the country singer’s second total, he revealed during Thursday night’sI’m Coming Homespecial on ABC.

“Now I’m gonna turn really red!” Erica jokedas the dad-to-be‘s family members expressed their excitement over the happy news.

“I hope it’s twins!” Owen’s mom chimed in while his dad said, “Gotta have a little boy!”

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In April, the “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” singer opened up to PEOPLE about his life as a father, recalling a recent time when he flew down to Florida for a daddy-daughter doughnut day with Pearl.

“I went down and hung out with her and she was pretty excited to show me her teachers and all the stuff she’s learning,” said Owen, whosplit from Pearl’s mom Laceyin 2015 after three years of marriage. “She’s learning Spanish and reading right now.”

He added, “It was a super big deal to me, but it’s so fulfilling to see her be so excited to show people her daddy. To her, I’m not the singer Jake Owen, I’m just dad.”

Owen told PEOPLE in July 2017 that he appreciates the sincerity of his young daughter and how spending time with Pearl pulls himback to a simpler life with less distractions.

“People spend so much time on their phones and on social media and things like that,” he said. “What I love the most about my time with my little girl is just — I feel like it’s the only true time where when I ask her a question, she genuinely is listening and giving me her 100 percent honest opinion. She hasn’t even learned how to lie.”

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“She hasn’t learned how to preface her stories because of how she thinks people will take them or not,” he continued. “It’s that pure, genuine conversation, and I love that. I think that’s what kids add to the world, is that theyremind you that life is beautifuland the little things matter.”

Owen is currently preparing forhis foundation’s 12th annual benefit concert, to be held Dec. 8 in his hometown of Vero Beach, Florida.

source: people.com