Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts Welcomes a Daughter
NEW YORK (CBS) It's a girl for Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffany Fallon.
The couple welcomed daughter Raquel Blue Rooney on Tuesday in Nashville.
A rep for Rooney confirmed the news to People magazine on Thursday.
According to the report, Raquel was born at 4:26 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs. and measuring 18 inches long. She joins 2-year-old brother Jagger Donovan.
"Tiffany and I are so excited to have brought a brand new baby into the world," Rooney, 34, said in a statement.
"Raquel Blue is so beautiful and we feel so grateful to have this sweet little angel round out our family. Jagger is already an excited big brother; yesterday he gave her kisses and tried to feed her cookies! We feel blessed and are ready for the sleepless nights ahead."
The couple announced the pregnancy in March. They married in April 2006.