Lauren Alaina Calls Becoming A Mom ‘The Best Thing That’s Ever Happened To Me’

Becoming a mother has changed Lauren Alaina in every way possible. The country star welcomed her daughter, Beni Doll, into the world last June, and since then she admits her life has changed in all the best ways.

In a new interview with The Bobby Bones Show, the Georgia native shared that becoming a mom is “the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” She also told soon-to-be dad Bobby Bones that his life is about to change too.

“Everyone says that… and soon you will know, when they hand you that baby, your whole life changes,” she said.

While she loves every aspect of motherhood, Alaina revealed that one of her favorite parts is simply holding her daughter and seeing the way she looks at her.

“I guess my favorite part is the way she looks at me. I’ve never had someone look at me like that. She completely, oh, it’s making me sound emotional. But just she’s completely dependent on me and what a gift that I get to be the one that can nurture her and take care of her,” she gushed. “And then my second favorite is probably watching my husband with her. I love him so much more and I already loved him, but watching him, father her is pretty special.”

The “Little Things” singer went on to detail her husband’s sweet daily tradition with their daughter.

“He has a dance party with her every day when he gets home from work. So he will turn the music on in the living room and picks her up and they dance. And now…she’s eight months old…It’s almost like she expects the dance party.”

With Beni Doll now at the center of her world, conversations and interviews have naturally shifted to include more about her daughter — and Alaina says that’s perfectly fine.

“I would rather talk about her. It’s really interesting. I think people asking me about her is no problem because she is the center of my world. And honestly, it has opened me up a lot with anxiety and stuff about all of my job in general because my job is me. The brand is me. So I’m constantly thinking about me. I mean, that sounds crazy, but it’s true,” she admitted. “And now I have something more important and it’s her. So I don’t mind talking about her. I love talking about her. And yeah, I’ve always loved my career so much and it has been my identity, but now she is my identity and this is still so important to me and I love it, and I want to do it until I’ve made enough money to retire. I’m kidding…I’ll never stop singing. But she has freed me up a little bit in making it the only thing, my only purpose. And that’s really cool. That’s a cool thing to have. I’m thankful to have that.”

The powerhouse vocalist is balancing motherhood and life on the road for the first time as she tours with Rascal Flatts, often sharing glimpses of her journey with fans on social media.