Scott Hoying and his husband, Mark Hoying, are celebrating the birth of their daughter via surrogate.
“SHE’S HERE! WE’RE DADS! 🥹 Our baby’s name is… 🩷,” the Pentatonix singer, 34, and Titanique producer, 35, captioned their joint Instagram post on Tuesday, June 23, revealing they decided on the name Birdie James after singing about the many monikers they considered.
“She was born on June 3 and was given a name that is near and dear to their hearts,” Scott told People. “The first song I ever learned to sing when I was a little, little kid was ‘Put On a Happy Face,’ from Bye Bye Birdie.”
The performer also noted that Mark’s middle name is James, adding, “We wanted something that was musical, but not too on the nose. And we also just loved that it felt… Feels like it could work at any age.”
Scott and Mark said they are over the moon that their bundle of joy has arrived months after Scott’s sister Lauren volunteered to be their egg donor.
“I literally cannot believe how selfless she is. She was so passionate about doing it,” Scott gushed of his sister and about how he’ll be forever appreciative of her sacrifice. “I love my sister so much, and I cannot thank her enough for giving the gift of life.”
Scott reflected on his life journey, revealing that he feels blessed to have found love and now be able to embark on the new chapter of parenthood alongside Mark.
They previously released a gender reveal video in January, singing about what their child could be like in the future before confirming they were expecting a baby girl.
Prior to welcoming a baby girl, the couple exchanged vows in July 2023 at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara, California. Their ceremony took place more than one year after Scott proposed in the Bahamas in April 2022.
“It really was beautiful. It was this overwhelming flashback of all these memories growing up and being like, ‘Am I going to find love? Is gay marriage going to be legal? Am I going to be able to have a kid?’” Scott shared of his journey to parenthood, revealing, “The process of us having a child took four or five years.”
Scott said he was overcome with emotions while meeting their daughter, admitting, “It’s been a long time coming and just looking at her, I started crying because it was just such a beautiful thing that I feel really, really lucky.”
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