Harper Grae announces she is expecting ‘rainbow baby’ with wife Dawn Gates

Harper Grae is expecting her first child with wife Dawn Gates, after having suffered a miscarriage nearly a decade prior.

‘Dawn and I are so very happy to announce that we will be expecting a little boy or girl into this world, summer 2021,’ the 30-year-old country star confirmed to People on Thursday.

‘I have been nervous every step of the way, as I am sure many mothers whom after having had a miscarriage can relate,’ Harper continued.

‘Every doctor’s appointment, every trip to the bathroom, every workout, every meal — I am overly cautious.’

To close out her statement, the singer-songwriter stressed that ‘one thing is for sure: this little rainbow baby will be loved.’

The pair tied the knot in October of 2020 during a covid-friendly court ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Although this is will be Harper and Dawn’s first child together, Dawn also has a nine-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, who Harper noted will be ‘the best big sister.’

Simultaneously, Harper discussed her brand new track Still Your Mother – out Friday, March 19 – which details the grief she experienced following her tragic miscarriage.

The Dear Daddy songstress revealed to People that she penned the lyrics to Still Your Mother shortly after learning she was pregnant with her and Gates’ impending baby.

‘I felt as though I was finally ready to tell this side of my story, once we knew we would be welcoming a little boy or little girl earthside,’ she explained.

Harper described Still Your Mother as ‘an illustration of an incredibly personal time in my life, which outlines not only my experience with having miscarried a child, but also looking toward, hopefully, growing a family after such a deep and silent loss. 

‘A hidden hurt that no one else felt, saw or knew about, but I carried this pain as close to me as I carried my own breath,’ Grae continued.

She also noted on her Instagram that she dedicates Still Your Mother to ‘every mother who has a rainbow baby or is waiting for their rainbow baby.’  

To close out her interview, Harper revealed that she created a website, stillyourmother.com, for others to share their own miscarriage/pregnancy loss stories.  

She was recently named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country 2021 standouts, following the success of her hit single Muddy Water.

The Alabama native moved to eventually moved to Nashville, Tennessee to commence her singing career, which involved her changing her name from Shanna Henderson to Harper Grae.