Photo: Ty Haney/Instagram
Mark Wystrachcouldn’t be more grateful for the health of his wife and daughter after the latter made a “scary” entrance into the world this past fall.
Ina recent interviewfor Big Machine Label Group, theMidlandlead singer, 40, opened up about the traumatic experience that saw his wifeTy Haneyundergo “a really scary, unexpected, emergency C-section” to deliver their first child, daughterSundance Leon, this past November.
The country singer called the experience“the scariest moment and the worst momentand, in a weird way, the best moment of your life,” he said, getting emotional upon remembering what happened.
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“It’s hard to say that but because of that experience — and we got really lucky — it’s weird how life ends up being a gift, because it teaches you the greatest lesson: That this life is a gift, and you can’t take it for granted,” he added.
“Sundance ‘Sunny’ Leon came into this world with a bang! It’s been a wild and unexpected week in the hospital, but we are all doing great and loving being together!” theOutdoor Voicesfounder and CEOcaptioned her post.
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The couplegot engaged in May 2019andtied the knot that October. They confirmed Haney’s pregnancy to PEOPLE in July, with Wystrach sharing that they were “thrilled and terrified (haha) to go through this beautiful, life-changing experience andstart a little beautiful family together.”
In an interview with PEOPLE on the2019 CMA Awardsred carpet in November, the “Drinkin’ Problem” singer said that as a first-time dad, he was “looking most forward to getting to spend quality time at the beginning and just go through this experience one moment at a time.”
“I can’t wait to look through my daughter’s eyes in this world, and I think that’s really what’s going to be the big transformation. And you know, you gotta trust the timing of your life,” Wystrach added. “I’ve done a pretty good job of walking the line, but there’s nothing likegetting ready to have a little daughterto really get you to face your shortcomings and make sure you’re the man you want your daughter to meet.”
source: people.com
