Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland took to her blog to reveal the first picture of her five-month-old son, Magnus Hamilton, with husband Justin Miller. Read what the new mom had to say below:

“On December 6, 2012 my life was forever changed. I had a baby! Magnus Hamilton Miller was born healthy, hungry and with way more hair than I was expecting after seeing baby pictures of both me and my husband. Needless to say, especially to those of you who have children, the rhythm of my life is way different than the movement and pace before baby. In short, this baby is the boss of me.

This ‘boss’ status should come as no surprise. From the onset, Magnus had his own timing and plans. I was merely the willing, excited and inexperienced hostess. For example, doctors predicted his due date to be November 29th. Now I took the birthing classes and knew that a ‘due’ date was an estimation. I also heard that first babies were often born after their due date. I heard all this and understood. But somewhere in the back of my type A, Virgo mind, I thought my little overachieving bundle would come, well, early. This expectation was only exaggerated by hosting the CMA Country Christmas Special. I was so anxious about hosting the show at 36 weeks pregnant that I was sure, once it had passed, Master Miller could ‘come anytime.’ (Try over four weeks later!)

Now, a month may not seem like a long time but trust me, when one is gigantron pregnant, even a week is a long time. And so, 4 weeks and several, several packs of Pillsbury break and bake cookies later, Magnus made his big debut. Since that time I have been enjoying snuggling and feeding and learning. Big time. About myself.

For example, I am really good at following directions. If you give me a recipe I will follow it exactly and expect the predicted results, or else I’m trading it in. These good student proclivities have served me well in different aspects of my life and career. Spoiler alert! The shit does not work this way with babies. You can read every book and website (I’ve read them all), and listen to the well meaning advice of family and friends, on how to get your baby to, for example, sleep more or through the night. But guess what? This stuff is not one size fits all. Anyone who tells you it is, lies. The best advice I’ve gotten was, of course, from my mother who told me to remind myself “this works SOMETIMES!” And don’t get me started on sleep deprivation.

There is a reason why sleep deprivation is one of the first stages of torture. You’ll tell someone anything and they won’t even have to touch you. ‘Mommy brain’ is absolutely real as a result of your brain being deprived the sleep it needs to function normally. I was making a grocery list and said to my mom, ‘What’s it called? A ‘glass’ of peanut butter?’ She said kindly, ‘No honey, it’s a JAR!’ Dear Lord! And so I am reveling in and hopefully gracefully fumbling through, this most beautiful, challenging, precious, sleep deprived time as a new mommy.

I have appreciated all of your supportive messages and tweets as I have been giving myself the space to enjoy this most sacred, precious time. However, I am also bursting at the seams with pride! And so, it gives me great pleasure to say to you,

Meet Magnus”