In early April, country singer Clay Walker and his wife, Jessica Craig, announced that they were expecting their sixth child. The couple and family were busy making all the arrangements they could for a new bundle of joy to join the family.
Unfortunately, Jessica suffered a miscarriage at 20 weeks. Clay confirmed this to People magazine. The entire family is devastated and did not see this coming. They are leaning on their Christian faith to get them through.
"The whole family had been waiting for the baby and it was really, just a huge blow. We had her room ready, her clothes bought — everything, and her name, Eleanora Lindsey,” Clay revealed. “So, it was a nightmare and still is for my wife. We were at 20 weeks, and we'd already made it through the toughest part. We've had five successful full-term pregnancies and five beautiful children. It's tough.”
Clay and Jessica share five children. They have four sons — Christiaan, 2; Ezra, 5; Elijah, 10; and William, 14 — and one daughter, Mary-Elizabeth, 13. Clay also has two adult daughters, Skylor and MaClay, from his previous marriage to Lori Jayne Lampson.
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Clay and Jessica are being supported by their community and drawing strength from their faith. Clay wishes he could do more for his wife.
"We've got a great friend group that's been there for us, you know, a lot of prayer. We've had a lot of prayer internally in our home. But still, you know, I could talk all day about this,” Clay said. "I just don't know how moms make it through the rest of their lives with that kind of pain. And you know, as a husband and a father, not being able to do anything about it, not being able to protect my wife's feelings or the baby, sucks."
