14 August 2008 12:50 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
Clay Aiken's fellow American Idol stars are thrilled for the new daddy – and one even has her own baby news. "Congratulations! I am very happy for him," Rickey Smith, 29, told People. "He has great morals and ethics, and I think his baby will be brought up in love." Smith added that baby Parker Foster Aiken's birthdate of Aug. 8 has a personal significance. "My grandmother's birthday, God rest her soul, was August 8," Smith said. "I lost her, but here, another life has been born, so that's pretty memorable to me. Eight is a lucky number in my family – so tell [Clay] welcome to the family!
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