Overview
- Archer James was born on May 7 about three months early and spent 70 days in the NICU before his July 15 discharge.
- McCartney describes the experience as traumatic and says bringing his son home was the greatest day of his life.
- Katie Peterson was hospitalized for two weeks with preterm labor complications, and McCartney rushed from Boston to sleep on a blow-up mattress in her hospital room.
- The parents initially kept the situation quiet, later posting images including Archer in a custom “Beautiful Soul” blanket and bringing him to shows, with his first concert during a Jonas Brothers date in August.
- Now touring behind his Weightless EP with additional Jonas Brothers appearances scheduled through December, McCartney reports Archer is healthy and already alert to music.