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Nashville - Jewel is gearing up for motherhood, and she's already learned to multi-task.
At age 37, the singer-songwriter is expecting her first child - a boy - in July. She's hosting and judging the new Bravo TV show, Platinum Hit, which premieres on Monday, and she's releasing a new children's album in the fall.
Jewel married world champion bull rider Ty Murray in August 2008 after dating for about 10 years. The couple initially said they wanted to start a family right away, but ended up waiting a while.
"We were both real careful and kind of cautious about it. I think it sort of scared both of us," Jewel told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
‘Great timing’
Jewel said they also wanted to make sure they both were at a point in their careers where they could step back and dedicate time to raising a child.
"We feel like it's great timing, even though we're a little older," said Jewel, who wrote and recorded a soothing album called Lullaby at her Stephenville, Texas, home while trying to get pregnant.
Her pregnancy in turn has inspired her to produce another children's album, The Merry Goes`Round, due out in the fall.
"I wanted it to work on a lot of levels where infants would like it, and they could just bounce to the rhythm of a song, and then as they get older they could get into the storytelling aspect, and hopefully have them be well-crafted pop songs that a parent would like," she said.
At age 37, the singer-songwriter is expecting her first child - a boy - in July. She's hosting and judging the new Bravo TV show, Platinum Hit, which premieres on Monday, and she's releasing a new children's album in the fall.
Jewel married world champion bull rider Ty Murray in August 2008 after dating for about 10 years. The couple initially said they wanted to start a family right away, but ended up waiting a while.
"We were both real careful and kind of cautious about it. I think it sort of scared both of us," Jewel told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
‘Great timing’
Jewel said they also wanted to make sure they both were at a point in their careers where they could step back and dedicate time to raising a child.
"We feel like it's great timing, even though we're a little older," said Jewel, who wrote and recorded a soothing album called Lullaby at her Stephenville, Texas, home while trying to get pregnant.
Her pregnancy in turn has inspired her to produce another children's album, The Merry Goes`Round, due out in the fall.
"I wanted it to work on a lot of levels where infants would like it, and they could just bounce to the rhythm of a song, and then as they get older they could get into the storytelling aspect, and hopefully have them be well-crafted pop songs that a parent would like," she said.
