Carrie Underwood surprised by ease of motherhood

Carrie Underwood says parenting is easier than she thought it would be since giving birth to her son Isaiah Michael.

In an interview with People, the recent CMT award winner said she expected motherhood to be harder at first. "I think I honestly expected -- it's gonna sound weird -- but I expected the worst," she told the magazine. "I've never been around babies before, to be honest, but he's so laid-back!"

Underwood said little Isaiah Michael is a happy baby, and makes her and husband Mike Fisher's job a bit easier.

"We're laid-back parents and he's a laid-back baby and ... it surprised me that it's a little easier than I thought it was gonna be," the "Something in the Water" singer, 32, said. "I think I just expected, like, screaming, crying baby all the time, and he's just happy and smiley and gorgeous."

At Wednesday's CMT awards in Nashville, Underwood won the top spot for Video of the Year as well as a joint award with collaborator Miranda Lambert.