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Congratulations are in order for Jenna Bush Hager and her husband Henry Hager. She gave birth to a baby boy, named Henry Harold Hager, on Friday morning.
I have a new baby boy. Henry and I met our little boy on Friday morning, Jenna said on the Today show Monday via phone. His name is Henry Harold, named after my grandpa, and Henry for my husband, and we call him Hal. The mom of three added: Hes a beautiful, funny little man,
Jenna shared a series of adorable family photos to Instagram this morning announcing his birth. Jenna's parents, George and Laura Bush, her husband Henry, and their two daughters all snuggled up with the newest member of the family. Jenna captioned the post: "Welcome to the world my darling Henry Harold Hal Hager! Hal came into the world Friday, August 2, 2019 at 9:02am and our life has never been sweeter. "
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Welcome to the world my darling Henry Harold Hal Hager! Hal came into the world Friday, August 2, 2019 at 9:02am and our life has never been sweeter. A post shared by Jenna Bush Hager (@jennabhager) on Aug 5, 2019 at 5:34am PDT
And our world made even sweeter when our girls met their baby brother. A post shared by Jenna Bush Hager (@jennabhager) on Aug 5, 2019 at 5:38am PDT
Predictions about Jenna's baby's name were pretty spot on. One leading possibility was Harold, which is inspired by her late grandfather on her mom's side. Weve always thought if we had a boy, we were going to name him after [Harold]. But we havent had a boy yet," she shared on Today during an emotional reading with Hollywood Medium Tyler Henry. Now that she and Henry have a boy, they included a tribute to her grandfather with his middle name.
Jenna announced her pregnancy live on Today on April 22. "Yes, I'm pregnant," she shared on air. "Y'all I'm very pregnant, so I don't know how I hid this." Jenna said she was specifically five-and-a-half months pregnant at that time. Speculation about her late July and early August due date seem to be right in line with his arrival, too.
Almost simultaneously, Hoda Kotb adopted a second baby girl . Jenna went out on maternity leave last week, so fans will have to wait a bit longer for the dynamic duo and new moms to be back together on TV.
Even so, the TODAY show must go on, and will likely tap a few of its first-, second-, and third-hour co-hostslike Savannah Guthrie, Dylan Dreyer (until she leaves on her own maternity leave), and Carson Dalyto fill in for the 10 a.m. slot. Former Today star Meredith Vieira may also pop up from time to time.
Congratulations to Jenna and Henry on their baby boy.