Jessa Duggar Seewald Welcomes Baby No. 5: ‘Best Christmas Present Ever’
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Jessa (Duggar) Seewald and her husband, Ben Seewald, just welcomed their fifth child.
The couple shared a YouTube video revealing the baby’s name and the moment when their other four children met the new addition.
“Throughout the entire pregnancy, Ben and I kept the baby’s gender a secret, and so today, the kids are going to come over to the hospital and get to meet their little sibling for the first time and find out the baby’s gender,” Jessa began.
“They were all hoping for a boy,” she added.
The couple welcomed George Augustine on Dec. 19.
“Just when you think your heart can’t be any more full as a parent, you see your bigger kids loving on the newborn baby, and your heart just swells with emotion,” Jessa added in the video. “It’s the sweetest thing to witness.”
Ben explained how they chose the name “George.”
“We’re thinking about naming him George,” Ben said in the video. “Oh, I was just about to read the children ‘Saint George and the Dragon’. [It’s all about] courage and bravery.”
Jessa explained that they didn’t decide his name until he was born. “Sometimes I just like to look at them, study and see if the name fits,” she said.
“Right now, we’re leaning towards using Augustine for the middle name. I think that sounds like a really good, strong name. George Augustine. I think the name fits,” she added.
Jessa shared a photo of George and wrote, “Best Christmas present ever! ? George Augustine Seewald. 12.19.23. 9lbs 14oz 21in.”
PEOPLE reported, “In addition to an epidural that ‘worked great on one side’ but was “sort of spotty on the other side,’ George was in a ‘posterior’ position during the labor. Jessa said she ended up calling her midwife, who came to the hospital and helped her ‘get into a bunch of different laboring positions to help rotate the baby.’ After 21 hours of labor, George finally made his arrival. Both Jessa and her husband were overcome with emotion when they saw their son for the first time.”
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