Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon are in paradise — as a result of they only welcomed their second little one!
The Bachelor in Paradise alums — who got engaged on the ABC reality show back in 2018 and tied the knot the next 12 months — are formally dad and mom of two after the start of their son, Hayden.
“Say whats up to Hayden Cruise Haibon. He was born at 2:29 p.m. on July 22, 2024, and weighed 8 lbs., 7 oz. at INOVA Fairfax Hospital,” Iaconetti and Haibon instructed People.
The baby joins 2-year-old brother Dawson, who was born in January 2022. Â
“Child is wholesome and so is Mama!” the couple’s assertion continued. “Seeing Dawson meet his little brother for the primary time was as valuable as we at all times imagined the second could be. Dawson is stuffed with love and stored petting Hayden.”
The pair additionally revealed the Star Wars-themed inspiration behind their new child’s title.Â
“We joked about naming him Anakin as I’m an enormous Star Wars fan and Ashley fan girl-ed over Hayden Christensen as a teen. That sparked the thought for the title Hayden,” they shared. “It took some time to firmly resolve on due to the alliteration with our final title, however in the end we felt it match!”
Christensen famously performed Anakin Skywalker in 2002’s Star Wars: Episode II – Assault of the Clones and 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
As for Hayden’s center title, Cruise, Iaconetti and Haibon shared that it is a tribute to none aside from Tom Cruise.Â
“We at all times knew the center title could be Cruise as a result of we bonded over being Tom Cruise followers whereas first assembly on Bachelor in Paradise 2,” they shared. “We’ve at all times beloved the eagerness, willpower, and charisma of his characters. We met the person himself final 12 months on the Mission Unimaginable premiere and his heat and caring reception for the tales we shared with him additional satisfied us to make use of the title.”
Followers first realized the couple was expecting again back in January once they broke the information throughout an Amazon Live with Dawson’s assist.Â
Throughout the livestream, the couple requested Dawson to come back be a part of them. The teenager then appeared carrying a shirt that learn “Huge Brother.”
“We’re tremendous excited to announce that Ashley is pregnant,” Haibon mentioned.
Following the start of their son, Iaconetti told ET back in October 2022 that their life was  “true chaos.”
“It is humorous as a result of we had been nonetheless, like, very optimistic about it calming down, however I do not know why. We hold saying… ‘It may be so significantly better as soon as we’re over this week. After that week, after that occasion’s carried out, it will be so significantly better. We will actually be capable of have extra time to take pleasure in [everything].’ It hasn’t come but,” she mentioned. “However we’ve got been optimistic that it’s going to come for about eight months now.”
Whereas a new child has undoubtedly made issues busier for them as soon as once more, their dream for Dawson has come true. As Haibon beforehand instructed People, “We wish Dawson to have a sibling… That is essential. Each of us come from households with two children. So we wished to provide that to Dawson.”
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