Jeannie Mai And Jeezy Reveal Baby J’s Name

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Jeannie Mai and Jeezy have revealed the name of their first child together: Monaco Mai Jenkins. Jeannie explained why they chose the name in a YouTube video, saying, “I thought Baby J’s name should be a J name—because obviously Jeannie and Jeezy, like, makes sense—but that wasn’t the name that came to us. What really came to us was how Baby J came to fruition for us when we were dating.”

Jeannie recalled a trip to Monaco that she and Jeezy took while they wre dating. During the trip, the two had a serious talk on a bridge and a photo of the bridge from the trip is featured in the baby’s nursery.

She said about the photo, “Literally where this car is right there, he turned me around and he said, ‘What kind of life do you want with me? What do you want to do in this life? What dreams do you have? What is doing life for us?’”

She continued, “At the time, I didn’t know what it meant. I didn’t know technically it meant marriage and having kids. I just know that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. I wanted to build with him. I wanted to grow with him, and I wanted us to bear fruit together. And I saw that it meant so much more than just kids. It meant, like, family, and visions, and hopes, and memories and it all happened here.”

Jeannie and Jeezy will announce the sex of the baby at a later date.

Jeannie Mai Reveals The Name Of Her And Jeezy’s First Child

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Jeannie Mai is still in new mom bliss, just weeks after welcoming her first child with husband Jeezy. On Thursday, The Real host revealed the name of her bundle of joy, Monaco, in a video on her Hello Hunnay YouTube channel, sharing:

“I thought Baby J’s name should be a J name because obviously Jeannie and Jeezy, makes sense, but that wasn’t the name that came to us. What really came to us was how baby J came to fruition for us when we were dating.”

While giving a tour of her newborn’s nursery room, Jeannie pointed to the wall where Monaco’s name is printed, adding:

“That’s really the theme of the nursery: what Monaco is about. Family, moments, traveling, discussions, important key points in my life and Jeezy’s life that brought Monaco here.”

Jeannie Mai reveals newborn’s name and the inspiration behind it, plus more celebs who had babies in 2022

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_ On Jan. 11 — nine months after they married — “The Real” host Jeannie Mai Jenkins and rapper Jeezy welcomed their first child together. “I asked God for a life of love and happiness. He sent me my family. Baby Jenkins is here,” she shared on Instagram after giving birth. On Jan. 20, she revealed their child’s name: Monaco Mai Jenkins, though the couple have yet to reveal the baby’s gender. The name is inspired by a trip she and Jeezy took to Monaco where they talked about their future goals and dreams. This is Jeannie’s first child. Jeezy is also a dad to three kids from previous relationships. RELATED: Celebrity kids then and now: See how they’ve grown

_ “Bachelor in Paradise” season 4 winners Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk — who married in April 2021 — welcomed their first child, a son, in Dallas on Jan. 18. “Little man made it,” Adam shared on his Instagram Story. “Had emergency C-Section after pushing for about an hour and a half. Mom and baby are doing very well.” RELATED: Celebs who are expecting babies

_ Model Ashley Graham gave birth to twin boys on Jan. 7 — almost two years after welcoming her first child with husband Justin Ervin, son Isaac, in 2020 — she announced on her Instagram Story later that day. “Justin and I are so excited that our baby boys are here. They were born early this morning at home and are happy and healthy,” she shared. RELATED: See Hollywood stars’ tween and teens then and now

_ On Jan. 8, “Skins” and “Maze Runner” franchise star Kaya Scodelario announced that she and her husband, Broadway performer and “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” star Benjamin Walker, had welcomed their second child. “You made it here little one Starting the new year with so much love in our hearts & in our home,” she captioned a photo of the three of them in the hospital, adding, “Plus poop and puke, lots of that too.” The couple are also parents to a son born in 2016.

_ Retired figure skater Michelle Kwan is a mama! The two-time Olympic medalist — who in December 2021 was nominated by President Joe Biden to become the next ambassador to Belize — took to Instagram on Jan. 5 to announce that she’d given birth to her first child, daughter Kalista Belle Kwan. “I’ve always wanted to be a mom and, to me, she’s a perfect miracle. I had a hard time picturing what she might look like yet it seems like she’s been in my life forever. This has been a challenging journey to motherhood (not to mention a very long labor!!!) and I’m glad I never gave up. I feel so grateful to have had the support of so many during this time, including my fertility doctor, doctors and nurses who looked after me, friends that shared their stories, and of course, my family & my [heart] who I could not live without,” she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of her daughter and a time-lapse video of her growing baby bump (she had not previously announced she was expecting and has not shared the identity of her child’s father). “As people closest to me know, I’m always full of surprises and tend to keep my personal life private. And, I’ve wanted to share this happy news for many months but each milestone seemed to be exciting and daunting at the same time. Each step of the way, I knew that there was still more time needed until I could hold her in my arms. Here’s a quick montage of the last 9 months to catch you all up,” she continued, adding, “Also, I want to send my best to all the moms out there (as we all know, moms rule the world!). And, I wish anyone trying to conceive in any which way (ivf, iui, surrogacy, adoption and naturally) all the success and love. You’re not alone on this path and I’m pulling for you.”

Iliza Shlesinger Welcomes First Child

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Iliza Shlesinger is officially a mom! The 38-year-old comedian has welcomed her first child, a baby girl named Sierra Mae, with husband Noah Galuten. Shlesinger shared the exciting news on her Instagram on Tuesday, sharing details of her daughter’s birth, as well as posting photos of their new bundle of joy.

“I finally have my very own #babyleg !! I gave birth late at night (because that’s when I work) and there was no food available at 1:30am. Noah went to a vending machine and came back with chips and cookies, basically prison commissary food,” she jokingly began. “I think he paid for them in cigarettes. So this is me finally getting to eat a Bay Cities Godmother at noon the next day. I was unaware this photo was being taken but I’m glad it was. Vaginal delivery mothers knows why I’m eating sitting side saddle wearing exclusive Mesh Underwear for SS22.”

“The decision to induce came purely from me wanting to have enough time with her and to heal before my February shows. So…27 hours of labor, 75 minutes of power pushing (they said I had 4 hours and I was like ‘oh no, this ends NOW. Champions do more.’),” she continued, sharing that her daughter was born at 11:27 p.m on Jan. 13.

“I became a mother the moment at 10cm dilated, around minute 60 of pushing when I realized I could feel my body breaking and I didn’t care because I was doing it for her. I had been dreaming of the moment they would pull her out and put her on my chest and I could look at her little face. I got what I came for. That perfect moment,” she wrote, adding that she was in “awe of this experience: mothers who do this without epidurals, single mothers, mothers without support and just what a woman is capable of physically and mentally.”

The comedian noted that her baby is “gorgeous” and won’t be sharing photos of her face since it’s “not mine.” She concluded the post by thanking everyone for their support.

Shlesinger announced her pregnancy while on stage performing in August, where she revealed she was due in January with a baby girl. “We can’t wait to meet her! And squeeze her BABY LEG!!!!” the New York native captioned an Instagram post of the moment she told the audience, who erupted in applause.

From then on, Shlesinger kept fans up to date with dozens of pictures and videos on her Instagram page, including detailing her journey to motherhood saying she felt “great.”

“This may upset a lot of people, but zero morning sickness,” she said in one post where she and Galuten cooked breakfast tacos together. “Honestly, totally fine. I feel totally fine, nothing weird.”

However, she did note that she was nervous about sharing her news with the world. “I was so nervous because I had to get through the whole set with this secret,” she recalled of her reveal. “And I didn’t know if I really wanted to tell people, but what I didn’t want to do was be outed. But more importantly, I wanted to start wearing clothes that were comfortable that you could see my belly instead of always being uncomfortable. It’s 900 degrees in L.A., and I’m wearing an anorak on stage.”

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Mining kids’ original thoughts as a source of entertainment has a long and cute history, from Johnny Carson’s reading of school-age kids’ letters on the Tonight Show in the 1970s and Rosie O’Donnell sharing children’s jokes on her 1990s talk show, to Jimmy Kimmel featuring kids in video bits and, of course, the ongoing series Kids Say the Darndest Things and Kids React. But with Recess Therapy — the runaway-hit Instagram series that asks kids on the street to weigh in on topics from superheroes to climate change —creator, host and producer Julian Shapiro-Barnum is looking to shift from that groundwork. “I use it kind of as a counter text [to the] vetted kids who have gone through probably a couple rounds of interviews,” he tells Yahoo Life. “I’ve always found what makes Recess Therapy special is that it can be any kid — no studio … [or] casting call or anything. It’s really just the kids walking around Brooklyn.” And unlike some of the historic ways of approaching kids and their humor, he adds, “I try to meet them exactly where they’re at and, like, feel like a peer with them a little bit.”