Jessa Duggar and husband Ben Seewald reveal the name of their new son after welcoming baby number five

Jessa Duggar and her husband Ben Seewald have revealed the name they gave to their newborn son.

The former reality TV star, who announced the birth of her fifth child and shared details of his birth story in a YouTube video, left her fans with an exciting development on Saturday.

Birth Story: Part 2 is now live on our YT channel! Children get to know the baby and find out his gender. We choose a name and bring the baby home!” she wrote alongside a photo of herself introducing the baby to her family at the hospital.

The Counting On star used a second video documenting her experience to reveal the baby’s name, who is named George Augustine Seewald.

Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald have announced the name of their fifth child. The baby was born on December 19 in Arkansas.

“I think it suits him very well,” the seasoned 31-year-old mom told the camera. She said that this was one of the main “contenders” for the boy.

When Ben, 28, told his mother Guinn, who was looking after their four older children while Jessa was in hospital, the doting grandmother replied: “I was just about to read to the kids about St George and the Dragon.”

“We were also going to read about courage, bravery and responsibility. Because remember it’s his responsibility to protect the city?

And while there is St. Augustine, the baby’s middle name was inspired by a Florida beach town, not a fifth-century theologian.

“I think it sounds like a strong name,” Jessa noted in the video’s voiceover. “I think this name is appropriate.”

Jessica shared details of her birth in the first part of her YouTube birth story, revealing that she went into labor on December 18th, but the baby didn’t arrive until 21 hours later.

As her contractions seemed to be moving closer together, a check revealed the baby was in the wrong position for birth, so with the help of her midwife, Jessa adopted “a lot of different labor positions to help the baby turn.”

Jessa’s mom, Michelle, was by her side during this difficult time.

The child’s name is George Augustine Seewald. “I think it sounds like a strong name,” Jessa noted in a behind-the-scenes YouTube video documenting the birth. “I think the name fits.”

The boy was born early in the morning of December 19 after just three attempts.

Jessica labored with George for 21 hours. Part of this involved working with a midwife and her mother, Michelle, for several agonizing hours to get the baby into position for birth. Jessa said she’s “not mentally prepared” for the pain

The newborn weighed a whopping nine pounds and 14 ounces.

Unfortunately, this meant that the epidural, which was providing pain relief, had to be stopped so that the laboring mother could change her position.

Jessa admitted she was “mentally unprepared” for the pain to return during the three to four hours it took to get the fetus into position.

Once this was accomplished, she was able to re-inject the pain medication around 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 19, and her water broke about 15 minutes later.

Things moved pretty quickly and after just three pushes the baby arrived and was placed in the arms of his crying mother.

Young George weighed nine pounds 14 ounces and was Jessa’s largest child.

The couple’s four older children were able to meet their new little brother in hospital and were delighted when he returned home.

He was especially popular with two-year-old Fern, who really wanted to become a big sister.

“Fern thinks baby George is HER BABY,” Jessa wrote on screen.

Jessa and Ben announced they were expecting Ben in September after they suffered a miscarriage in December 2022. Throughout the pregnancy, they called George their “rainbow baby.”

George was greeted by his excited older brothers and sisters; Spurgeon seven, Henry six, Ivy four and Fern two.

Fern was especially excited about becoming a big sister. “I have never seen a child more in love with a child. Absolutely melts my heart!” Jessica spoke about the new relationship between them

“We’ll have to practice sharing. … I have never seen a child more in love with a child. My heart absolutely melts! She is so proud of her new role as a big sister.”

Jessa and Ben announced they were expecting Ben in September after suffering a miscarriage in December 2022. Throughout the pregnancy, they referred to George as their “rainbow baby,” a comforting term many parents use after losing a child to miscarriage or stillbirth. .

Seven-year-old Spurgeon, six-year-old Henry and four-year-old Ivy also happily welcomed their new brother.

“Just when you think your parenting heart can’t be filled any more, you see your older children loving your newborn baby and your heart just fills with emotion. It’s the most rewarding thing to watch,” she said.