Jenna Bush Hager’s Baby Daughter’s Name Inspired by Bush 41
Jenna Bush Hager cuddles up to her newborn daughter, Poppy, named after her grandfather George H.W. Bush. (Photo: Today show)
Jenna Bush Hager and her husband, Henry, have given their second baby girl a name inspired by Jenna’s grandfather former President George H. W. Bush.
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Poppy Louise Hager arrived on Thursday, weighing in at 7 pounds 9 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches, it was announced on the Today show Friday morning.
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“She is gorgeous and perfect,” enthused Savannah Guthrie.
Jenna Bush Hager and husband Henry Hager dote on Poppy. (Photo: Today show)
“Poppy, which is such a cute name, is actually named after her grandfather George Herbert Walker Bush, or, as we call him sometimes, Bush 41. He was called Poppy growing up,” Matt Lauer added.
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Guthrie added that the proud parents “Facetimed Grampy — Poppy — to tell him the news, and it got very emotional. [And Jenna said,] ‘And then you can imagine how emotional I was after that.’ [Then Jenna added], ‘When Poppy was growing up in Connecticut, he was known as smart and loyal and humble’ and she says, ‘[Our Poppy] has some big socks to fill.’”
The emotional moment the Hagers told former President George H.W. Bush his great-granddaughter was named after him. (Photo: Today show)
Poppy’s big sister, Mila, was born three weeks early, on April 13, 2013 — after Bush Hager’s water broke at her baby shower.
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