Jessa Duggar Seewald and her husband ben seewald have finally revealed the name of the newest addition to their family. The couple shared the exciting news in a video on TLC's website, revealing that their newborn son is named Henry Wilberforce.
Why Henry Wilberforce?
According to People, Jessa and Ben decided to go with Henry because Jessa really liked the name, and they chose Wilberforce as the middle name after William Wilberforce, who was a politician and philanthropist that played a vital role in helping to end the slave trade.
#BabySeewald2 is here and we couldn't be more in love! 😍https://t.co/iQVOY0ZuPH pic.twitter.com/sKRV0jWZ4m
— Jessa Seewald (@JessaSeewald) February 7, 2017
"William Wilberforce was a British politician in the 1700s ...
he was instrumental in abolishing the slave trade. He's a real hero of ours. Someone that really walked with God," Ben can be heard saying in the video. “We just thought it was cute, but also there was another great man of God name Matthew Henry who lived before Wilberforce and he wrote a lot of great commentaries."
The Counting On stars confirmed the birth of their second child on February 6, and announced that both mom and baby were happy and healthy.
Now there is four! #TLC's #CountingOn stars Ben & #JessaSeewald shared their first family photo with their newborn son and their first born! pic.twitter.com/kCeDCWWboj
— Fame10 (@Fame10_com) February 8, 2017
“We are so happy to announce the arrival of our sweet second son,” they said in a statement at the time.
“He was born at 4:26 a.m. this morning, weighing 8 lbs. and 11 oz., and measuring 21 3/4 in. long.” Mom and baby are both doing well. We are so thankful to God for this precious new gift of life and are excited to be a family of four! Thanks to everyone for your prayers and well wishes!”
Future of the Seewald's
Ben and Jessa got married in November 2014, and welcomed their first son, Spurgeon, who is now 15 months old, not long after.
The couple has been vocal about their desire to have a large family like Jessa's family, who have been featured on their reality show 19 Kids and Counting. They have also mentioned that they would possibly like to adopt a child in the future.
"We have many friends who have walked this road, so we have seen firsthand the amazing power of adoption," Jessa said during a 2016 interview with Us Weekly.
"There are so many kids out there who are longing for the love of a family, and we feel strongly about opening our hearts and our home to welcome them in."
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