She’s here!
Jessica Simpsonand husbandEric Johnsonwelcomed their third child together, daughter Birdie Mae Johnson, on Tuesday, March 19, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
“We are so happy and proud to announce the birth of our perfect daughter, Birdie Mae Johnson,” Simpsonwrote on InstagramWednesday, sharing a black-and-white photo of her older daughter meeting the new addition.
Simpson and the former NFL player also share sonAce Knute, 5, and daughterMaxwell “Maxi” Drew, 6½.
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The couple firstrevealed their happy newsin August, with a little help from their kids.
“SURPRISE … ” Simpson, 38,captioned an imageof the couple’s children, as they prepared to pop two large polka-dot balloons to find out if they would be welcoming a little brother or sister into their family.
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Opening up about how well her children were taking to the idea of a new sibling, Simpsontold PEOPLE in Octoberthat “the questions I get on the daily from Maxwell and Ace are hilarious.”
The star also noted that she and her husband “are constantly cracking up and trying to figure out how to be honest … but not traumatize them or the friends and teachers we know they are sharing every detail with!”
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“The shower was a bird’s nest theme to celebrate Birdie,” the source added, explaining that “Birdie is a family name” on the singer’s side.
Since then, Simpson has endured numerouspregnancy woes, ranging from broken toilets to a trip to the hospital.
At the beginning of March, the singer and fashion designer announced that she had returned home after spending a week in the hospitalrecovering from a bout of bronchitis
“I am on my way to healthy and counting down the days to see her sweet smile,” Simpson added, alongside a selfie of herself wearing a surgical mask.
Jessica Simpson.Jessica Simpson/Instagram
Simpson has been chroniclingvarious health problemsstemming from her pregnancy on social media, including“severe pregnancy acid reflux,” a month ofsciatica pain, and anextremely swollen footshe endured in January.
“Any remedies?! Help!!!!” she wrote on Instagram, as she asked fans for advice in alleviating the swelling.
“Jessica and Eric absolutely thought they were done having kids after Ace was born — one of each was perfect,” a second insider told PEOPLE.
In April 2018, Simpson teased that shehadn’t ruled out another childaltogether, despite her insistence the previous year that she had an IUD and would not be expanding her family further.
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson with kids.Jessica Simpson/Instagram
“We always practice,” the fashion designer toldEntertainment Tonight, admitting they “don’t really know” if they’ll have a third child but that she is “very attracted” to Johnson, 39.
“She went through a lot during and after her pregnancies,” a second source previously told PEOPLE. “Jess is such a great mom — Maxi is like her mini-me. Eric is the best dad too — there is a lot of laughter in that house.”
source: people.com
