Ashley and Jared Haibon Welcome Baby No. 2 with a Pop Culture-Inspired Name
Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon just welcomed their second child!
The Paradise couple welcomed their second baby on Monday, July 22.
“Say hello to Hayden Cruise Haibon. He was born at 2:29 p.m. on July 22, 2024, and weighed 8 lbs., 7 oz. at INOVA Fairfax Hospital,” Ashley and Jared told People.
“Baby is healthy and so is Mama! Seeing Dawson meet his little brother for the first time was as precious as we always imagined the moment would be. Dawson is full of love and kept petting Hayden,” Jared shared.
“We joked about naming him Anakin as I’m a big Star Wars fan and Ashley fan girl-ed over Hayden Christensen as a teen. That sparked the idea for the name Hayden,” they explained his name. “It took a while to firmly decide on because of the alliteration with our last name, but ultimately we felt it fit!”
As for Hayden’s middle name, Cruise, the couple said that it’s a tribute to the amazing Tom Cruise.
“We always knew the middle name would be Cruise because we bonded over being Tom Cruise fans while first meeting on Bachelor in Paradise 2,” they shared. “We’ve always loved the passion, determination, and charisma of his characters. We met the man himself last year at the Mission Impossible premiere and his warmth and caring reception for the stories we shared with him further convinced us to use the name.”
Ashley Iaconetti shared updates from her delivery room on her social media.
“Lovely experience so far *knock on wood*! I was four centimeters dilated walking into the hospital, but not in active labor. I got the epidural before pitocin and I’ve been having contractions about every two minutes, but haven’t felt a single one!!”