Jenna Bush Hager has given birth to the newest member of the Bush family dynasty, it was announced on Sunday.
Margaret Laura 'Mila' Hager was born in New York City at 8.43 pm on Saturday to Jenna Bush Hager and Henry Hager.
Former president George W Bush and wife Laura are grandparents for the first time. George W Bush said in a statement: 'Laura and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our grandchild. We met our beautiful granddaughter today. Jenna and Mila are healthy. And our family is elated.'
Mila was named after her grandmothers, like Jenna herself and her twin sister Barbara.
The Bush family has frequently named babies after their predecessors. Other examples include George, Prescott, Walker, Ellis, Pierce and Dorothy.
A heavily pregnant Jenna Bush Hager dotted around New York City last week running errands in a bright pink, figure-hugging long top that showed off her growing baby bump.
Until then Bush had tried to conceal her baby bump with shapeless shift dresses, but last Wednesdat the mother-to-be decided on the shape-defining top.
'I have read this book so many times, I have it committed to memory and committed to song, because I have to jazz it up - not just for my kids,' explained Ms Morales.
Last month, grand parents-to-be, Laura and George W. Bush, swept into the couple's lower Manhattan apartment last month to whip the nursery together.
It is painted neutral seafoam-green color scheme because the baby's gender is a surprise, she said.
Mr Bush, who has taken up painting since his eight-year stint in the White House, contributed the nursery's artwork.
A portrait of the Hagers’ cat, Bernadette, sits over the crib; a landscape featuring a 'baby tree' on the family's Texas ranch; and a still life of nightfall over the ranch’s stone cross where the Hagers were married in 2008, all fills the nursery.
'He’s become an artiste. There’s a whole new side of him and he’s so excited about the baby,' Mrs Bush Hager explained.
Before her NBC co-workers left for the afternoon, she made sure they knew how grateful she was.
'It made me feel really happy to work where we work,' said Mrs Bush Hager. 'I already feel 100 percent supported, which is a really amazing feeling.
She also promised to be back in the studio after a summer maternity leave.
'I’ll bring this baby to work — on the subway, I guess,' she said. 'I haven’t figured that part out yet.'
Mrs
Bush Hager and her husband, who got married in 2008 on former President
Bush's Texas ranch, will be celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary
in June.
The busy mother-to-be is an editor-at-large for Southern Living magazine as well as a contributing correspondent on the Today show. The baby will be the first grandchild for George W. and Laura Bush.
Margaret Laura 'Mila' Hager was born in New York City at 8.43 pm on Saturday to Jenna Bush Hager and Henry Hager.
Former president George W Bush and wife Laura are grandparents for the first time. George W Bush said in a statement: 'Laura and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our grandchild. We met our beautiful granddaughter today. Jenna and Mila are healthy. And our family is elated.'
Mom-to-be: A heavily pregnant Jenna Bush Hager
dotted around New York City today running errands in a bright pink
figure-hugging top that showed off her growing baby bump
The Bush family has frequently named babies after their predecessors. Other examples include George, Prescott, Walker, Ellis, Pierce and Dorothy.
A heavily pregnant Jenna Bush Hager dotted around New York City last week running errands in a bright pink, figure-hugging long top that showed off her growing baby bump.
Until then Bush had tried to conceal her baby bump with shapeless shift dresses, but last Wednesdat the mother-to-be decided on the shape-defining top.
Baby shower: Hoda Kotb (left) and former
co-anchor Meredith Viera (right) pose for pictures with Jenna Bush Hager
(middle) during her baby shower last week
Live entertainment: Natalie Morales (right) performed a song version of the classic book, Goodnight Moon
The previous week the Today show correspondent, who announced her pregnancy with husband Henry Hager, 34, in December last year, held a baby shower with her NBC co-workers Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie.
According to People magazine, the gift table was piled with dozens of her co-worker's favorite childhood books - each inscribed with a piece of parenting advice.
Meredith Viera gave a copy of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, with the advice: 'Get a nap anytime you can.'
Meanwhile Savannah Guthrie gave Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and Kathie Lee Gifford offered Party Animals.
Goodnight Moon, given by news anchor Natalie Morales, was also among
Mrs Bush Hager’s shower gifts.According to People magazine, the gift table was piled with dozens of her co-worker's favorite childhood books - each inscribed with a piece of parenting advice.
Meredith Viera gave a copy of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, with the advice: 'Get a nap anytime you can.'
Meanwhile Savannah Guthrie gave Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and Kathie Lee Gifford offered Party Animals.
Happy couple: Henry Hager, 34, made a surprise visit at the afternoon women's soirée to his wife's delight
'I have read this book so many times, I have it committed to memory and committed to song, because I have to jazz it up - not just for my kids,' explained Ms Morales.
Last month, grand parents-to-be, Laura and George W. Bush, swept into the couple's lower Manhattan apartment last month to whip the nursery together.
It is painted neutral seafoam-green color scheme because the baby's gender is a surprise, she said.
Mr Bush, who has taken up painting since his eight-year stint in the White House, contributed the nursery's artwork.
A portrait of the Hagers’ cat, Bernadette, sits over the crib; a landscape featuring a 'baby tree' on the family's Texas ranch; and a still life of nightfall over the ranch’s stone cross where the Hagers were married in 2008, all fills the nursery.
'He’s become an artiste. There’s a whole new side of him and he’s so excited about the baby,' Mrs Bush Hager explained.
We're pregnant! Jenna Bush Hager and Henry Hager
posed on the set of Today on December 12th, 2012, as they confirmed they
are expecting their first child
Wedding day: The happy couple beam alongside former President George W Bush, Laura Bush and
Barbara Bush after tying the knot in May 2008
'It made me feel really happy to work where we work,' said Mrs Bush Hager. 'I already feel 100 percent supported, which is a really amazing feeling.
She also promised to be back in the studio after a summer maternity leave.
'I’ll bring this baby to work — on the subway, I guess,' she said. 'I haven’t figured that part out yet.'
The busy mother-to-be is an editor-at-large for Southern Living magazine as well as a contributing correspondent on the Today show. The baby will be the first grandchild for George W. and Laura Bush.