‘Bachelor’ Alums Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon Welcome Baby No. 2

Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon are truly in paradise as they have just welcomed their second child!

The Bachelor in Paradise alums, who got engaged on the ABC reality show in 2018 and tied the knot the following year, are now proud parents of two following the birth of their son, Hayden.

“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,” Iaconetti and Haibon shared with People.

The newborn joins his 2-year-old brother, Dawson, who was born in January 2022.

“Baby is healthy and so is Mama!” the couple’s statement continued. “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.”

The couple also shared the Star Wars-themed inspiration behind their newborn’s name.

“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 shared. “It took a while to firmly decide on because of the alliteration with our last name, but ultimately we felt it fit!”

Christensen famously played Anakin Skywalker in 2002’s Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.

As for Hayden’s middle name, Cruise, Iaconetti and Haibon revealed it’s a tribute to none other than 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.”

Fans first learned the couple was expecting again back in January during an Amazon Live session with Dawson’s help.

During the livestream, the couple asked Dawson to join them. The youngster then appeared wearing a shirt that read “Big Brother.”

“We’re super excited to announce that Ashley is pregnant,” Haibon said at the time.

Following the birth of their new son, Iaconetti told ET back in October 2022 that their life was “true chaos.”

“It’s funny because we were still, like, very optimistic about it calming down, but I don’t know why. We keep saying… ‘It’s going to be so much better once we’re over this week. After that week, after that event’s done, it’s going to be so much better. We’re going to really be able to have more time to enjoy [everything].’ It hasn’t come yet,” she said. “But we have been optimistic that it will come for about eight months now.”

While a newborn has undoubtedly made matters busier for them once again, their dream for Dawson has come true. As Haibon previously told People, “We want Dawson to have a sibling… That’s very important. Both of us come from families with two kids. So we wanted to give that to Dawson.”

Source: People, ET