Was Fergie all up in our faces with her pregnancy? I can’t really tell. Like, she’s a big enough star where she can go by one name and every media outlet reported on her baby shower, but still… it felt like we weren’t being inundated with endless “I’m having a great pregnancy!” interviews. Anyway, Fergie and Josh Duhamel checked into an LA hospital yesterday, reportedly to have a scheduled C-section. And now they’re parents to son Axl. Axl Jack Duhamel. Ugh. I can’t.
Welcome to the world, baby Duhamel! Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie gave birth to her first child with husband Josh Duhamel, a baby boy, on Thursday, Aug. 29, in L.A., a rep confirms to Us Weekly. Axl Jack Duhamel weighed in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces, the rep tells Us.
Married since 2009, the couple have been eagerly anticipating their little bundle of joy’s birth for weeks. At the Hollywood premiere of Duhamel’s new movie, Scenic Route, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the 40-year-old actor said they were packed and ready to go to the hospital at a moment’s notice.
“We do have a bag ready but just not here,” he told Us. “So he’s going to have to wait. He’s going to have to wait until next week.”
The star also spoke recently about how well his wife had been handling her first pregnancy. “I’m mostly impressed with how gracefully…I mean she’s just been awesome throughout this whole thing,” he gushed on Aug. 15. “She’s taken really good care of herself, she’s happy, she’s in great spirits, she looks beautiful and I’m just really proud of her more than anything. And I’m really excited to meet this little dude. I can’t wait.”
That said, he’s not sure he’s entirely ready for how much his life is about to change. Appearing on The Tonight Show two nights before Fergie gave birth, the dad-to-be admitted to having some last-minute pre-baby jitters.
“You know, I gotta tell you, I’m a little bit nervous,” he told Jay Leno. “I thought that I was going to be good. I thought that I was ready for this, and I’m a little bit terrified. I’m excited and terrified, because I am responsible for this little thing. Forever.”
So, what are the thoughts on the name? You know what offends me? The laziness of the “Jack”. It seems like every other celebrity names their son “Jack”. I’m sure there are at least a dozen Jacks or Jacksons in every kindergarten class in LA right now. Now, is “Axl” a proper alternative to the laziness of the Jack? I don’t know. I just flat-out hate it though. Axl Duhamel sounds like a car part. “You see, honey, the Axl Duhamel is causing a problem with your brake line, it will cost $2000 to fix it.”
Anyway, congrats to the new parents and baby Axl.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I like that she admitted she was going in for a C-section. Most people hide the fact they scheduled a C-section like it is a dirty little secret.
Unless it’s medically necessary, a c-section is a terrible idea b/c you are ‘electing’ to compromise the baby’s gut/digestive system.
^ This
She is 40 & by definition high risk. I’m betting it was medically necessary.
But yes, I totally agree with you
Right. Frankly I was impressed Dutches Kate didn’t think she was to posh to push, and is breastfeeding. That idea is such a disservice to womanhood
A scheduled csection is not necessarily an elective csection. She may have had a medical reason to have one.
I like the name, very rocker.
Well, she did perform Sweet Child O’Mine with Slash I think, so he maybe named after Axl Rose?
Who named himself after an anagram of “oral sex”…
gah, I miss the days of G’N’R
That’s funny about him naming himself after an anagram of “oral sex”. I’d never heard that before…
I think there was a 3-4 year period of my life where ALL I listened to was Guns N’ Roses. Appetite for Destruction is still one of the best rock albums of all time IMO.
I really wanna listen to Paradise City, like right now.
On topic: I like the name.
No he didn’t. Rose was his birth name. His mother changed it to Bailey when she remarried.
Axl is a Scandinavian name, a derivative of the Hebrew name (Axel). Means something like ‘man of peace’. As someone whose real name is a very Scandinavian & uncommon name, I feel a need to defend ethnic names (childhood was quite something under its mantle).
Anyway, Axl Rose was born William Rose (quick search reveals), so he just dumped his common first name to be different and noticed, I’d guess. Sounds like a male mega fan-boy somewhere came up with the anagram story.
I like the first name (she probably picked it) and Josh probably picked the Jack.. together it’s odd but not the worst name I’ve heard.
She has been pregnant like for forever !
Anyway, congrast to them !
And I will forever call him “Apple Jacks” because it’s just too close sounding not to.
LOL
I thought too!
I like the name…better than what i was expecting
Yes I like his name and find it to be ten thousand times better than being named after a direction….seriously!
U made me chuckle with the car part statement 🙂
Congrats to the couple on their new addition as for the name it’s different from the norm you hear so that’s good
‘Jack’ as a middle name is lazy? hmm
He could be named after someone important to them.
My son goes by Jack, and sometimes I feel myself getting defensive bc I don’t want people to think it was “laziness.” His given name is John which is the middle name of his dad and both grandfathers. I agree there are other reasons than laziness to give kids common names.
It seemed like she was up in our faces with pictures from baby shower number ‘x’ at the end. I think she had like 53 of them. At least that’s what it felt like.
I don’t mind the Jack part, but combined with Axl just makes me think of car parts and changing a tire.
The Jack is a cop out. I’l bet they only end up calling him Jack.
At least they saved him the trouble of coming up with an adult film name.
congrats to them. I’ve always adored fergie
If no career ever works out for him, he can become a pirate.
ARRRRRRRRRR Captin Axl Jack will get er done.
These two should also change their names – to dumb and dumber.
Congratulations to them! He did say they didn’t tell people the name, not even their parents, because they didn’t want people’s opinions influencing their choice.
Axl isn’t something I would choose, but it’s cool and unusual without being weird or silly.
I don’t care for the flow of Axl Jack, as the poster above pointed out I thought ‘Apple Jacks’ right away lol. But middle names are hardly used anyway.
Jack was my grandfather’s name, and if I had had a son, his name would have been Jack. It’s an awesome name.
Congrats to the new parents!
Apple Jacks
Well, at least it’s not a plant, thing or place/direction name.
Axl – very common name from the TV Show “The Middle” with Axl being the oldest son. Love that show – love the name!
Axl or Axel is starting to become a very popular name where I live-perhaps because of the polularity of that show.
My cousin just named her son Axel Paul.
My husband’s cousin named his son Dominique Axel…..
I’ll always have a spot for Fergie, thanks to Kids Incorporated. The husband…not so much.
There is nothing wrong with the name Jack that’s my 9 year olds name and it wasn’t because I was lazy in picking a name I happen to love the name!
Now days youre screwed on names. If you do something different people hate it. If it’s too common people hate it.
I really like both names, they just don’t flow well together. They were both so excited & I’m happy for them. I think they’ll be great parents. Congrats to them!
How does having a c section compromise the baby’s digestive system? I’m 6 months pregnant and terrified of childbirth. Haven’t found any helpful info
If you search for csection and baby’s digestive system there are some articles that explains it better.
Apparently when babies pass through the vaginal canal they ingest bacteria that’s beneficial for their gut. I think research is still needed.
Thanks Isa. But natural childbirth still scares the daylights out of me. Catch 22.