Jamie Otis Has Already Changed Her Baby's Name
Once a birth announcement is made, there’s no reason why someone shouldn’t change their baby’s name if they’re feeling regretful. After all, Goldie Hawn changed Kate Hudson’s name mid-route to the hospital! And this mom changed her baby’s name when she was 8 months old because of a TV show character. So, it’s not unusual that Married at First Sight stars Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner, who welcomed a baby boy on Wednesday, changed their baby’s name from Hayes Douglas to Hendrix Douglas on Sunday. Yes, baby name regret is a real thing! Here’s why they chose to change his name.
According to an announcement they made on their Instagram Live on Sunday evening, seeing their baby boy for the first time made them realize that he’s so not a Hayes. “The minute we had our son, the minute he came out, I looked at him — I mean, the first time I looked at him, I almost called him Hendrix,” the mom of two explained to viewers.
The reality TV show personality wanted to connect with her baby before he was born — so she and her husband chose “Hayes” because they liked the sound of it. (But it could also very well be because celebrities keep naming their kids Hayes!) Still, every parent knows that the second you meet your kid once they’re outside of the womb, your connection informs their name and not the other way around. “…We felt kind of pressured to make a decision on what his name was gonna be because I wanted to bond with him. When you have a baby inside you and you just call it ‘baby boy’ … So I was like, ‘Let’s decide, what are we naming our son?’” she said. Aside from liking the way “Hayes” sounded, the couple admitted that they don’t know why that was their first choice to begin with.
Ok, so why the name Hendrix then? Well, Otis explained that Hendrix is loosely connected to the name Jonathan — whom they named their unborn child before Otis had a miscarriage in 2016. “Long story short, it’s loosely tied to our angel baby Jonathan,” said Otis said of the name Hendrix. “The day that I was due, there was actually a rainbow … and I was like, ‘What are the chances there’s a rainbow on your due date?’ I haven’t seen a rainbow in I don’t know how long.”
The rainbow sighting was the biggest confirmation for them that this baby should be named Hendrix. But, their friend also happened to get them a blanket with the name “Hendrix” on it. One less monogrammed gift return for the couple is another blessing in disguise!
Here are more unique (and wacky) baby names we wish we thought of first.
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