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Peter Doocy Makes Heartwarming Announcement: ‘Such A Blessing’
Peter Doocy’s world just got a little bit more crowded.
The 37-year-old Fox News star announced on Thursday that he and his wife Hillary have welcomed their second child and their first son, whom they named George.
Hillary, whose last name is Vaughn, said George Jack Doocy was born April 16th in Washington, D.C. when, during a routine appointment, her OB told her that he was ready to come out. The news came as a shock to the Vaughn, 35, who said she has just filed her report on the IRS for Tax Day.
“Maybe he was tired of hearing me talk about taxes – I don’t blame him!” the Fox Business correspondent laughed. “30 hours of labor later – George made his grand entrance to the world,” she recalls, before joking, “I’m glad Peter took care of our taxes early this year!”
On social media, Doocy said their bundle of joy came out weighing 8lb, 11oz, a perfect gift for their fourth wedding anniversary.
“So thank you, son, for being the reason I’ll never forget to get your mom a card when I’m grabbing a birthday card for you!” he added.
Vaughn added that she is excited about finally becoming a “Boy mom.”
“There is a learning curve – never let your guard down during diaper changes otherwise you’ll be ‘baptized!’”
George will be the younger brother of Bridget, 2, the couple’s first who was born in 2023.
“It has been such a blessing to welcome our son to this world and it is just as special to see Bridget welcome her baby brother George,” Vaughn says. “Growing our family means giving our kids lifelong best friends and as a new heartbeat fills our home, our hearts are filled with more love than ever before.”
Doocy revealed that, prior to George’s birth, the family took turns guessing what day he would arrive. Bridget ultimately was “the person who came closest,” and she “was also the first person to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to him in the hospital.”
Steve Doocy, father of the “Fox & Friends” co-host, told People the whole family was on “baby-watch” for weeks leading up to the big day.
It was in the midst of this tense time that “out of nowhere a dive-bombing bird smacked him in the head.”
“I woke up my wife Kathy, who listened, paused for a moment and said, ‘This bird that hit Peter — was it a stork?'” he joked. “That night Peter went home, shampooed his hair to get the dirty bird out, and Hillary went into labor sometime after the cream rinse.”
Steve said he’s taking full advantage of grandparent life and already envisions “sentimental music, kids running at grandmas in slo-mo, big smiles, lots of laughs” with George in the picture.
“But what I see beyond that is the unconditional love that the kids show to their grandparents and vice versa,” he says. “Little do they know as a grandparent, my job is to spoil them rotten the rest of their lives.”
“I expect in the not too distant future I will have a conversation with young Mr. Doocy that goes something like, ‘George, when your parents come home tonight after work, there’s really no reason they need to know we had pie and ice cream for breakfast…again,’” he added jokingly.
