Kerry Washington gave birth to baby Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha 2 weeks ago
Yay, Kerry Washington had her baby! On April 21st. Yeah. Two weeks ago. Someone (Kerry’s publicist) finally got around to announcing the birth on Friday (May 2nd). Kerry gave birth to a baby girl. Kerry and her husband Nnamdi Asomugha have named their daughter Isabella Amarachi Asomugha. According to the baby name sites, “Amarachi” is of African Igbo origin and it means “grace of God.” Did anyone else think “Amarachi” sounded Italian? Maybe I’m mispronouncing it.
After the most stylish pregnancy in history, Kerry Washington has given birth, PEOPLE confirms. The Scandal star welcomed daughter Isabelle Amarachi on Monday, April 21 in Los Angeles, TMZ reports.
“Kerry is at home busy with the baby,” a source tells PEOPLE.
It’s the first child for Washington and her husband, former San Francisco 49s cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, who tied the knot in a secret wedding last July. Washington, 37, revealed her pregnancy last October and debuted her baby bump on the red carpet in a cream Balenciaga gown at the Golden Globes in January. “I have the best date of the night — my little accessory,” she said, gesturing towards her belly.
Her growing bump had a fashion moment all of its own when she bared her midriff in a hot pink beaded crop top at the SAG awards later that month, and joked, “I don’t have anything to hide anymore.”
Saying that her pregnancy style was all about comfort, Washington admitted that she was excited about the coming months. “I feel really, really blessed,” she said. “It just feels like a really good time.”
Congrats to Kerry and Nnamdi. They’re SO undercover as a couple, which… I mean, props to them. They rarely go out together to events, and on the rare occasion that they do, they don’t walk the red carpet together. And in case anyone is doing the math… Kerry and Nnamdi married in late June 2013. If she carried to term…*fiddles with calculator*… that means she got knocked up in late July. So… this was pretty much a honeymoon baby, I suppose. Good for her.
Back to the name… I don’t have a huge problem with it, but I just feel like every little girl in every kindergarten class from now until 2020 is going to be named some variation of Isabelle, Bella, Maddy, Madison, Emily or Emma.
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