Dylan Dreyer Reveals Emotional 'Family Connection' of Baby Russell James' Name Plus a Sweet Nickname

The pair also share sonsOliver George, 20 months, andCalvin Bradley, 4½. She explained on3rd Hour of Todaythat her new addition’s first name is Fichera’s dad’s name, and his middle name is her own father’s name — and they got emotional when they told them about the namesakes.

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“We finally worked in a family connection. Both our dads started crying when we told them,” she shared. “It’s just been really special. I can’t believe I was going to have to wait until November to meet him, and he’s here and healthy.”

Dreyerannounced she was pregnantwith her third child in May. She previously opened up about her journey to motherhood in a 2019 interview withPEOPLE, when she was pregnant with Oliver.

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Dreyer, whosuffered a miscarriagebefore welcoming Oliver, opened up about preparing to use in vitro fertilization after struggling with infertility, only to find that she was already pregnant and would not need to begin the IVF process.

“I was just waiting for the phone call from Dr. Reichman, to tell me how much of each drug to use,” she said at the time. “Instead, when he called, he said, ‘Well, you can’t start IVF because you’re already pregnant!’ We were in complete shock. We couldn’t believe it!”

Dreyer added, “By putting my story out there, I feel like the thousands of prayers and good wishes we received really made a difference. I knew it was in God’s hands, and this is certainly an answered prayer.”

source: people.com