Shawn Johnson finally revealed her third baby’s full name and confirmed the sex — he’s a boy! The former gymnast shared a new family photo with her husband Andrew East, their daughter Drew, 3, son Jett, 2, and their baby boy, and you can already tell how loved he is.
“Barrett ‘Bear’ Madison East…@bearmadisoneast,” she captioned a new photo on Instagram. “We’ve all been waiting for you 🩵.”
Bear??? That is the cutest name ever, and he really does look like a little snuggle bear in the photo, as he’s sound asleep in Johnson’s arms as Drew reaches over to give him a kiss. Jett stands by his dad on his mama’s other side, grinning at the camera and clearly loving his new status as big brother.
Let’s dive into his name a little. Barrett literally means “Bear,” so it makes sense that is his nickname. Madison is derived from Matthew, meaning “gift of Jah,” and from Matilda, meaning “strong fighter.” Madison is also the middle name of East’s dad, Guy Madison East, who died in Dec. 2022. It’s such a beautiful, strong name.
Because people are going to judge, the comments were full of some rude remarks on baby Bear’s name. “Love the name Barrett! Not so much Bear,” one person said. (Um, pretty sure they didn’t ask you!)
“Do you really think he will like his name/nickname? What’s the reasoning for this ?” another asked.
Others defended her. “Forget the haters @shawnjohnson 🩵 He is precious! So happy for your growing family! We have a Barrett ‘Bear’ as well. It’s a sweet nickname and I know your Bear will grow right into it! 🐻🐻”
The Olympic gold medalist shared more photos of their family photo shoot, taken by Gabrielle Hopkins. In these, Bear is awake in many, just gazing at the world around him. Drew and Jett are also in the photos, looking ecstatic about their new sibling.
“He is so wide awake! Adorable!! 😍” one person commented. Another wrote, “My goodness my baby fever 🥺congratulations 💜🫶🏼”
Johnson also shared some photos from the hospital on her Instagram story, including one with the dark-haired Bear sleeping skin-to-skin on his mama, and one with him cuddled up in a blanket sleeping with his dad. They are clearly enjoying all those new baby snuggles, and it is so sweet!
Johnson welcomed baby Bear via a scheduled C-section on Dec. 12. “Drew and Jett were both big babies so my OB recommended we schedule a C-section if we got close to 40 weeks,” she explained via her Family Made newsletter. “We also didn’t want to risk the baby getting stuck in my pelvis again, like what happened with Drew … It’s definitely a major surgery and wild to think about doing it a third time but there was something comforting about walking in and knowing what to expect.”
She added, “Recovery is always a process and I’ve learned to be really patient with my body. Not trying to rush anything and really just going to soak it all in.”
It seems like she’s doing a fabulous job!
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