Reality star Candiace Dillard Bassett is a mom! The Real Housewives of Potomac star and her husband Chris Bassett have announced the birth of their first baby together. “It’s pure love!”
The reality star and her husband welcomed a baby boy, whose sex they revealed in September, on October 3rd. The couple named their son Jett Maxwell Lee Bassett. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Candiace shared, “He is just the cutest little thing. Chris and I couldn’t be happier. It’s so cliché to say, but he’s brought such joy to our lives in ways I never would have been able to describe before. It’s pure love!”
Candiace reflected on choosing a name for her son, sharing how much she liked the meaning behind his name. “The meaning of his name was really important to me. I mean, there were a lot of names I liked that had meanings I did not like, so that just automatically tossed them out,” Candiace remembers. “But as soon as I read the meaning of his name, I was like, ‘This is it. This is his name.'” Jett is a Hebrew name that means excellence and abundance. She did admit that deciding on a name was a difficult task. “Naming him took longer than I thought. I had been throwing names out to Chris the entire pregnancy and most of the ones I liked he was like, “Those sound like nepo baby names.’ And I was like, ‘Why are you just trying to kill my vibe?’ But Chris agreed with Jett. He was like, ‘Jett’s a cool name, he’s going to be a cool kid. They can call him J.B.'”
On becoming a mother, the reality star gushed, “”I just look at him and envision all the adventures we’re going to have.” She reflected on similar feelings she hard during her pregnancy. “Throughout my pregnancy, when I would talk to him in my stomach, I would say, ‘I can’t wait to see who you’re going to be.’ And that’s been the joy in my heart that’s continued after his birth. It’s exciting to think about. I’m so ready for a lifetime of being on the sidelines, cheering him on.”
Congratulations to Candiace and Chris on the birth of baby Jett!
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