and her husband, , are officially parents. The Aly & AJ singer, 35, and Ringer, 39, welcomed their first baby, son Jack Francis, on April 21 — about two weeks ahead of her due date. “It was a very peaceful and calm birth, which is really what we were hoping for,” in an interview published on Monday, June 10.
“He’s just a great little guy. He’s got a really special disposition about him.” Michalka gave birth at home with help from a midwife and two doulas after realizing a hospital birth wasn’t for her.
“It was just wonderful,” added the actress who was in labor for a total of 50 hours. “It was really everything we could imagine it would be.” Michalka and Ringer looked to their family history for inspiration when choosing their son’s name.
Jack was inspired by Michalka’s late maternal grandfather, while Francis came from Ringer’s side. “We just kind of knew immediately like, ‘Oh, yeah, he’s a Jack,’” Michalka told . Aly was actually at her sister ’s house when her water broke.
The sisters had been working on a new album before Jack’s arrival. in January. “It’s been a really easy pregnancy, which I feel really lucky and blessed to have experienced,” she told People at the time.
“It’s been really smooth sailing so far, and I was lucky I didn’t get any nausea at the beginning. I’ve just been just trekking away as usual.” She found out she was expecting after playing a sold-out show with AJ, 33, at the Greek Theatre in Lo.
