There’s no question the outlook is fine for tiny Hayden William Phillips as he nestles snugly in his mother’s arms. His proud first-time parents — Temptation host Ed Phillips and his fiancée Jaynie Seal, the Nine Network’s sunny weather girl — already think he’s a star.
Delivered by caesarean on the advice of Jaynie’s doctor because his head wouldn’t engage, young Master Phillips — Hayden “because we liked it” and William, which is Grandfather Seal’s middle name — weighed in at a healthy 3.2kg with “huge feet”.
“He’s got Ed’s eyebrows and nose and, apparently, he’s got my lips and chin,” laughs the doting mum. “Just as long as he inherits my neatness gene,” jokes Ed.
Little Hayden means even more to a family devastated by a tragic car crash that disabled and eventually caused the death of Jaynie’s much-loved sister, Marty.
“I think Hayden is an amazing reward for my parents, Del and Warren, who devoted their lives to Marty for so long,” smiles the 35-year-old forecaster.
The family’s heartache has never fully healed, but Hayden’s arrival — at 8.18am on August 2 in Sydney’s Prince of Wales Private Hospital — blew everybody away…
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