Pete Wentz Dishes on Delivery Day and Daddy Duty
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Shortly before Ashlee Simpson-Wentz gave birth to the couple’s first child last week, singer Pete Wentz briefly experienced intense sympathy pains that could have landed the dad-to-be in the hospital bed beside his laboring wife! However, calling in to On-Air With Ryan Seacrest, Pete, who was certain he was having a heart attack, shares that an "amazing" Ashlee — who is now viewed as "pretty much a saint" — calmed his nerves and "made sure I was okay" after she received her epidural. She then went on to deliver their baby boy, an experience which Pete found overwhelming.
"Natural things start going on in your body. My heart started beating really fast. You see your wife in all this pain and you’re like, ‘I don’t know what is happening right now!’"
After welcoming Bronx Mowgli Wentz, Pete reports that the proud mama was in awe the moment she saw her firstborn and could only describe him as simply "beautiful." Equally touched by the birth, Pete says the sudden rush of feelings for your child are indescribable. "Instantly in love, it’s impossible not to be," gushes the singer.
Taking the opportunity to address the countless comments over the couple’s name choice, Pete says Bronx Mowgli is "definitely, definitely" his 5-day-old son’s name and is confused by the public’s opinions. "I feel weird because all of these people have all these ideas of what it is now. But I don’t think anybody knows the real story of why or how," explains Pete. He adds,
"We came up with the idea Bronx. We’d been throwing it back and forth awhile ago. Rudyard Kipling is really cool and The Jungle Book is something me and Ashlee bonded over. It’s a cool name."
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Reluctant to divulge all the details of his son, saying that "eighteen years from now" Bronx may be "like, ‘Oh, by the way, I didn’t want you to talk about that thing,’" Pete does admit that he is full-swing into father-mode, having already changed "quite a few…exploding" diapers. Between the diaper changes and feedings, the 29-year-old jokes that his household — which has been "kept sane" by the two grandmothers — has become the hot spot to be seen at — much like the grand opening of a club in Los Angeles. "Everyone is trying to get in every night. They’re like, ‘No, but I know Pete kind of’ or whatever. I’m like, ‘You do not have a plus one!’"
Looking forward to bringing Bronx out on tour with his band Fall Out Boy, Pete and Ashlee are prepared to spend much time beforehand orchestrating the ordeal. "He’s definitely going to come out on tour, but we need the whole team of stuff," laughs Pete. Until then, Pete is spending his time enjoying his new life as a father.
"It’s different when it actually happens. Your life is 100% different. Before [the baby is born] you’re like, ‘Oh yeah, I think [my life] is gonna have to be different. But now, you want it to be different."
Source: On-Air With Ryan Seacrest
