Kerry Washington welcomes second child
Kerry Washington has welcomed her second child.
The ‘Scandal’ star gave birth to her and her husband Nnamdi Asomugha’s son on October 5 and have chosen to name him Caleb Kelechi, E! News reports.
The happy couple – who already have two-year-old daughter Isabelle Amarachi – have been really excited about the arrival of their little boy and Kerry has been getting parenting advice from Shonda Rhimes and her therapist.
She revealed: "I’ve really leaned heavily on my boss’ experience. I consider myself busy, but Shonda has about four of five shows, three kids … She says, ‘If you feel like you have just the right amount of help, then you don’t have enough.’ My therapist said this too. You need a lot of support. No just logistically but emotionally and spiritually."
However, the 39-year-old actress previously admitted she was "anxious" about welcoming another child into the world.
She said: "I’m an only [child] so every time the family grows it brings up a little bit of anxiety. But it’s fantastic. I’m really happy.
"We don’t know [the gender], yeah. I’m open – honestly, healthy, happy baby – that’s what we want. We’re all really excited. We’ll see how it all plays out. I’m an only child, so I’m like, ‘What’s this going to be like?’ But I think it’s going to be great."
Meanwhile, Kerry recently revealed she will keep accepting work she wants to do rather than to please anybody else.
She shared: "You arrive at a certain place of achieving and suddenly you feel like your goals are being dictated by other people…Right now, as I get ready for this second baby, it’s really about me being in touch with what I want. I didn’t get here because I was trying to be what somebody else wanted me to be… I am not interested in playing by other people’s rules. So for now, I’m leaving myself open to the adventure."
