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Yay! Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey welcomed their first child together yesterday morning. It was a boy, which Robert had already revealed a few months ago. Robert already has a fully grown son, Indio, from his first marriage, but this little boy is Susan’s first baby. So… the name! They named him Exton Elias Downey. Er, Exton? I’m fine with Elias – in fact, I think that would have been a lovely first name, Elias Downey. Eli Downey. Little Eli! But Exton? Little Ex? Or would you abbreviate “Ext”? That’s a one-syllable mouthful.
It’s a boy for Robert Downey Jr.!
Wife Susan delivered son Exton Elias Downey at 7:24 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Los Angeles, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.
“Everyone is healthy and they couldn’t be happier,” a friend of the couple says.
Baby boy weighs in at 7 lbs., 5 oz., is 20 inches long and joins big brother Indio, 18, Downey’s son from his previous marriage.After announcing the pregnancy in August, the Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows star, 46, revealed the sex of the baby on national television, much to his producer wife’s (feigned) chagrin.
“I could never really stay mad at him, but I can tell you it genuinely wasn’t something we planned to reveal,” Susan, 38, later explained.
Thankfully, her husband — who will next star in The Avengers — did manage to keep quiet about their name choice.
“If I told you the name, then she would lop off my head with a machete,” joked Downey.
[From People]
I imagine the name has some kind of significance to one or both of them, considering it sounds like they had the name all picked out before the baby was born. Maybe it was a family name on Susan’s side…? Whatever, it’s not that important. I’m really glad that Susan had an easy and uncomplicated pregnancy and birth and that everybody is healthy and happy. I swear to God, THIS is the couple that can never split up. I will cry my eyes out if anything ever happens to them. I love them together. I love how smart and sassy Susan is, and how Robert worships her. Sigh… if only.
Oh, and I wonder how the baby is going to do with his cat brothers, Monty and Dart! RDJ loves those cats. He would lay down in traffic for those cats.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Written by Kaiser
Posted in Babies, Births, Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey
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Congrats to the family! Wishing them all the best
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Congratulations to them!
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Good for them!
Now side-eye to Mr. and Mrs. Z
Normal baby announcement! Mom so and so was delivered of a healthy baby weighing___ and was __ inches long.
Anyone notice the difference in wording? This is standard, not what we got with BIC.
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This one is all the more precious for not being announced like the coming of the Baby Jesus.
I’m so happy for them!
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Congrats to them! That will be one cute baby!
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She is just gorgeous. They make a seriously cute couple.
Exton. Not my favourite name. But they’re celebrities, so we should expect different!
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Aww, congrats!
Sidenote, Robert looks fantastic in blue.
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I require pictures of RDJ with his cats. Also, soul porn: http://cuteboyswithcats.net/
(with it was ‘cute GUYS with cats’ and a little more age diverse, but still)
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Congrats!
The name is a bit odd, but pretty tame when it comes to crazy celeb baby names.
I’m glad their family is doing so well, RDJ really turned it around, didn’t he?
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Exton is a bit odd….But Elias is a family name for RDJ, I think, and I may be wrong, but when he was on Inside the Actors studio he said that his real last name was Elias and that his Dad changed it to Downey.
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Yes, Elias is Robert Downey Sr.’s original last name. I love it.
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Yay! Now where is Bruce Willis’s new baby?
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I cant remember where I read it…but apparently Exton is a town…so is Indio. So I guess he likes geographical names.
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There is an Exton in PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. Mostly known for a mall…
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They look so super cute and happy. Good for them.
(And RDJ – an oldie, but still such a hottie!)
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ELIAS = WINNING!
I LUV them.
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Congrats to RDJr and Susan. I like Elias a lot, Exton on the other hand reminds me too much of Exxon.
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Three words: I love them. Blessings to the new baby!
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He’s my favorite actor and I think he looks so cute together with Susan. Congratulations to them!
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Congrats to the happy parents!
I kinda thought Exton was a Shakespearean name? IDK.
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Congrats to them!
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Yay! Congrats to them.
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Out of all the celebrity couples who were/are expecting a baby,this one was the one that I was most excited to hear about and couldn’t wait for. Congrats to the whole family!
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Congrats to them – lovely family!
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I must chuckle a bit here, since I grew up not far from a town called Exton. Still, this a happy news for the Downey family.
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So they can call their son EX? lol Congrats to the fam!
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It’s something about RDJ, I have always loved, I’m glad his life is going so well. Wish the best to him and his family!!!
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Congrats! I’m so happy for them, he deserves all the happiness in the world!
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