RHOP's Candiace Dillard Bassett Gives Birth, Shares First Photos of Baby Boy

Candiace Dillard Bassett's baby boy is finally here.

The Real Housewives of Potomac alum and husband Chris Bassett welcomed their first child together—a son named Jett Maxwell Lee Bassett—last month.

"He is just the cutest little thing," Candiace, who gave birth Oct. 3, told People in an interview published Nov. 13. "Chris and I couldn't be happier. It's so cliché to say, but he's brought such joy to our lives in ways I never would have been able to describe before. It's pure love."

The “Drive Back” singer also shared the first photos of their adorable bundle of joy with the outlet and on Instagram.

And the "Drive Back" singer couldn't be more excited for her new motherhood journey.

"I just look at him and envision all the adventures we’re going to have,” the 37-year-old added. "Throughout my pregnancy, when I would talk to him in my stomach, I would say, 'I can't wait to see who you're going to be.' And that's been the joy in my heart that's continued after his birth. It's exciting to think about. I'm so ready for a lifetime of being on the sidelines, cheering him on."

When it came to naming Jett—which translates to abundance or excellence in Hebrew—Candiace shared that choosing the moniker took longer than expected.

"I had been throwing names out to Chris the entire pregnancy and most of the ones I liked he was like, 'Those sound like nepo baby names,'" she recounted. "And I was like, 'Why are you just trying to kill my vibe?'"

However, Chris—who is already dad to kids Owen, 22, Mateo, 14, and Naya, 10, from a previous relationship—finally conceded.

"Chris agreed with Jett," Candiace shared. "He was like, 'Jett's a cool name, he's going to be a cool kid. They can call him J.B.'"

And when it came to giving the little one two middle names, Candiace noted it was because, "I'm extra."

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The England national team soccer star and his partner welcomed a new teammate—a baby girl named Mila Rose Grealish—on Sept. 27.

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The Married at First Sight couple doubled their brood's size on Sept. 18, welcoming twin boys Hawkins Tyler Hehner—(born 6:05 p.m.—and Huxley James Hehner, who arrived three minutes later.

"Baby A was born normally. I pushed him out so fast, baby B was born BREECH," Jamie—who is also mom to daughter Henley Grace Hehner and son Hendrix Douglas Hehner—later wrote on Instagram. "It was a scary moment at first bc he was quite stunned and didn’t cry immediately but when he finally kinda 'came to' & I heard his little squeal I just lost it."

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"Brandon always wanted to name a son Cooper, so we can call him 'Coop,'" Gabourey told The Shade Room June 6, "and Maya was named shortly before our baby moon to the Mayan Riviera in Mexico. Both twins have traditional West African middle names after members of my family."

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