Nashville, TN – June 2025
In a story that's as surprising as it is heartfelt, Fox News host turned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his wife Jennifer Rauchet have confirmed that they’re expecting their second child together—but not without a long and emotional journey.
Sources close to the couple reveal that the baby was conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) after months of uncertainty. The two had quietly undergone fertility treatments at a private clinic just outside Charleston, South Carolina, in the fall of 2024, avoiding public attention entirely.
“We prayed, we waited, and we didn’t give up,” one insider shared. “They didn’t even tell their kids at first.”
But here’s the twist: The pregnancy is now 11 weeks along, and the couple allegedly already knows the baby’s gender and name—a name that pays tribute to a fallen war hero from Hegseth’s battalion in Iraq. The emotional decision reportedly brought both Pete and Jennifer to tears.
Even more intriguing? A well-hidden nursery room was spotted being remodeled in their Tennessee home—complete with hand-painted Scripture verses, vintage Army memorabilia, and a rocking chair said to have belonged to Pete’s late grandfather.
“This baby was fought for,” a family friend noted. “And everything about their journey—how quiet they kept it, why they waited—there’s so much more behind it than anyone knows.”
Fans are now speculating whether the couple will break the news in a Father’s Day segment on Fox, or if Pete will reveal the child’s name during his Fourth of July address.