'The Bachelorette' star Emily Maynard gives birth to a son

Screenshot from "The Bachelorette" season 8 The Bachelorette

On Nov. 12, former "The Bachelorette" star Emily Maynard gave birth to a baby boy.

Shortly after the birth of her fourth child, Maynard took to Instagram to share the news with her followers. "God is good. My cup runneth over." She posted. This was followed by the mom welcoming her newest baby into the world and asking her followers for help with the new baby's name.

"If anyone has any good boy names send them my way! We need help."

Maynard's request was answered enthusiastically, and the comment section of her Instagram story is practically overflowing with comments filled with name suggestions for her baby boy.

The story has also garnered more than 78,000 likes in less than 24 hours, with many followers still leaving suggestions for the baby boy's name.

According to entertainment news website People, a video of Maynard and her baby was also uploaded by her husband Tyler Johnson. The video featured some adorable mom and new-born quality bonding alongside the baby meeting his 12-year-old sister for the first time.

Hours later, several other photos were posted on Maynard's Instagram account. These pictures ranged from a photo of the baby to pictures of the entire family resting up together in Maynard's hospital room.

Maynard took part in "The Bachelorette: Season 8," a reality TV dating game that followed in the vein of "The Bachelor." On "The Bachelorette" the show focuses on a single woman and a handful of men. The goal is to match make the men with the bachelorette in hopes of finding her the perfect husband. As the show continues the men spend time with the bachelorette in hopes that she will like them enough to spare them from the next elimination round.

Jef Holm was the winner of season 8, but shortly after his engagement with Maynard, the two broke up. Maynard eventually married Tyler Johnson.

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