Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Amy Earnhardt’s first daughter, Isla Rose, was born on April 30, 2018. Like most would-be parents, the Earnhardts were busy brainstorming what to name her during the pregnancy journey. That’s when Junior got a life lesson, which he promptly recounted at the time.
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Junior was on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2018 when he described how the couple picked Isla’s name. And, of course, he revealed what the lesson was.
“Me and Amy started a note on our iPhones. You can include other people in the notes. Edit it and all that stuff. We’re doing this name note,” began Junior, describing the collaborative spirit with which the process started.
“She put her list of names down. I put my list of names down. That’s how we started it. She didn’t like any of my names,” Dale Jr. added.
Amy then asked Junior if he liked any of the names that she had put down. The NASCAR ace picked the ones he liked after completely erasing his list. “So, I’ve learned that it is not 50-50. It’s really her decision. I’ve just got to decide which of the names from her list I like,” concluded Junior.
Kimmel agreed that it was the way to go, before suggesting a rather hilarious alternative: That Dale Jr. could offer to let the baby come out of him so that he gets the naming rights. Junior acknowledged with laughter that the host was way ahead of him on this matter.
How Dale Jr. came to know that Amy was pregnant
In a past episode of the Bless Your ‘Hardt podcast, Amy and Dale Jr. remembered the day they found out that she was pregnant with Isla. Amy had taken a home pregnancy test at a time when they’d been trying to have a baby. Following a positive result, she packed a onesie as a gift and presented it to Dale Jr.
The NASCAR icon took some time to understand what it meant. But when he eventually understood it, his emotions shot through the roof.
“He just sat there and looked at it in disbelief. And then he cried. And then, so, like the end of the video is him crying into the onesie. It’s really cute,” Amy said.
Isla is seven years old now and has a little sister, Nicole. The family of four resides in their house in Mooresville, North Carolina. The Bless Your ‘Hardt podcast offers fans heartwarming insights into the Earnhardts’ private world.
