Kim Kardashian, Kanye West name daughter Chicago

people_kim_kardashian_west_baby_73594383_e1516125309626.jpg — In this Aug. 28, 2016 file photo, Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. | Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File

In a loving homage to his hometown, Kanye West’s new baby girl, with wife Kim Kardashian West, has been named Chicago, it was revealed Friday.

Kardashian West announced the news on her website in a straightforward post:

and on Twitter:

North, Saint & Chi
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) January 19, 2018

Chicago was born Monday via gestational carrier, meaning Kardashian West’s fertilized egg was implanted into a surrogate. The rapper and the reality star chose to use a gestational carrier after Kim suffered pregnancy complications with her two older children. She said her doctors told her it wasn’t safe for her to carry another baby.

The baby girl is the third child for the couple.They have a daughter North, born in 2013, and a son Saint, born in 2015.

The Twittersphere was quick to weigh in on the name:

Now I see how Kanye and Kim came up with the name #ChicagoWest. They were out driving by my crib. pic.twitter.com/kgLWCUsa3F
— Jarrett Payton (@paytonsun) January 19, 2018

Chicago Bears est. 1920
Chicago West est. 2018
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) January 19, 2018

Kim and Kanye named their baby Chicago West. She's 7 lbs, 6 oz and -14° with wind chill.
— comedycentral (@ComedyCentral) January 19, 2018

We're so flattered! Welcome to the world, Chicago West! https://t.co/aIXCDJewPN
— Chicago The Musical (@ChicagoMusical) January 19, 2018

One half of Twitter is talking about Kanye and Kim's new baby, Chicago West, and the other half of Twitter is hyperventilating over the looming government shutdown.

What a time to be alive.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) January 19, 2018