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 (CNN) – Former first couple George W. and Laura Bush said Sunday they were "elated" at the news their daughter Jenna had given birth to a girl. 
 
 "Laura and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our grandchild, Margaret Laura 'Mila' Hager," the first-time grandparents wrote in a statement, noting the new addition to the Bush family was named for her grandmothers. 
 
 
 
 "She was born last night, April 13, at 8:43pm in New York City. We met our beautiful granddaughter today. Jenna and Mila are healthy. And our family is elated," they continued. 
 
 Jenna Bush Hager, 31, announced in December that she was expecting her first child, who is also the first grandchild for the former president and his wife. At the time, she said she was "nervous and so excited" about the pregnancy. 
 
 "I'm a first-time mom, but it's something I've always wanted. I'm a teacher and I love kids," Bush Hager said on NBC's "Today Show," where she is a contributor. 
 
 She appeared on the show with her husband, Henry Hager, whom she married in 2008 on her family's 1,600-acre ranch in Crawford, Texas. Hager said his wife would "instill wonderful values" in their new baby. 
 
 The former president, who phoned into the show along with his wife, Laura, declared he was "fired up" about becoming a grandfather but that he wasn't planning on changing any diapers in the near future. 
 
 "I'll be the guy in the Ford 250 driving around the ranch with the grandchild," George W. Bush said. 
 
 Later this month, the 43rd president will open his presidential library, situated on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. ||||| Babies Jenna Bush Hager's new baby: first photos 
 
 April 15, 2013 at 8:13 AM ET 
 
 It's a girl! The TODAY family got bigger this weekend, as correspondent Jenna Bush Hager gave birth to baby girl Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager. 
 
 Named for her grandmothers, baby Mila is making quite a splash already. 
 
 "Both my girls are healthy and well," said new dad Henry Hager in an email Sunday, calling himself "the proud papa." 
 
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– Jenna Bush Hager and husband Henry Hager welcomed a daughter over the weekend, making former President Bush a grandpa with the newest addition to the Bush dynasty. Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager was named for Hager Bush's grandmothers, CNN reports. "Jenna and Mila are healthy. And our family is elated," Bush said in a statement. The former president will open the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas later this month, the AP reports. The Today show has pictures.