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Pink explains the story behind newborn baby girl Willow Sage's unique name in a new interview with People. She says:

    “The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It’s the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it — no wind, no elements. It can bend and withstand anything. I love that sentiment. I want that for her.”


So cute! Pink and hubby Carey Hart are already such good parents -- they've been spotted out and about with Willow ever since she was born a little more than a month ago. They've taken her to the beach several times -- they really want little Willow to enjoy nature! As for Willow's middle name, Pink says:

    “Sage is cleansing and sacred. And it sounded great together. It doesn’t hurt that her last name is Hart — flexible cleansed heart."


PinkCarryingBaby230.jpgPink and Carey planned on doing a natural, unmedicated birth, but baby Willow had other plans! She came into the world June 2 via a Cesarean section following two nights of labor.

“She was in the frank breech position, which is head up with her legs up by her head in a pike position. We tried everything to turn her around,” Pink, 31, says.

But Pink says that "next time," she'll try things differently -- meaning she and Carey plan on adding to their brood! “It all turned out perfectly ... because she is healthy and happy and so am I," the singer says. "We’ll go for our natural birth next time, for sure.”

But for now, how are these first-time parents handling a newborn? Read the super-sweet, melt-your-heart thing Pink says about Carey after the jump!