A MUM let her five-year-old son name her newborn baby — and he came up with “baby Jesus”. Lois Meads, 41, liked the idea — and used the Welsh spelling to call the new arrival Iesu.

A school is searching for a baby to play the part of Jesus in its Christmas nativity ... Rev Francis explained that by having a real baby, they are able to bring the nativity play "to life".

NARRATOR: Today we are going to learn about the birth of Jesus! Cut to the interior of the stable as Mary nurses baby Jesus in her arms and Joseph stands over her. OISIN: Oh look at that cute ...

"She just really wanted that baby Jesus," her mom recalled ... "The little girl playing Mary is a middle child and a real stickler for the rules, and she knew that was not supposed to happen ...

explains Lois. "He said, 'I think we should call him baby Jesus.' I was like, 'Hmm’ but we wanted him to feel included. In Welsh it is 'lesu'. I have never heard anybody called it. Everyone thought we ...