Usher & Tameka Welcome a Baby Boy
Usher and his wife, Tameka, welcomed a baby boy on Monday night, his rep has confirmed.
“We are so happy and proud of our beautiful son,” the couple said in a statement. “What a blessing!”
Usher Raymond V was born in Atlanta, Ga. at 9:55 p.m., and weighed in at 7 lbs. 9 oz., according to the statement.
A source tells PEOPLE that Usher was with his wife and new child Tuesday at an Atlanta hospital, and the family is expected to head home on Wednesday.
Usher, 29, and his wife, 36, announced the pregnancy in June. In September, Usher told PEOPLE that they were expecting a boy, and added, “I just want my son to fully be coherent and to be healthy, first and foremost.”
The couple were married in a quiet civil ceremony in Atlanta on Aug. 3.
Joey McIntyre Welcomes a Baby Boy
There’s officially a new kid on the block: Former boy band singer and
Dancing with the Stars contestant Joey McIntyre and his wife
Barrett welcomed a son on Tuesday in L.A., his rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.
“The family is happy and healthy,” according to McIntyre’s rep, who says the new parents are still deciding on a name. “Everyone’s doing well and they’re excited he made it here in time for Thanksgiving.”
The 7 lb. 12 oz. baby boy is the first child for the new father, who has nothing but admiration for his wife of four years. “My wife is a rock star!” McIntyre tells PEOPLE.
McIntyre, 34, and his wife, 29, found out they were
/people/article/0,,20041030,00.html>expanding their family on St.
Patrick’s Day, and later announced it on his Web site.
“Being an Irish guy that’s a good luck charm! ” McIntyre /people/article/0,,20041959,00.html>told PEOPLE in June.
Dennis & Kimberly Quaid Welcome a Boy & Girl
Dennis Quaid and Kimberly Quaid are the proud parents of twins Thomas Boone Quaid and Zoe Grace Quaid, born Thursday in Santa Monica, Calif., a rep for the couple tells PEOPLE.
Thomas Boone was born at 8:26 a.m. and weighed 6 lb. 12 oz., while Zoe Grace came two minutes later and weighed 5 lb. 9 oz.
In a statement, the Quaids said, “God has definitely blessed us.”
The twins were born via a gestational carrier – a woman who carries another couple’s baby conceived by the parents’ own egg and sperm.
After the pregnancy was announced in May, Quaid, 53, told PEOPLE, “We are both so thrilled and excited. This is something we’ve wanted for some time.”
The twins are Quaid’s second and third children. He also has a 15-year-old son, Jack Henry, with ex-wife Meg Ryan.
View Cohost Elisabeth Hasselbeck Has a Boy
Tim and Elisabeth Hasselbeck are the proud new parents of a boy, ABC.com reports.
The View cohost gave birth to a 7-lb. 15-oz. boy Friday morning at an Arizona hospital. Hasselbeck plans to call into the show Monday to announce her son’s name.
The baby joins big sister Grace, who is 2.
“We’re thrilled he arrived safely,” Tim Hasselbeck said in a statement. “Both mom and son are happy and healthy.”
The View cohost, 30, and her NFL quarterback husband, 29, moved to Arizona in October, after he signed a contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
The move brought early maternity leave for Elisabeth, who has pledged to return to the ABC morning talk show. When she had Grace, she took a total of six weeks off.
Hasselbeck first announced this pregnancy on her show in April.