Congratulations are in order for happily marrieds Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem because, according to new reports, the couple welcomed the birth of their first child this week. ¡Hola! magazine reports that Penélope and Javier gave birth to a baby boy!!

Congratulations are in order for Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, who welcomed their first child — a boy! — together over the weekend. According to Spanish newspaper El Pais, the infant was born at Cedars Sinai Hospital in L.A.; Spanish magazine Hola broke news of the baby’s gender. Hola also reports that members of the couple’s family flew in from Spain for the birth: Cruz’s mother, brother and sister, plus Bardem’s mother. Cruz, 36, first debuted her baby bump while shooting Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in Puerto Rico last September — just two months after she secretly tied the knot with Bardem, her Vicky Cristina Barcelona costar. “He’s a friend and the best actor in the world,” Cruz has said of Bardem, 41.

Awww … and Yay!! When last we saw Penélope here in the blog, she and the baby bump were spotted on the streets of SoCal just after Xmas last month … now she is a new mom! I kinda love that it took a Spanish newspaper to report news that went down here in LA. ¡Hola! magazine managed to nab a photo of Javier gettin’ some love from a family member in celebration of the birth of his son:

It remains to be seen if the painfully private couple will immediately share photos of their new baby boy or if they’ll just, you know, not. In any event, let’s send all our love and congrats to the newly expanded family today ;D

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