Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel's very special news

Justin Timberlake and his wife Jessica Biel have welcomed their first child together.

According to People, reps for the couple have confirmed that mother and baby are doing well, and dad is ‘ecstatic’ after the arrival of baby boy named Silas Randall Timberlake.

The name Silas is a nod to Timberlake’s maternal grandfather, while Randall is the Suit & Tie singer’s middle name, along with his father’s first name.

Timberlake’s mum Lynn Harless took to Facebook to share her excitement, posting:

Screen Shot 2015-04-12 at 10.12.26 am — © Facebook

Despite much speculation in the early stages, the couple didn’t confirm they were expecting their first child until Timberlake posted this touching photo on his birthday in February:

“Thank you EVERYONE for the Bday wishes! This year, I’m getting the GREATEST GIFT EVER. CAN’T WAIT. #BoyOrGirl #YouNeverKnow #WeDontEvenKnow #WeAreTakingBets“

Timberlake couldn’t contain his excitement at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, making special mention of his wife in his acceptance speech.

‘You can’t have innovation without creation, so finally, I want to thank my best friend, my favorite collaborator — my wife, Jessica, at home, who’s watching.”

“I can’t wait to see our greatest creation yet,” he continued. “Daddy’s heading home right now to innovate by learning how to change a poopy diaper and get my swaddle on!”

We know you will join us in congratulating Justing & Jessica at this very special time.

Did you name your bub after a family member? TELL US in the comments below.

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21 Comments

- - mle00 said
  - 26 May 2015
    11:36 pm
Talented and beautiful I’m Sure!

- - mom118423 said
  - 21 May 2015
    10:04 pm
No but we seriously considered it- it would cause too many arguments

- - mom113055 said
  - 20 May 2015
    1:47 pm
looking great

- - mom113055 said
  - 10 May 2015
    3:41 pm
good to read

- - zeelah said
  - 29 Apr 2015
    7:15 pm
Such a cute couple.

- - Kasey said
  - 18 Apr 2015
    8:41 pm
Gorgeous couple Congrats to them both!!!! Can’t wait to see a pic.

- - mom103920 said
  - 15 Apr 2015
    9:12 am
Love the pregnancy photo Justin posted.
All four of our kids were named after close family members. My grandmother beamed each time that, “at least you could pronounce them and spell them”. I’m amazed going back through the family tree how many other names linked in.

- - eviejude said
  - 14 Apr 2015
    9:23 pm
My daughter has my mother-in-law’s middle name as her first name and my middle name (and my mum’s middle name) as her middle name.

- - cherz said
  - 13 Apr 2015
    6:54 pm
SO love the photo of Justin kissing Jessica’s tum.
My daughter (the eldest) has her own name ..and not named after anyone in the family.
My son’s first name is a form of his father’s and his middle name is my mums fathers name
(my mum never got to see my son) so giving him my grandfathers name as his middle name was kind of a way of honouring my wonderful mum.

- - mom90758 said
  - 13 Apr 2015
    6:23 pm
Congratulations!!

- - Carmjoiner said
  - 13 Apr 2015
    4:46 pm
Lovely great name I’m sure they are so happy.

- - ella12 said
  - 13 Apr 2015
    2:21 pm
Congrats to them. We didn’t name Bub after a family member.

- - rovermum said
  - 13 Apr 2015
    1:14 pm
A huge congrats to Justin and Jessica on the arrival of their son, Silas. An awesome name with such special meaning.

- - mom108638 said
  - 13 Apr 2015
    1:06 pm
I love names that hold meaning … when do we get to see little Silas???

- - mom62990 said
  - 13 Apr 2015
    1:01 pm
Finally a name for a baby that isn’t crazy

- - meedee said
  - 12 Apr 2015
    4:40 pm
How wonderful and lovely for them
I have 3 girls…..
The eldest has an adaptation of a nickname that was given to my grandfather….
my middle daughter had a part of my name as her middle name
the youngest has the first part of her Dads sisters name as her middle name which also happens to be my great grandmothers name.

So kinda sorta named after family.

- - mom57522 said
  - 12 Apr 2015
    3:50 pm
As a middle name, each of my girls has one of their grandmother’s name.

- - Bela said
  - 12 Apr 2015
    12:45 pm
Wonderful news. Congrats to them. My little one has his grandfather’s name as his middle name.

- - shelley shelley said
  - 12 Apr 2015
    12:22 pm
Im so jealous!!

- - mom135170 said
  - 12 Apr 2015
    11:33 am
First name- my
Pa’s name- middle names after a brother and 2 grandparents