Israel houghton and adrienne bailon

Adrienne Bailon Houghton is officially a mom!

The former co-host of The Real and her husband Israel Houghton have welcomed a baby boy via surrogate, she revealedin an Instagram post on Tuesday.

"Ever James ♾ / For this child we have prayed / Just to hear our baby cry / Skin to skin and face to face / Heart to heart and eye to eye…," Bailon began her emotional post.

"Our baby boy is here & we are so in love!

If you have followed our love story… you know that our journey to baby has been very challenging - But God is true to His word and His promises.

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We have quietly prayed while sitting on this most magnificent secret for the last 9 months," she shared.

"He is worth every tear, every disappointment, every delayed prayer, every IVF cycle, every miscarriage. Everything.

All we feel is joy and overwhelming love & gratitude," the new mom continued. "Grateful t