Fergie and Josh Duhamel Welcome Son Axl Jack

8:30 PM EDT 8/29/2013 by Mara Favis, Celebeat Reporter

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Congratulations Fergie and Josh Duhamel! Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie gave birth to her first child with husband Josh Duhamel on Thursday, Aug. 29, according to Us Weekly. They named their first born, Axl Jack Duhamel who weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces.

The couple has been married since 2009. They have been really excited about their first child for weeks as many baby shower have taken place. On August 20, at the Hollywood premiere of Duhamel's new movie, Scenic Route, the actor said that they were packed and ready to go at any time.

"We do have a bag ready but just not here," he told Us. "So he's going to have to wait. He's going to have to wait until next week."

The 40-year-old star also disclosed how Fergie had been handling her first pregnancy.

"I'm mostly impressed with how gracefully...I mean she's just been awesome throughout this whole thing," he gushed on Aug. 15. "She's taken really good care of herself, she's happy, she's in great spirits, she looks beautiful and I'm just really proud of her more than anything. And I'm really excited to meet this little dude. I can't wait."

Two nights before his first child was born, he appeared on The Tonight Show confessing to having jitters. "You know, I gotta tell you, I'm a little bit nervous," he told Jay Leno. "I thought that I was going to be good. I thought that I was ready for this, and I'm a little bit terrified. I'm excited and terrified, because I am responsible for this little thing. Forever."

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