According to People magazine, the actress, singer and former “The Real” co-host took to Instagram to share the news.
“Our baby boy is here & we are so in love!” Bailon, 38, captioned a black-and-white photo of the parents cradling the newborn, Ever James, who arrived via surrogate. “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. We have quietly prayed while sitting on this most magnificent secret for the last 9 months. 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. Grateful to God, to our angel surrogate and to all of our friends and family who have stood with us for over 5 years on this journey. He’s here and we have never been happier to lose sleep!”
The baby is Bailon’s first and the fifth for the 47-year-old Houghton, a gospel singer, “Entertainment Tonight” reported. The celebrity couple tied the knot in December 2019, the outlets reported.
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years Check out these photos of actress, singer and TV personality Adrienne Bailon through the years. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2002: Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams of 3LW with Faboulos at the Radio Forum during rehearsals for the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on August 28, 2002. (Scott Gries/ImageDirect via Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2003: Rap artist Adrienne Bailon with 3LW performs at Music Midtown May 3, 2003, in Atlanta. (Steve Schaefer/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2004: American actress and singer Raven poses with actress Adrienne Bailon as they arrive for the Disney Channel Original Movies Los Angeles premiere of "Tiger Cruise" held on July 27, 2004, at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2005: The pop group 3LW arrives at the premiere of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on May 31, 2005, in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2006: The Cheetah Girls Kiely Williams, Sabrina Bryan and Adrienne Bailon pose in the press room at the 2006 American Music Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on November 21, 2006, in Los Angeles. (Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2007: Actresses Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan of the "Cheetah Girls" attend the premiere of Walt Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" held at Disneyland on May 19, 2007, in Anaheim, California. (Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2008: Singer Adrienne Bailon (left) and male model Robert Kardashian attend the "Maxim Celebrates the Biggest Event in Extreme Sports" at the Stork on July 31, 2008, in Los Angeles. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2009: Actress and singer Adrienne Bailon visits children and delivers Fisher Price toys at the Beth Israel Medical Center on December 23, 2009, in New York City. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2010: Singer Adrienne Bailon attends the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2010 - Official Coverage at Bryant Park on February 15, 2010, in New York City. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2011: Singer/actress Adrienne Bailon arrives at the 12th annual Latin Grammy Awards at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on November 10, 2011, in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2012: Adrianne Bailon arrives at the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2012 at Bank United Center on April 26, 2012, in Miami. (Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2013: Recording artist Adrienne Bailon attends the 2013 BET Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on June 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2014: Singer-songwriter Adrienne Bailon attends the BET AWARDS '14 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on June 29, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for BET)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2015: Adrienne Bailon attends Telemundo's Latin American Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre on October 8, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2016: Adrienne Bailon and Wilmer Valderrama attend the fifth annual Festival People En Espanol, Day 2 at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 16, 2016, in New York City. (Rob Kim/Getty Images for People En Espanol)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2017: Adrienne Houghton attends the 49th NAACP Image Awards Nominees' Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 16, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2018: Actor Adrienne Houghton onstage at the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection 2018 presented by Macy's at Hammerstein Ballroom on February 8, 2018, in New York City. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for AHA)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2019: Adrienne Bailon attends the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center on May 5, 2019, in Pasadena, California. (Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2020: Amanda Seales, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Adrienne Houghton and Jeannie Mai attend the 51st NAACP Image Awards non-televised Awards Dinner on February 21, 2020, in Hollywood, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2021: In this image released on July 2, 2021, Adrienne Bailon attends the Beauty Carnival during the 2021 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola in New Orleans. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Photos: Adrienne Bailon through the years 2022: Israel Houghton and Adrienne Bailon attend the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 30th annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on March 27, 2022, in West Hollywood, California. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation)