On Aug. 16, Adrienne Bailon announced her dream of becoming a mother had finally come true with the arrival of her first child, Ever James, whom she welcomed through surrogacy with husband Israel Houghton. "Our baby boy is here & we are so in love!" Bailon wrote on Instagram alongside an intimate family photo of the couple admiring their infant.
Bailon admitted the couple's fertility journey "has been very challenging," which is why they didn't publicly announce they were expecting a child. "We have quietly prayed while sitting on this most magnificent secret for the last 9 months," Bailon said. "He is worth every tear, every disappointment, every delayed prayer, every IVF cycle, every miscarriage. Everything."
Bailon added that she and her husband were feeling nothing but "joy and overwhelming love and gratitude" now that their son has arrived. "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," she said. "He's here and we have never been happier to lose sleep!"
