Dr. Phil Tweets Birthday Gift: A New Grandson!

Talk show host heads to Twitter to share news of his family's new arrival

By Brandi Fowler Sep 02, 2011 7:35 PMTags
Jay McGraw, Erica McGraw, Phil McGraw, Dr. PhilAlexandra Wyman/Getty Images; Donna Ward/Getty Images

Dr. Phil is over the moon with excitement about the newest addition to the McGraw family: a grandson who arrived yesterday on the good doctor's own birthday!

The talk show host hopped on Twitter to share the happy news, following the birth of the child to his son Jay McGraw.

Read on to discover how the new kid seems to have inherited grandpa's flair for the dramatic...

"What a Bday!London Phillip McGraw arrived!!," Dr. Phil wrote. "7lbs13oz.Mtr & baby doing fine.They BARELY made it to hospital in time! BARELY? We are so blessed."

Dr. Phil's wife, Robin, also couldn't contain her joy over her grandson's birth, tweeting, "ERICA MCGRAW IS MY HERO!..she barely made it to hospital n time..had London Phillip w/o epidural!! wow!..she is fierce!!..life is fabulous!"

This isn't Robin and Dr. Phil's first run as grandparents, however.

Jay and his wife, Erica, who wed in 2006, also have a 17-month-old daughter, Avery.

Congrats to the couple—and the proud grandparents!