Kara DioGuardi and Mike McCuddy Welcome a Baby Boy

Couple embrace the arrival of their son, Greyson James Carroll McCuddy, Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles

By Bruna Nessif Feb 01, 2013 2:32 AMTags
Kara DioGuardi, Mike McCuddyJames Devaney/Getty Images

Well, that was super fast! 

Former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi revealed that she was expecting a baby via a surrogate with hubby Mike McCuddy less than a month ago, and now—he's here!

The couple welcomed their first child together, a son, earlier today in Los Angeles, according to People

Greyson James Carroll McCuddy was born at 1:01 p.m. Thursday afternoon, weighing 8 pounds and 10 ounces and measured just short of 21 inches long.

The singer-songwriter opened up about the couple's struggles to get pregnant in her 2011 memoir, A Helluva a High Note, including three unsuccessful rounds of IVF treatment during her last stint on Idol.

"I wanted a child and there was no way I could get pregnant under the stress of eighteen-hour work days and live TV," she wrote about her decision to quit the show. "Leaving was painful and there will always be a part of me that wanted to stay. But my desire to be in control of my destiny was larger than my need to be a household name."

And now, the pair are finally parents. Congrats!