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Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman welcomed a son on Friday, his rep has confirmed.

Cowell flew from London to New York City after learning that his girlfriend was in labor (he looked super excited when our X17 photographers snapped his picture!), and at 5:45pm EST she gave birth to a baby boy at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Cowell's rep added that their bundle of joy weighed in at 6 pounds, 7 ounces and the duo have reportedly named their son Eric, after Cowell's father. Back in July the news broke that Simon and Lauren were expecting their first child together, despite the fact that she was still married at the time. Silverman and her ex-husband Andrew finalized their divorced in August, and they have a 7-year-old son, Adam.

Glad this all ended up working out ... congrats to Simon and his baby mama!