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James Van Der Beek and wife welcome a son

By Jessica Derschowitz

March 14, 2012 / 11:25 AM EDT / CBS News

James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly, attend the premiere of "The Grey" on Jan. 11, 2012, in Los Angeles. Getty

(CBS News) It's a boy for actor James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly.

The couple welcomed a son on Tuesday, the former "Dawson's Creek" star told fans on Twitter.

Van Der Beek, 35, wrote:

Had my first son this morning... well, actually, my wife had him. I just caught him. Wow. Heart expanding way faster than my brain...
-- James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) March 13, 2012

If you could bottle up and distribute this feeling, I swear there'd be no more war. #fatherhood
-- James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) March 13, 2012

Later that day, his wife also shared the big news with her Twitter followers:

Had such a blessed and miraculous birth experience.Cannot wait to share it with all of you!:-)
-- K Van Der Beek (@KimberlilyVDB) March 14, 2012

Thank you for all the love and good wishes.I can feel it all. :-)) xo
-- K Van Der Beek (@KimberlilyVDB) March 14, 2012

The baby boy joins the couple's 17-month-old daughter, Olivia.

Van Der Beek will return to TV on April 11, in the new ABC series "Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23."

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