Tragedy took a backseat to joy on Monday as Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson and fiancé David Otunga welcomed their new son David Daniel Otunga Jr., PEOPLE has confirmed. The bouncing baby boy weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces.

“The baby is beautiful and perfect,” says J-Hud’s rep Lisa Kasteler. “His parents are ecstatic.”

Written by Castina on August 11th, 2009 | Tagged as: Jennifer Hudson