Malin Akerman Gives Birth to a Boy

Malin Akerman is the proud mom of a little boy.

The Swedish-Canadian actress and Italian musician husband Roberto Zincone welcomed their first child, Tuesday, April 16. The new mom took to her Twitter account to announce her little boy's arrival.

"My husband and I welcomed our beautiful, healthy baby boy to this world this morning! Biggest joy of my life!!!"  the 34-year-old wrote.

The couple, who first met in 2003 and tied the knot in 2007, has named their son Sebastian Zincone.

"PS and his name is...Sebastian Zincone :))) Love him more than life itself!!" the proud mom added.

Friends and fans congratulated the actress on her new status as a mom.

"HUGE CONGRATS!  I can't wait to MEEET HIM!" Jason Moore, director of the 2012 musical comedy film, Pitch Perfect, wrote, while Laura Brown, executive editor of Harper's Bazaar magazine, added: "Congrats, baby! On your...baby!"

Akerman, who had revealed her desire to have children with Zincone from a long time, announced her pregnancy in September 2012. "He's so excited. So excited," Akerman told Us Weekly, referring to her husband. "We've been together long enough, we've talked about it enough that it just feels really right and we can't wait."

However, the couple had different opinions regarding finding out the gender of their unborn baby and selecting a suitable name.

"[We're] still debating if we want to find out [the sex] or keep it a surprise... we're both really eager... but we haven't quite made that decision yet," Lycos quoted Akerman as saying. "We're all set on the girls' names but the boys' names we have a difference of opinions."

Akerman, born in Sweden and brought up in Canada, started her career through television commercials. 'Earth: Final Conflict' was her first movie. She shot to fame with her roles in 'Watchmen' and 'Wanderlust'. She also drew wide attention for her nude scenes in movies like 'Watchmen' and 'The Heartbreak'.