CHRISTMAS DELIVERY! Essence Atkins WELCOMES Her NEW BABY BOY!

Dec 27 | by Natasha

Actress Essence Atkins kept to her originally slated Christmas due date and gave birth to a bouncing bundle of joy this past Sunday. Deets on the new mom and expanding family inside...

The 39-year-old "Are We There Yet?" sitcom actress had the best Christmas present ever. She and her husband of 2 years, Jamie Mendez, welcomed their new baby boy named Varro into the world on Christmas Day. She tweeted just minutes ago after changing her tagline to "Pursuing Happiness":

Found it...our 1st baby, a beautiful healthy boy, was born on Christmas Day!#blessing

Sweet! Varro is usually a Latin surname meaning durable & strong.

The actress told Essence.com previously that her pregnancy was a pretty easy path:

I didn’t have any morning sickness, everything has been extremely well. The only thing I changed was that I stopped working out. All of our friends are like, "You guys are just getting started while our [kids] are off to college," but it’s like I lived my life, I’ve taken trips to Paris for just 30 hours and came back, I’ve popped bottles, I’ve done it all, now I’m just ready and looking forward to being a mom.

Check out her pregnancy pics HERE. Congrats to Essence & Jamie!

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I'm so happy for the both of

I'm so happy for the both of them. I've always enjoyed Essence A. in her movies and interviews. She is such a breath of fresh air. I don't know much of her husband but I'm sure he's a good guy if she chose him. I wish them a long, happy and blessed union.

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by Anonymous
7:12 am - Dec 28, '11

39..wow..congrats to her...u

39..wow..congrats to her...u make the rules...if u wanna have babies later in life more power to u..

by Anonymous
9:05 pm - Dec 27, '11

"She and her husband of 2

"She and her husband of 2 years, Jamie Mendez, welcomed their new baby boy named Varro into the world on Christmas Day" Time flys i remember when their wedding was featured on ESSENCE.COM i can't believe it's been two years

by Congratulations
6:04 pm - Dec 27, '11

39?? She looks great!

39?? She looks great! Jennifer Beals had her daughter at like 43 or something and she looks awesome. You couldn't even tell she was pregnant. Someone women can do that. Congrats to them both!!!

by BadGirl23
5:58 pm - Dec 27, '11

In the bible days and in my

In the bible days and in my grandmama days they were having babies at even later than 39. We need to stop limiting God. Go Essence and Congrats on you & the hubby's new bundle of joy! Praise Him!

by Lyric
5:06 pm - Dec 27, '11

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by jack
4:16 pm - Dec 27, '11

Essence done made her a

Essence done made her a marriage, huh? She seems like she probably takes control of that relationship. Homegirl was tired of being lonely, took the initiative to find her a man....LOL Also, he does look a little Barack Obama-ISH in that pic. I'm sure the baby is a cutie-patootie....congrats

by Feel Free to Judge
3:29 pm - Dec 27, '11

That's great! So that's why

That's great! So that's why AWTY has been on hiatus. Can't wait to see her working again. She's a great actress.

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1:31 pm - Dec 27, '11

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OMG.... look at that HAIR on her tummy !! is that a black woman thing ?? no wonder black guys like white girls ;)

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1:13 pm - Dec 27, '11

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by Anonymous
1:44 pm - Dec 27, '11

Congrats but I'd hate 2 be

Congrats but I'd hate 2 be born on Xmas day. That baby is gonna get cheated out of so many gifts and bday attention. lol

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1:11 pm - Dec 27, '11

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YOU SOUND LIKE A MAJOR DUMB ASS!!! IT'S THAT DAY BABY JESUS WAS BORN, NOT THE DAY YOU GET PRESENTS.

by Anonymous
2:59 am - Dec 28, '11

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CONGRATS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE!!!

by Ateya
12:55 pm - Dec 27, '11

I know that's an adorable

I know that's an adorable baby. I love that she got all her fun & games out of the way before she got pregnant.

by Devin
12:32 pm - Dec 27, '11

Congratulations Essence!

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