Josh Duhamel, 51, and Audra Mari, 30, welcome their first baby together

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By Nasima Khatun

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Josh Duhamel and his wife Audra Mari have welcomed their first baby together.

Taking to Instagram, the pair posted matching black-and-white photos of their baby's feet, prompting kind messages to flood in from friends and fans alike as they also revealed their new bundle of joy's unique name.

"Congratulations," wrote Lenny Kravitz under the snapshot, while Matt Lanter also added: "Dude. Congrats my man."

Kailyn Marie Williams also left a nice comment writing: "Congratulations! Those little feet. I am so happy for your beautiful family! Welcome to the greatest club ever."

Fans also congratulated the star on the incredible milestone with one user writing: "OH MY GOODNESS - CONGRATULATIONS!!! Being a boy mom is the absolute best. Welcome baby boy!!"

"Awwww!! Can’t get over him!! Such a beautiful boy! Congrats guys," another added.

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Audra Mari and Josh Duhamel have welcomed a baby boy. Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty

In the post, the happy couple also revealed the baby's name - Shepherd Lawrence Duhamel, who was born on January 11, as revealed in the caption.

Have a look at the adorable post below:

Duhamel opened up to Parade in an interview about how his older son, whom he shares with his ex-partner Fergie, reacted to becoming a big brother.

"He's like, 'Wait, now, am I going to be — you're still going to love me, though, too, right?'", Duhamel recalled. "I was like, 'Of course, I'm going to still love you.' And he's like, 'I'm still going to be your firstborn son, though, right?' I'm like, 'Yeah, you're still the firstborn son!'"

He continued: "He's a really sweet kid. And he loves babies! I was the same way at his age. I just have always loved babies. There's something about them. And he's really good with younger kids.

"So I think he's going to be a great older brother," the Life As We Know It actor added.

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Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari welcomed their bundle of joy last week. Credit: Arnold Jerocki/WireImage/Getty

Duhamel also previously opened up about his hopes for the future in terms of his relationship.

In an episode of In Depth with Graham Bensinger earlier this year, the host referenced his sister revealing that he wanted "to have eight or nine kids," to which he responded: "That was when I was much younger."

"I will say, the age thing doesn't normally come into conversation, but it definitely does when speaking of having babies," Mari commented. "I really do believe he would have five more kids if he was even 40 right now. It's probably true. We'll definitely have a few though. Hopefully, God willing."

"That's the hope," Duhamel added.

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