Owen Wilson welcomes a baby boy

Actor's girlfriend had a natural water birth at his Hawaiian home.

Sat, Jan 15 2011 at 9:37 PM

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Owen Wilson is one proud new papa.

The 42-year-old "Fockers" star and his 28-year-old girlfriend, Jade Duell, celebrated the arrival of a baby boy on Friday. According to The Star, they named the 6-pound, 13-ounce baby Ford Linton Wilson.

“Owen and Jade are thrilled!” an insider told The Star. “Owen has been doing a celebratory hula dance all afternoon! It's a beautiful boy and everyone is incredibly happy!”

The source also revealed that the labor was 100 percent natural, without meds, and ended with a water birth. Two midwives were on hand to support Jade.

According to Parenthood.com, nearly 250 American hospitals and 70 percent of all birth centers now support water birth, compared to two hospitals and a few birth centers in 1991. "It’s becoming more and more popular," Susanna Napierala, a licensed midwife and author of "Waterbirth: A Midwife’s Perspective," told the site. "Women are realizing it is an alternative to drugs during labor."

Wilson told a pal afterward, "I was completely in awe, crying as I watched our baby being born."

Congrats to the happy family!

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