Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson welcome daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson attend the launch of Jessica Simpson Girls at Dylan's Candy Bar on Dec. 1, 2011, in New York.
/ Getty(CBS News) Jessica Simpson's baby girl has arrived.
The singer/TV personality and her fiance, Eric Johnson, welcomed daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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"Eric and I are elated to announce the birth of our baby girl, Maxwell Drew Johnson," Simpson wrote on her website. "We are grateful for all the love, support and prayers we have received. This has been the greatest experience of our lives!!"
The baby girl weighed in at 9 pounds, 13 ounces, and is 21 3/4 inches long. Maxwell is Johnson's middle name and Drew is Simpson's mother's maiden name, according to reports.
Simpson announced the pregnancy on Halloween, sharing a photo of herself dressed in a mummy costume with the caption, "It's true - I'm going to be a mummy." In March, she revealed that the couple was expecting a baby girl.
Simpson, 31, and Johnson, 32, got engaged in November 2010.
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- Maybe she figured naming a girl Maxwell, well maybe it will make her "Smart". Then she would be Maxwell Smart... and looking for agent 99...
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- Everyone needs to get over the name! It could have been so much worse. Like maybe Jamie Oliver's kids names...."Buddy Bear Maurice", "Petal Blossom Rainbow", "Daisy Boo Pamela", "Poppy Honey Rosie". They should have been shot for naming their kids these names.
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- So sad. Why do these celebrities have to torture their children with these horrible names. What a bimbo.
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- Congrats Jessica! NOW RUN TO THE COURTHOUSE AND PATENT YOUR KIDS NAME! What a joke that was!
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- Congrats to Jessica & family. "NOW RUN AND PATENT YOUR KIDS NAME LIKE SOME OTHER PEOPLE" which was a huge joke and very DISTURBING!
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- Why is this even news?
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- Whats in a name.
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- How about naming the baby "marriage" or "matrimony" or "vows" or "wedding". Something these two should try !!!!!!
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- did somebody say snooze? I thought they said news. sorry.
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- I wish she would reveal more than her babies name,,,,,,
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- Like what?? She did say how much it weighed.
