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Her30 Rockcharacter Avery Jessup is a new mom – and it turns out Elizabeth Banks is as well.

The actress and husband Max Handelman have welcomed son Felix via gestational surrogate, BanksTweetedWednesday.

“I have been very fortunate in life both professionally and personally,” Banks, 37, wrote onher Web sitein a blog post announcing the birth.

“The one true hurdle I’ve faced in life is that I have a broken belly. After years of trying to get pregnant, exploring the range of fertility treatments, all unsuccessful, our journey led us to gestational surrogacy.”

Banks and Handelman – who met on her first day of college in 1992 –wed in July 2003.

source: people.com