Eli Young Band's Jon Jones Welcomes Baby Boy!

USMagazine, Thursday, January 3, 2013, 3:40pm (PST)

It was a very happy New Year indeed for Eli Young Band bass player Jon Jones.

The musician, 32, welcomed a baby boy with his wife of two years, Sarah, on Dec. 31 near Fort Worth, Texas, a rep for the group confirms to Us Weekly. Son Hudson Lennon Jones was born at 1:30 p.m. and weighed in at 7 pounds, 8 ounces. He measured 21 inches long.

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The couple actually expected their little bundle-of-joy a week earlier, before Christmas, but baby boy Hudson had other plans. Fortunately, the birth went off smoothly in just a few short hours, and both mother and son were able to make it home in time to see the ball drop on New Year's Eve.

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Jones' bandmates, on the other hand, rang in 2013 together after performing a scheduled show in Oklahoma (minus the proud new papa, of course). The group is nominated for a 2013 Grammy for their hit song "Even If It Breaks Your Heart."

Hudson is the first baby for Jones and his wife.

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