Photo by Kathryn YuMaya Arulpragasam, aka M.I.A., and her fiancee, Exit frontman/Green Owl Records founder Benjamin Bronfman (formerly known as Benjamin Brewer), who welcomed their first child, a boy, into the world on Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Naturally, M.I.A. announced the birth via MySpace:T O F A N S F R I E N D S O N F A M I L Y . M Y B A B Y I S H E R E HAPPY VALENTINES! SUNDAY NITE I CA M E HOME FROM THE GRAMMY'S STILL IN THE MOOD TO PARTY , I COUDA EASILY GONE OUT BUT I WENT HOME INSEAD , LUCKY I DID!! COZ MY EARLY STAGE LABOUR KICKED IN AROUND 2 AM .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfndz8pW9WY MY BABY WAS BORN WEDNESDAY , HE IS HEALTHY , FINE , BEAUTIFUL AND THE MOST AMZING THING EVER ON THIS PLANET, OF COURSE IM HIS MUM!!! ME AND BABY ARE PUTTING OUR TOUR DATES FOR 2010 TOGETHER AND MAKING MIX TAPES AND FIGURING OUT A WAY TO BREAK OUT OF THE HOSPITAL ! HOPEFULLY THE WORLD IS BEEN TICKING ALONG AND I AINT MISSED MUCH!C U SOON , AND MY BABY BOY SAYZ HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We would like to extend a hearty congratulations to the new parents, and a hearty thank you to the baby, for waiting a few days and allowing us all to experience this.