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Surprise! Rider Strong Is a Dad: Boy Meets World Alum and Wife Welcome a Baby Boy!

E! News exclusively confirms that the pair welcomed their first child together in December

By Bruna Nessif Jan 22, 2015 4:18 AMTags
Rider Strong, Alexandra BarretoCourtesy of Rider Strong and Alexandra Barreto

Boy meets the world of fatherhood!

Rider Strong, otherwise known to Boy Meets World fans as Shawn Hunter, and wife Alexandra Barreto recently welcomed their first child together, the actor's rep exclusively confirms to E! News (which is very surprising news considering Barreto's pregnancy was kept so well under wraps!).

The new parents were gifted with a late holiday gift when a bouncing baby boy entered their lives on Dec. 28, 2014, and while not many details about their newborn son have been revealed, we do know his name and it is absolutely adorable...

Ladies and gentleman, wave that hand in the air and say hello to little Indigo "Indy" Baretto Strong. So cute!

The two lovebirds swapped vows on Oct. 20, 2013 at a summer camp in Oregon.

Days before his wedding, the TV star couldn't stop gushing over his bride-to-be, telling E! News, "I'm incredibly lucky to be getting married to my best friend and partner in crime."

"We're tying the knot at a summer camp in Oregon...It's going to be a camp-themed weekend with everyone sleeping in bunks, a ropes course, games, a talent show...let's hope it doesn't rain too much," he continued.

Strong popped the question a year prior just before Christmas after spending weeks crafting her engagement ring.

The pair met while working Pepper Dennis in 2006.