Wednesday, 30 Rock actress Elizabeth Banks surprised fans by revealing on her blog that she’s now the mother of a baby boy.

Elizabeth Banks Covers ‘Women’s Health’

Elizabeth explained her pregnancy woes and told fans that through the help of a surrogate, she is now a mother:

“I have been very fortunate in life both professionally and personally. I have had untold number of opportunities to work with inspiring people, on great projects as an actress, and I have had a fantastic long term relationship of nearly 20 years with my now husband, Max [Handelman],”

“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: we make a ‘baby cake’ and bake it in another woman’s ‘oven.’”

“From that came two miracles. The first was meeting our carrier and her husband who were truly humbling in their decency and generosity. And the second miracle was the birth of our baby boy, Felix Handelman. Felix means ‘happy’ and ‘lucky’ in Latin. And true to his name, Felix is a very happy baby and a blessing on our life.”

The actress wed her college sweetheart, Max Handelman, in 2003. She added that they have ”maintained a great deal of privacy throughout this process” and asked fans to “honor Felix’s privacy going forward.”

She ended the post thanking her fans for their support:

“Thanks to all our friends, family, and fans for your support. If you need me, I’ll be changing dirty diapers and trying to get some sleep.”

What a happy occasion! Congratulations, Elizabeth!

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Elizabeth Banks, who plays Laura Bush in the upcoming Oliver Stone film W, is on the October cover of ‘Women’s Health’ magazine.

Here are a few excerpts from the interview of Elizabeth that is included in the mag:

Beauty trends Banks refuses to get behind:

“I’m not a fan of plastic surgery.  Oh, and I’ve never had a wax in my life.  Waxing makes no sense to me because you have to grow it out to wax it.  My [bikini area] is all shaved, and she looks good.  I use a nice exfoliator, like Dermalogica.�

Banks’ fave fashion trend (For the weeklies – celeb favorites, etc):

“The whole bootie thing that’s going on right now, I have some silver Christian Louboutin booties that are the loves of my life.�

Elizabeth is a 34-year old actress that has been married for the past five years to Max Handelman.  She has rose to fame in such films as Seabiscuit, Spider-Man, Invincible, Slither, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin.