Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin Welcome Daughter Mary James

Love co-creators Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin welcomed their first child, daughter Mary James, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, Arfin shared on Instagram

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It’s a girl for Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin!

The co-creators of the Netflix series Love welcomed daughter Mary James Rust on Tuesday, Oct. 10, Arfin shared on Instagram alongside a snap of the new baby girl sound asleep.

“Mary James Rust 10.10.17,” she captioned the photo of the couple’s first child, who joins the family dog Judy.

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PEOPLE learned in May that Rust, 36, and Arfin were expecting their first child. In April, the spouses of two years were spotted out and about with Arfin sporting a noticeable baby bump.

“[Paul] was very attentive to her and she was his No. 1 priority,” an onlooker told PEOPLE of the then-mom-to-be, who sipped on water during the outing: a party for Haim’s new album.

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Rust and Arfin, 38, officially announced their pregnancy on Mother’s Day, sharing Instagram posts captioned, “She’s having a bb” and “Happy (second trimester) Mother’s Day.”

Love season 2— starring Rust, Gillian Jacobs and Claudia O’Doherty — is available for streaming on Netflix now. The series was renewed for a third season ahead of the second season’s March 10 premiere.

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