John Travolta’s wife Kelly Preston gave birth to a son in Florida Tuesday night, People magazine reported.

Travolta, 56, and Preston, 48, had previously announced they were expecting a son and he would be named Benjamin.

He weighed in at eight pounds, three ounces, the couple said.

“John, Kelly and their daughter Ella Bleu are ecstatic and very happy about the newest member of the family,” they said in a statement.

“Both mother and baby are healthy and doing beautifully.”

Tragedy struck the couple in January 2009 when their 16-year-old son Jett died after suffering a seizure while vacationing with the family in the Bahamas.

The couple are also parents to a daughter Ella, aged 10. Travolta and Preston have been married for 19 years.