Vanessa Carlton Gives Birth to a Baby Girl

— -- Vanessa Carlton is a new mom.

The singer/songwriter and her husband, rocker John J. McCauley of the alternative band Deer Tick, welcomed a daughter.

"Thanks for all the sweet wishes on our daughter. She's the quiet observer," Carlton tweeted Tuesday. "We are in for it."

McCauley also posted a photo of himself holding the new baby, captioning it, "Sid the Kid, whoa!!!"

This is the first child for the couple, who announced the pregnancy last summer. While the singer was ecstatic about becoming a mother, she also announced that her new album would have to be released this year instead of last.

"I’m bummed to delay the album because it's so special to me and the perfect combination of England and Tennessee," she wrote on Facebook at the time. "When I put the record on it feels like medicine. I hope it does the same for you…in due time!"