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A hearty round of congratulations are in order for Bethany Hamilton.

The 25-year old professional surfer, who lost her left arm many years ago due to a shark attack, welcomed her first child into the world on June 1.

“Blessed to welcome our son, Tobias, into the world!” Hamilton wrote as a caption to this adorable image, which features her newborn and her husband of two years, Andy Dirks.

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On Instagram, Hamilton added of her child:

“Born June 1st, 7.9 lbs. and 21” Long. He is named after his great grandpa Tobias meaning ‘the goodness of God.’

"Adam and I so in love with our lil guy and are stoked to share life with him! #stokedmomma Photo: @TimmyHamilton.”

A shark attacked Bethany in October 2013 as she surfed in her native Hawaii.

She lost her left arm, along with 60 percent of her blood as a result of the incident.

She returned to surfing just three weeks later, however and wrote a book ("Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board") in 2004.

We send her and her newly-expanded family our very best wishes!