Shanghai Daily congratulates Leo Zhang on the birth of his son!

Shanghai Daily's business editor Leo Zhang is now a dad and couldn't be happier about the birth of his first child.

His wife Chen Haiyan gave birth to a boy at 3:20pm yesterday in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of the Medical Center of Fudan University. The baby arrived about two weeks earlier than the due date.

The boy weighed 2.8 kilograms, the proud papa told us on the phone.

The proud parents have named the boy Zhang Zichen (张梓忱).

"The word 'zi(梓)' stands for his birth in the Year of the Mouse, which also pronounced as 'zi'," Leo explained. "The word 'chen(忱)' echoes his mother's surname 'Chen(陈)'."

"He looks more like his mother than me right now," Leo said. "But I'm sure his face will change and maybe someday he will look more like me."

Leo added: "I have tried to feed and change my son... It is only the first step in a long journey," Leo said.

Shanghai Daily congratulates the new parents.

Leo wanted to express thanks to everyone in the newsroom for their kind wishes.