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Cupid’s arrow has struck Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert and his husband Romi after the pair welcomed a baby boy on Valentine’s Day.

Dev Juno weighed seven pounds and seven ounces and was born by surrogacy at 12:24 a.m., minutes after Family Day ended and just as Valentine’s Day got underway.

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“It was love at first sight when I saw him for the first time,” Chandra Herbert told Postmedia by text message. (He was unable to speak by phone, as a newborn baby was sleeping on his chest.)

“While holding him, time seems to stand still. I am definitely in new baby bliss.”

Chandra Herbert said the name Dev was chosen to represent the divine and his middle name Juno was chosen for the Greek deity known for protecting women, a nod to the couple’s mothers, as well as their friend Amanda who carried the baby for them.

“We are forever grateful to our incredible friend Amanda. She has given a gift so great to our family,” said Chandra Herbert. “We were in the adoption process for years and it was challenging. Amanda came forward and in a selfless act of love and care, offered to help us grow our family. She is an incredible woman.”