Real World New Orleans alumni Melissa Howard now Melissa Beck gave birth to a baby girl named Shalom Mazie on 3/20/2009. Melissa and her husband Justin Beck announced the news on twitter saying,  ” Melissa and Justin announce the birth of our awesome baby girl on 03.20.09 at 10:18 pm [weighing] 6 lbs 3 oz 18.″

The reality television is thrilled to be a new mom. She adds, “so 26 hrs of labor, surviving only on ice chips + 4 hrs pushing + 1 epidural = STILL the SINGLE best thing that has ever happened to me.”

This will be the couple’s first child together.

{Thanks Vj Dunn}