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Kanye West, Kim Kardashian Welcome Baby Girl

kanye-1.3560643 NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West attend Harper's Bazaar's celebration of "ICONS By Carine Roitfeld" presented by Infor, Laura Mercier, and Stella Artois at The Plaza Hotel on September 9, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Harper's Bazaar) (Bryan Bedder / Getty Images)

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Kanye West is a new father for the third time.

The 40-year-old rap superstar and his wife, reality show star Kim Kardashian, welcomed a baby girl on Monday via surrogate.

The baby reportedly weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz.

"Kanye and I are happy to announce the arrival of our healthy, beautiful baby girl," Kardashian said in a statement. "We are incredibly grateful to our surrogate who made out dreams come true with the greatest gift one could give and to our wonderful doctors and nurses for their special care.

"North and Saint are especially thrilled to welcome their baby sister."

On social media, Kardashian, 37, said simply: "We're so in love."