<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"AJ McLean has become a father for the first time. The Backstreet Boys star and his wife Rochelle welcomed daughter Ava Jaymes McLean earlier today (November 27), with the new dad making the birth announcement on his official website. The statement reads: &amp;quot;Rochelle and I are thrilled to officially announce the birth of our baby monkee (sic) Ava Jaymes McLean. &amp;quot;She arrived at 4.51am on Nov 27th weighing seven pounds and seven ounces. We are so in love with our bundle of joy and happy to have started our family now.&amp;quot; The singer revealed the gender of his child and her name on his Twitter page in July. McLean&amp;#039;s Backstreet Boys bandmate Howie Dorough is also expecting a baby with his wife Leigh in early 2013. Watch the video for Backstreet Boys&amp;#039; &amp;#039;Helpless When She Smiles&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a441346/backstreet-boys-aj-mclean-wife-welcome-daughter-ava-jaymes-mclean/>