Derek Hough welcomes first baby with wife Hayley Erbert – See the photo

The Hough clan just got a little bigger.

"Dancing with the Stars" judge Derek Hough and his wife Hayley Erbert have welcomed their first child. In a joint post to Instagram on Monday, the pair shared that their daughter, Everley Capri Hough, was born Dec. 29.

"Every step of our lives has led us to you. Our hearts have been cracked wide open and our world is forever changed," the couple wrote alongside a photo of the baby's feet in black and white.

Hough, 40, wed Erbert, 31, in 2023. The couple began dating in 2015 after meeting on "Dancing With The Stars": Erbert was a dancer on the show for seven seasons and four tours.

Before joining the judge's table, Hough, was a "DWTS" pro dancer, winning the coveted Mirrorball Trophy a record-breaking six times in the televised dance competition.

Hough's celebrity friends and family were quick to flood the comment section with congratulations.

"Welcome to the world sweet angel Everley 💗," Julianne Hough, Derek's sister and onetime dance partner, commented on the post. Hough's fellow "Dancing with the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba also weighed in, writing: "❤️❤️❤️congratulations!!!! Welcome Everley 🤍🤍🤍"

Hough, who recently took a job as a host on "Extra," told USA TODAY in September that he would be taking paternity leave.

"I am taking a paternity leave. That was important. ... That's a nonnegotiable," he said. "And then even later on, too, at 6 months ... it's really important for me to be more present during that time, too."

Contributing: Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY