“Love Is Blind” Alums Lauren and Cameron Hamilton Welcome Their First Baby Together (Exclusive)

Lauren and Cameron Hamilton's family conscionable sewage a small bigger!

The Love Is Blind alums, who joined during nan first play of nan deed Netflix show, welcomed their first babe together, a boy named Ezra, connected Wednesday, Oct. 1 astatine 8:18 p.m., sharing nan happy news exclusively pinch PEOPLE. Lauren, 37, says that their bundle of joy, who entered nan world weighing 5 lbs., 15 oz., made nan agelong travel to parenthood "worth it."

"He's been specified a blessing already," she tells PEOPLE. "Having [him] has made nan agelong travel worthy it."

Echoing his wife's sentiments, Cameron, 35, shares that nan acquisition "still feels surreal."

"It still feels surreal that we person a boy aft 4 years of trying to conceive," he tells PEOPLE. "That said, nan 4 a.m. feedings and diaper changes person decidedly made it consciousness much real. I'm grateful for it all."

The mates tells PEOPLE that nan sanction of their small 1 came to them naturally, and a small nudge from their guardian angel solidified their choice.

"The sanction ‘Ezra’ conscionable came to america 1 time erstwhile we first started talking astir babe names," Cameron shares. "Once I suggested it, we some agreed that was going to beryllium his name. It felt right."

"After my dada passed, we were organizing his things and we recovered a Bible that had been his mother’s," Lauren explains. "When we opened it, nan Bible opened to nan book of Ezra and a image of dada fell out. That was a sign."

For nan first-time parents, holding babe Ezra successful his earliest moments was a special, full-circle moment. Cameron says that it was "such a relief" holding their babe boy, particularly aft their difficult fertility journey.

"It was specified a consciousness of alleviation holding him," says Cameron. "I was thinking, 'We really did it. After each nan intentional activity we putting into making him, he's here.'" 

Lauren describes nan first clip she held her boy arsenic a "magical" moment, adding erstwhile he was settled connected her thorax she "didn't want him to move again." The doting mom besides tells PEOPLE that she had 1 thought instantly spell done her mind erstwhile she looked astatine her newborn for nan first time.

"I was thinking, 'He looks conscionable for illustration Cam. I knew it!' " Lauren shares. "I had a dream that he would look for illustration this. But moreover much than that I was reasoning astir really grateful I americium to beryllium his mom and raise him."

For Cameron, nan infinitesimal he looked astatine his boy for nan first clip he felt nan request to "protect" him.

"I sewage to spot him unfastened his eyes for nan first clip and successful that infinitesimal I thought, 'I person to protect him for nan remainder of my life,' " he says.

With a newborn astatine home, some Lauren and Cameron show PEOPLE that it has been an adjustment. Between nan sleepless nights, late-night feeds and diaper changes, Lauren says it's been "rough," but they are uncovering what useful for them.

"I’m not gonna lie, it’s been unsmooth adjusting to nan late-night diaper changes and feedings," Lauren shares. "What’s been moving for america truthful acold has been sticking to a schedule arsenic overmuch arsenic we can."

"Of course, Ezra has his ain schedule astatine times," Cameron says, giving his woman immoderate other praise. "Lauren is simply a awesome mom already and has been connected apical of what he needs. She’s ever making judge he’s sewage his chapeau and socks on, moreover though he likes kicking them off."

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Above all, The Love Seat hosts are looking guardant to soaking up each nan priceless and precious moments pinch their son.

"It difficult to prime 1 point that we’re looking guardant to, too saying we’re looking guardant to each nan firsts: first steps, first word, first clip he ties his shoes, [etc.]," Lauren says, adding, "I want to spot really his small look changes complete clip and if he has my dimples."