Rachel Dratch shows off her 10 week old son, Eli Benjamin

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 21: Rachel Dratch attends the opening night of 'Lombardi' on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre on October 21, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images)
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Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch welcomed her first child 10 weeks ago, a little boy named Eli Benjamin. Rachel, 44, kept the father of her baby a mystery until just recently, joking in July that “There’s a whole crazy story there. But that will come out in my book.” Then after her son was born she revealed that her baby’s father is her boyfriend, a natural foods consultant named John Wahl. They were dating just six months when Rachel got pregnant the natural way. She described it as an accident in that she assumed she wasn’t still fertile. Eli was born a month early after Rachel’s doctor discovered her fluids were low during a routine visit. He now lives at home with his mom and dad in New York. People has more details, including some adorable photos that you can see on their website:

Rachel Dratch’s pregnancy was a surprise to her and her boyfriend John Wahl — and her Aug. 24 delivery was no different.

“I went for a routine visit and they said my fluid was low,” the comedienne, 44, recalls. “It was a month in advance, so I didn’t even have a bag packed! I had to go in that night. It was a big shock.”

“I was about to get on a plane!” laughs Wahl, 42, who moved to New York to be close to his new family. “But I was in the room with her when he was born. To be part of the whole process was fantastic.”

Today, 10-week-old Eli Benjamin — “We just liked the name,” Dratch says, adding that her grandfather was called Benjamin — is getting acclimated to life with his new family, in a nursery designed by Nate Berkus.

Because Dratch’s apartment only has one bedroom, Berkus was able to divide the space with a partition so that it appears to be two rooms.

“It came out really well — it doesn’t look like it’s shoved in the corner,” Dratch says. “Eventually I’ll have to move, I guess, but he did a good job.”

The unique set-up also helps with late night feedings.

“It stuns me how tireless she is. He’s up at 3:30 in the morning and she’s up and at ‘em,” marvels Wahl of his girlfriend. “This love for Eli is trumping everything! I’m not exaggerating: she says four to five times a day, ‘He’s so beautiful.’”

Confirms Dratch: “This has taught me [that] you never know. I feel super lucky.”

[From People]

Little Eli is such a cutie and he has his mom’s big blue eyes! Congratulations to Rachel and John. What a nice story they have about having a child unexpectedly.

Rachel is shown pregnant on July 21 below. She is not pregnant in the header photo, which is from October 21.
NEW YORK - JULY 21: Actress Rachel Dratch attends The Cinema Society & Sony Alpha Nex screening of 'Get Low' at the Tribeca Grand Hotel on July 21, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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  1. devilgirl says:

    Good for her! Cute baby. Nice story.

  2. Riley says:

    We can’t tell that he is cute with big blue eyes because there isn’t a picture of him here…. oh wait sometimes reading the article helps. My bad.

  3. ohforf says:

    such an unfortunate looking woman

  4. Maritza says:

    How lucky for her to become a mommy at her age. The baby is beautiful.

  5. brin says:

    No way is this a Debbie Downer story….congrats!!!!

  6. sickofit says:

    congrats!

  7. Megan says:

    c’mon celebitchy! u could have posted a more flattering pic than that! so ebil!

  8. Johnny Depp's Girl says:

    Such a cute baby!

  9. Karen says:

    @ohforf, Why don’t you just take your negativity elsewhere? Rachel Dratch is an incredibly talented and funny woman; we can’t all look like supermodels…as I am sure you do, right?

  10. bros says:

    i died laughing monday (?) night when nbc did a special on the women of SNL. dratch was great on that show. miss her.

  11. JaisyMaisy says:

    @ Bros: I about peed myself when they aired that the other night and replayed the skit of Rachel Dratch as that weird burlap sack person with the foot growing out of her head…auditioning for “Idol”…she just kept drooling everywhere when they asked her if she thought she was really Idol material. Rachel Dratch is SO FUNNY!

  12. Alexa says:

    Oh my gawwwed!! I swear I just saw her and her boyfriend checking out prom gowns at the Deb Shawep! I bet theya gettin’ married! (Gross! U aahhrrrr!)

  13. MissyA says:

    Funny woman. Unflattering picture.

  14. TaylorB says:

    Bros,

    I saw that as well, they Debbie Downer at Disney skit where they were all just cracking up is priceless. And the Colonel Angus skit kill me every time.

  15. Mistral says:

    Awwwww. What a nice story. She looks so tired, but in a cute way :).

  16. ohforf says:

    Talented yes, attractive no. Im late for my photo shoot.

  17. Nj says:

    Always funny. She never got as much credit as she deserved on that show- not to say she didn’t get any credit, but she was an incredibly strong performer and made so many skits work by playing the toughest roles. Great timing, great commitment. Hope to see more of her.