It's the first child for the actress

After enjoying motherhood several times over on TV, Jaime Pressly is experiencing it in real life.

The "My Name Is Earl" star and her fiancee, deejay Eric Cubiche, welcomed a baby boy into their lives on Friday morning, May 11, reports People.

The boy, named Dezi James, weighed 6 lbs., 4 oz. at birth. The first part of the name comes from Desi Arnaz -- in honor of Cubiche's impression of the famous Cuban performer in "I Love Lucy," calling out, "Lucy," when he comes home. The middle name is in honor of her father James.

Pressly and her LA-based DJ fiancee had been friends for nearly a decade before they started dating last year and got engaged in October. Despite their long acquaintance, they're not in any hurry to set a wedding date.

Pressly, 29, earned an Emmy nomination for her supporting role on "Earl," which won Emmys for directing, writing, editing and casting. On the NBC sitcom, she plays Joy, the rather uncouth ex-wife to the title character (Jason Lee) and current wife of Darnell Turner (Eddie Steeples), a zealous Crab Shack employee.

On the big screen, she'll next star in video game-inspired "D.O.A.," which will be released on Friday, June 22.