The Kennedy clan just got a little bigger.

The newest addition is Edward M. Kennedy III, who was born Wednesday in New Haven, Conn. He's the namesake and second grandson of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.Baby Edward weighed in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Both mother and baby were doing fine, the senator said after visiting with the family.

The baby's father, Edward M. Kennedy Jr., is a lawyer. His mother, Katherine "Kiki" Kennedy, is a psychiatrist on the staff of Yale Medical School.

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