James Middleton, Younger Brother of Kate Middleton, Shares First Photos of New Baby

And baby makes…well, nine, if you count the dogs.

James Middleton, younger brother of Kate Middleton, and wife Alizée Thevenet shared the first glimpse of their new baby, a boy named Inigo, with the world via an Instagram post on Friday. The couple’s six dogs, naturally, were an integral part of the reveal.

“He has been in our lives for just a few weeks but they have been the most special of my life getting to know our beautiful baby boy,” Middleton wrote in the caption. “No matter how prepared I thought I was…I was not prepared for the overwhelming emotion of meeting Inigo for the first time and the love for my darling Alizée as we became three.”

He said that “the dogs have been fantastic at welcoming their little brother into the pack,” and referenced his former dog Ella, whom he credits with helping him meet his future wife. The first photo in the carousel is of baby Inigo’s tiny hand next to a pin with a photo of the departed pooch. Middleton also wore the pin to King Charles III’s coronation festivities.

“We have settled into our new life as parents and I’ve told him all about Ella and that if it wasn’t for her he wouldn’t be here today and that we miss her greatly,” Middleton wrote.

In early September, Middleton and Thevenet posted photos of themselves boating with their dogs, squeezing in another adventure with their canine pals before a small human joined their pack.