Alexis Christine Hartig and Justin Shayne Johnson of St. Louis are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, a boy named Liam Arthur Shayne Johnson.

The baby was 21 inches long, and weighed 7.86 pounds. He was born Feb. 16 at 1:21 a.m. at Mercy West.

Maternal grandparents are Jerry and Debra Wagner and his paternal grandparent is Constance Wall.