DAYS Star Brandon Barash Welcomes His Newborn Baby

Brandon Barash, who plays Stefan on Days of our Lives, has announced the news that he and his wife have welcomed their new child into the world. This is the actor’s second, his first with his wife, Isabella.

Brandon Barash: Father’s Day

“Joaquin Lee Barash arrived on the planet on 9.15.23,” Barash posted. He added a photo in the Instagram post, which can be seen below, that Joaquin weighed in at 7 lbs. and 5 oz. He measured 19 1/2 inches at birth.

“A mighty name for a mighty boy…to honor my (departed but never gone) father, Jerry Lee Barash, as well as my wife’s Hispanic heritage. We. Are. Smitten…and forever changed. Through your birth, lil man, we are reborn. Our family is mightier, our ocean of love runs deeper and more fierce. School’s back in session.”

Barash recently remembered his own father, Jerry, whom he lost in December of 2017, on Father’s Day of this year with a post tinged with the excitement of the baby’s birth. The actor wrote on Twitter, “Pop and Harper, you made a man outta me. Isa, thank you for making me a father once again. No role I play will ever usurp that of being a father. Pop, hope the chips are stacked high in your favor up there.”

Joaquin has a big sister in Harper, Barash’s daughter, with Kirsten Storms (Maxie, General Hospital; ex-Belle, DAYS). You can see in the above post that the two siblings are already bonding.

DAYS Pals Share Their Joy

Well-wishes from the happy couple’s friends began popping up on Barash’s post almost immediately. “What’s up, Joaquin!!! Welcome,” wrote Eric Martsolf (Brady), who is not only Barash’s castmate but also his fellow Day Players band member. Kristian Alfonso (ex-Hope) wrote: “Congrats my man! Beautiful!”

“Congratulations to you all Brandon!” adds Greg Rikaart (Leo). Jen Lilley (ex-Theresa) wrote, “HUGE Congrats!! Also he is soooooo cute! And we all know most babies aren’t right out of the gate ❤️.” Barash’s former GH costar Jason Thompson (ex-Patrick; Billy, Young and the Restless) wrote: “Amazing!! Congratulations, you and your family. ❤️❤️.”

Paul Telfer (Xander) posted, “Lovely. Congratulations!” Robert Scott Wilson (Alex; ex-Ben) used four clapping hand emojis and two high-five emojis. “Congrats,” he added. Singer Richard Marx (“Right Here Waiting”) wrote: “Congratulations 💖.” Soap Hub joins Brandon Barash’s family, friends, and fans in congratulating the actor and his wife and Harper on the arrival of little Joaquin.