The Vampire Diaries' Candice King Has a Baby Girl!

The photo is an adorable shot of the baby's feet with her name and birth date - Jan. 15 - sewn into a blanket.

Online last week that King was already on maternity leave, but she'll only be missing about four episodes in the middle of Season 7.

[...] it's the same contracted amount she's in every year, it's just all in one stretch.