Hey Kderop,
How are you today? Congratulations on the new baby! First, to claim the baby on your 2021 tax return, just put them in as a dependent with their name and Social Security number and date of birth. You put that they lived with you 7 or more months, otherwise you won't get them for the whole year.
To get the credit this year, you can go to www.irs.gov and go to the Child tax payment update tool and add the child and start the payments coming up soon. If you don't get them started you will receive the entire credit on your 2021 tax return.
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