The words are kind of scary, but also pretty adorable:
Simon Cowell is now a father.
The former American Idol judge and X Factor producer welcomed a boy named Eric into the world on Friday - and we've got the photograph to prove it!
The first-time father and girlfriend Lauren Silverman posted the following image of themselves and their two-day old baby online today, as not even Simon himself could think of anything negative to say about it.
“I never knew how much love and pride I would feel,” wrote Cowell as a caption.
Here's a look at other famous couples expecting in 2014: