Simon Cowell is a proud new papa, and he is not afraid to show it.

On Friday, February 14, 2014, Simon’s girlfriend Lauren Silverman gave birth to their baby boy … the perfect Valentine’s Day gift.

Simon shared the news, via Twitter, announcing that baby Eric was born at 17.45pm. He added that Eric was “healthy and handsome.” “Lauren in great shape. Thanks for all of your kind messages … Named after my dad,” he later added.

Simon immediately flew to New York when he found out that Lauren had gone into labor. He was by her side the entire time to welcome his son into the world.

“He is such a proud dad and they are completely obsessed. It was an incredible and emotional day for them both,” a source revealed. “Simon was amazing and was by Lauren’s side the entire time. There were very happy tears from everyone, including Simon.”

On Sunday, February 16, Simon, again, took to Twitter to share the first photos of the newest addition to his family. He shared three different black and white photos of Mum and Dad doting over their son.

“Mum, Dad and Eric. Now two days old,” he captioned the first photo.

Mum, Dad and Eric. Now two days old. pic.twitter.com/ChWlrXmtmO

— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) February 16, 2014

“…now you can see how very handsome little Eric is,” Simon captioned the photo, a close up of baby Eric.

…. now you can see how very handsome little Eric is. pic.twitter.com/cF5fhaFXqR

— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) February 16, 2014

The last picture shows Simon holding Eric close to his chest. He captioned it by saying: “I never knew how much love and pride I would feel.”

I never knew how much love and pride I would feel. pic.twitter.com/bjwhJvrFBd

— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) February 16, 2014

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Image via Twitter