Simon Cowell dad Simon Eric Laura Silverman

The look on his face says it all!

On Saturday evening Simon Cowell was all smiles after visiting with girlfriend Lauren Silverman and their newborn son Eric in New York City, and he gushed to the NY Daily News, “He’s doing brilliant. I feel like a daddy."

According to the Sun, the music mogul's first words to his little boy were, “I’ve waited all my life for you." Awww, if this is the softer side of Simon, we're loving it!

Silverman and the couple's infant son could be cleared to leave the hospital as soon as today, and though they're expected to stay at Silverman's Park Ave apartment, a source close to Simon tells the Daily News that they've already hired a nanny and they're planning a trip to London.