Keke Palmer’s boyfriend, Darius Jackson, posted a sweet update to his main Instagram page on Wednesday when their baby boy, Leo, went to the doctor for an appointment.
The 29-year-old former Nickelodeon actress welcomed her first child into the world with Jackson in early February.
In the cute snapshot, his son Leodis ‘Leo’ Andrellton could be seen, lying in a small hospital bed with a white teddy bear for warmth.
Darius’s hand could be seen reaching out to touch the side of the hood to adjust the piece for a quick shot.
In the caption of the post, the star’s boyfriend, who she was first linked to in 2021, said: “These moments are making all the other moments worth it.”
So sweet! Keke Palmer’s boyfriend, Darius Jackson, posted a sweet update to his main Instagram page on Wednesday when his baby girl Leo went to the doctor for an appointment.
Parenthood: The 29-year-old former Nickelodeon actress welcomed her first child into the world with Jackson early last month in February
The Nope actress announced to her 12.3 million Instagram fans and followers on February 27 that her baby boy had been born.
In addition to uploading a selfie with Darius, the beauty also shared snaps of the trio resting in the hospital, as well as close-up photos of their newborn son.
She had enthusiastically captioned the selfie as, ‘Only 48 hours into parenting!’ She also shared a short segment while singing along to a track inside a car with her baby girl resting peacefully in her back seat.
‘Darius always made me playlists when we started dating, ‘Someone’ by El Debarge was one of my favourites. We became someone else’s someone and made a someone, look at God! explained the star.
Another snap showed Keke and Darius hugging as their son rested on his chest. ‘I’m not hiding the world from my son, I’m hiding my son from the world. Hahaha’, he had captioned the image.
Wrapping up the post, the Akeelah And The Bee actress added: ‘Born during Black History Month, with a name to match! LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo.’
Keke had officially confirmed her pregnancy when she was hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time in late December last year.
During her opening monologue, the star mentioned “rumors” circulating on the internet that she was pregnant.
Special day: The Nope actress announced to her 12.3 million fans and Instagram followers last month on February 27 that her baby boy had been born.
Adorable: In addition to uploading a selfie with Darius, the beauty also shared snaps of the trio lounging in the hospital, as well as close-up photos of their newborn son
Welcome to the world! Wrapping up the post, the Akeelah And The Bee actress added: ‘Born during Black History Month, with a name to match! LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo’
Big announcement: Keke had officially confirmed her pregnancy when she was hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time in late December of last year.
She then opened her Sportmax blazer to “set the record straight”, to reveal a baby bump to the audience, voicing, “I’m going to be a mommy!”
‘Am!’ she said happily, placing her hands on her tummy as the audience cheered loudly in congratulations.
Shortly after the announcement aired, Darius Jackson, aka Darius Daulton, confirmed that he was the father by uploading an adorable snap of Keke cradling her tummy with the simple caption, ‘2023’ and a red heart emoji.
The couple went public with their relationship in August 2021, but otherwise kept it mostly private.
Before her son was born, Keke recalled the moment she found out she was pregnant and revealed that it was Darius who actually revealed the happy news to her.
Earlier last month, the Emmy winner explained in her Honey, this is the Keke Palmer podcast that, ‘I feel good. I always definitely told myself at 28 I would love to be pregnant, or at least focus on something like that. I was like, open to it,” she admitted while Darius was a guest on the podcast.
The Nope star continued: ‘Good mate, I feel great. So, I was like, you know what? I feel that maybe that, maybe that’s what I am. So I took the test and it came back negative. I didn’t have the lines there, so I tossed them away. I just threw it away.
She then revealed that she went out to dinner, only to receive a text from Darius while she was at the table.
Find Out: Before her son was born, Keke had recalled the moment she found out she was pregnant and revealed that it was Darius who had actually revealed the happy news to her; both seen in 2021 in Pacific Palisades
Initial Results: The Nope star continued: ‘…So, I got tested and it came back negative. I didn’t have the lines there, so I tossed them away. I just threw it away
Positive: “I got a text from Darius and he’s like, ‘When did you take this?’ And it’s a photo of the pregnancy test and it’s positive,” she said.
‘I got a text from Darius, and he’s like, ‘When did you take this?’ And it’s a photo of the pregnancy test and it’s positive,’ he said.
‘I didn’t wait long enough! And I’m like, “I took that earlier today, literally just a few hours before I quit.” And he said, “Well, you’d better drink water on sight. Because I’m buying 10 of these things right now. You take them all when you get home.”
‘As soon as I get home, I, and I’m not kidding either, as soon as I get home, he and I, we do 10 of them back to back, back to back, back to back, back to back -back. All positive.
Since Leo was welcomed into the world, Keke has also been keeping his fans up to date and recently shared a clip on TikTok showing off his wrapping skills.
The popular remix sound of Mariah Carey’s It’s A Wrap played in the background as the actress spoke the lyrics while filming the reel.
As the lyrics ‘It’s a wrap’ began to play, the camera switched to Leo, who was lying inside a small crib as she wrapped a blanket around him.
New Skills: Ever since Leo was welcomed into the world, Keke has also been keeping his fans up to date and recently shared a clip on TikTok showing off his wrapping skills.
