John Legend is every inch the proud dad as he holds newborn daughter Esti in an adorable snap

John Legend appeared absolutely besotted with his newborn baby girl in a snap shared to his Instagram on Wednesday.

The Ordinary People crooner, 44 — who welcomed Esti Maxine Stephens with wife Chrissy Teigen, 37, on January 13 — held the infant in his arms with a broad smile on his face.

‘Our new love,’ the Grammys-Award winning musician — who also shares daughter Luna, six, and son Miles, four, with Teigen — captioned the heartwarming photo.

‘Our new love’: John Legend appeared absolutely besotted with his newborn baby girl Esti  in a snap shared to his Instagram on Wednesday

The singer — who’s been married to Teigen since 2013 — looked cozy in the snap, wearing a white and black knitted turtleneck.

Meanwhile little Esti was clad in a pink onesie.

His 15.1M followers were charmed by the father and daughter duo, with one calling Esti his ‘twin.’

Proud parents: The Ordinary People crooner, 44, welcomed Esti with wife Chrissy Teigen, 37, on January 13; The couple pictured on September 2022

Proud parents: The Ordinary People crooner, 44, welcomed Esti with wife Chrissy Teigen, 37, on January 13; The couple pictured on September 2022

Another fan wrote, ‘Literally it’s been five minutes and already she looks just like you dude.’

Meanwhile SNL star Keenan Thompson simply left five red-heart emojis.

The day prior his wife shared the first close-up snap of her bouncing baby girl’s face.

The model – who has been documenting her post partum recovery on social media – took to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon to share an adorable photo of her new daughter. 

First close up: The day prior his wife shared the first close-up snap of her bouncing baby girl's face, writing 'look at u out here lookin like a baby'

First close up: The day prior his wife shared the first close-up snap of her bouncing baby girl’s face, writing ‘look at u out here lookin like a baby’

Baby joy: The proud parents originally announced her gender by sharing a sweet snap showing the baby being cuddled by her older siblings: daughter Luna, six, and son Miles, four

Baby joy: The proud parents originally announced her gender by sharing a sweet snap showing the baby being cuddled by her older siblings: daughter Luna, six, and son Miles, four

The newborn looked cute while wrapped up in a grey blanket as she rested her head onto her own arm while Chrissy cradled her.

Chrissy captioned the snap to her 40.5million followers: ‘look at u out here lookin like a baby.’

The proud parents also previously posted a sweet snap showing the baby being cuddled by her older siblings.

His joy: Legend originally announced the baby news to a crowd, while performing at a private concert; Pictured at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles in September 2022

His joy: Legend originally announced the baby news to a crowd, while performing at a private concert; Pictured at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles in September 2022

Sharing the baby’s name, the post read: ‘She’s here! Esti Maxine Stephens – the house is bustling and our family could not be happier.

‘Daddy sheds nightly tears of joy seeing Luna and Miles so full of love, and I am learning you still need diapers with a c section!? We are in bliss. Thank you for all the love and well wishes – we feel it all!’ 

The A-list dad has also been spending plenty of quality time with the couple’s older children, and recently took them to their elementary school’s Lunar New Year Party on Friday.

A-list dad: Legend recently spent some quality time with the couple's two older children as he took Miles and Luna to their elementary school's Lunar New Year Party on Friday

A-list dad: Legend recently spent some quality time with the couple’s two older children as he took Miles and Luna to their elementary school’s Lunar New Year Party on Friday

Legend posted an adorable picture of him holding hands with Miles and Luna as they were dressed in traditional clothing.

Legend first shared the news while performing at a private concert last Friday night, telling the crowd that he and his wife welcomed ‘the little baby this morning.’

‘What a blessed day,’ the singer said, adding that although he ‘didn’t get a lot of sleep’ he felt ‘energized’ after being by spending ‘a lot of time’ by Chrissy’s side at the hospital.

Healing: Chrissy touted the benefits of a postpartum tummy wrap to Instagram on Friday, exactly one week after giving birth to her and John's baby girl

Healing: Chrissy touted the benefits of a postpartum tummy wrap to Instagram on Friday, exactly one week after giving birth to her and John’s baby girl

Bumping along! Teigen - who's been married to Legend since 2013 - documented her latest pregnancy on social media with plenty of bump updates

Bumping along! Teigen – who’s been married to Legend since 2013 – documented her latest pregnancy on social media with plenty of bump updates

Chrissy announced she was expecting on Instagram back in August, posting photos of her blossoming baby bump.

The happy news came nearly two years after she and John lost their son Jack 20 weeks into her pregnancy. She later revealed that her late son’s passing was the result of a life-saving abortion, not a miscarriage as she originally stated.

She explained that she made the ‘difficult decision’ to terminate the pregnancy after coming to terms with the fact that she nor Jack would likely survive. 

‘Let’s just call it what it was: It was an abortion. An abortion to save my life for a baby that had absolutely no chance. And to be honest, I never, ever put that together until, actually, a few months ago,’ confessed Chrissy, according to THR. 

Heartbreak: The happy pregnancy news came nearly two years after she and John lost their son Jack 20 weeks into her pregnancy

Heartbreak: The happy pregnancy news came nearly two years after she and John lost their son Jack 20 weeks into her pregnancy

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