Shemar Moore had an emotional family day as he and his girlfriend Jesiree Dizon took their newborn daughter Frankie to the grave of his beloved mother Marilyn.
The 52-year-old actor – best known for shows such as S.W.A.T., Criminal Minds and The Young and the Restless – took to Instagram Thursday to honor his late mom, who died in February 2020 at the age of 76.
He posted a picture from the cemetery, as he cradled the baby with his other arm around Dizon while holding a glass of wine.
Moore captioned the shot: ‘Shemar, Jesiree, Frankie, and the spirit of Grandma Marilyn….. Mom’s dream was for me to become a father and give momma some grand babies… it took me a minute, but momma’s dream is now reality!!
‘I accomplished much and experienced the good, the Great, the light, and the dark… but this I couldnt do on my own… Jesiree Dizon, we came back into each others lives and found love again and created a magical lil human together… I’ll call her ‘My little miracle’….. FRANKIE MOORE.’
The latest: Shemar Moore, 52, had an emotional family day as he and his girlfriend Jesiree Dizon took their newborn daughter Frankie to the grave of his beloved mother Marilyn, who died in February 2020 at the age of 76
He wrapped up the post, ‘Jez, I love you and am so grateful… Daddy Loves Frankie… I love and miss you everyday Grandma Marilyn RIP 2/8/20.’
He subsequently took to the site with a clip of himself as he held his daughter on a couch.
‘Her little eyes are open. Daddy and Frankie, just chillin’,’ Moore said with the caption, ‘Daddy n Frankie… My New Partner in Crime.’
Moore confirmed last month that he and Dizon welcomed a baby girl, as he said on Instagram, ‘Ya boy is officially a Dad!!! Dreams come true!! The rest of my life is here!’
A rep for the veteran actor, who battled coronavirus in 2020, confirmed to People the news of the baby’s birth.
‘Shemar Moore and his partner, Jesiree Dizon, are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl,’ said the rep. ‘The family is very happy and healthy.’
Moore and his wife received words of support from fellow actors such as S.W.A.T.’s David Lim, Nut Devahastin and Bill Bellamy.
Moore earlier this month revealed on The Jennifer Hudson Show that he ‘is about to be a daddy’ and that he had began to worry ‘that ship had sailed’ on being a parent. He said that the due date was around the third anniversary of his mother’s death on February 8, 2020.
Moore said in the post, ‘I love and miss you everyday Grandma Marilyn RIP 2/8/20’
Relaxed: Moore subsequently took to the site with a clip of himself as he held his daughter on a couch
He said: ‘On February 8th I’m gonna make one of her dreams come true because in real life Shemar Moore is about to be a daddy,’ which prompted the audience to cheer.
‘Congratulations!’ Hudson told him. ‘That’s news! And your mama is gonna be so proud, smiling at you from heaven.’
Moore then said: ‘I’m sorry she can’t be here. I was worried for a while that maybe that ship had sailed’
Despite feeling that his life is already ‘pretty grand,’ Moore predicted fatherhood will be ‘the best’ experience.
On his Instagram, Moore shared a sweet video from his gender reveal party shared a sweet video from his gender reveal party, in which he learned he would be having a little girl as a helicopter released pink smoke.
His loved ones clapped and he beamed with joy while holding up a ‘Girl dad’ t-shirt.
The latest: Shemar Moore, 52, confirmed that he and and girlfriend Jesiree Dizon, 39, have welcomed a baby girl. They were pictured at a gender reveal earlier this month
Girl dad! On his Instagram, Moore shared a sweet video from his gender reveal party
‘Your boy got butterflies!’ he confessed to the camera ahead of finding out his baby’s gender
In 2016, the S.W.A.T. star revealed he stepped away from Criminal Minds and his beloved character Derek Morgan to focus on his family.
‘I need balance in my life. I love what I do for a living, I love it from action to cut, but I also want to walk my dogs, travel, get married, have kids. I want balance, and it’s hard to do with the schedule that we have,’ he told TV Line, at the time.
The hunk has done his best to push through a challenging three years, which included the devastating loss of his mother and battling COVID-19.
Upon announcing her passing to the world, he told fans in an Instagram video that he was ‘heartbroken.’
‘I don’t know life without this woman. I don’t know what to do but I will figure it out because that’s what she would want,’ he said. ‘Everything I’ve accomplished is because of this amazing woman. My mother is gone, she ain’t here no more. But she’s here,’ he wrote.
Additionally, the performer called his mom his ‘best friend and partner in crime and that he crime,’ in addition to saying he missed her ‘more than’ he ‘ever thought possible.’
In 2016, the S.W.A.T. star revealed he stepped away from Criminal Minds and his beloved character Derek Morgan to focus on his family (pictured in 2017)
‘I need balance in my life. I love what I do for a living, I love it from action to cut, but I also want to walk my dogs, travel, get married, have kids. I want balance, and it’s hard to do with the schedule that we have,’ he told TV Line, at the time
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