
Have mercy — John Stamos is a dad.
The Fuller House star announced the news on Instagram, revealing he and wife Caitlin McHugh have welcomed a son.
“From now on, the best part of me will always be my wife and my son. Welcome Billy Stamos (named after my father),” Stamos, 54, captioned a photo of the newborn nestled on his chest. “#NotJustanUncleAnymore #Overjoyed”
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In an emotional December Instagram post, Stamos remembered his late father as he wrote about becoming a dad.
“I will certainly fall short of the father my pop was, but – I’m going to give it my all! #Balance #BillStamos#Hero,” Stamos captioned a throwback picture of the two.
“It kills me that my parents aren’t here to be part of this, but I know it probably wouldn’t be happening if they weren’t up there,” he previously told PEOPLE.
“You know how you put your father on a pedestal, and he’s a superhero, and then as you grow older, you go, ‘Ah, he’s just a man’? I…