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Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman are expecting a baby boy, NYDN's Confidenti@l reports.

"He is over the moon to be having a son," a source told the site, adding that Silverman's due date is in February.

In an interview with the UK Times, Cowell chatted about seeing ultrasound photos of his unborn baby for the first time. "I went to see a scan today and it is just surreal," he gushed. "You literally see this thing which is now alive moving around. I feel very paternal right now."

It's so weird to see the softer side of Simon!