Keke Palmer has loads of love for her child boy.

The Emmy Award winner welcomed her first youngster, son Leodis “Leo” Andrellton, on Feb. 25, 2023, with Darius Jackson.

Two days later, Palmer introduced the thrilling information to the world, posting an cute Instagram carousel that featured images of her toddler.

Since welcoming Leo, the actress hasn’t shied away from posting about him on social media. Between foolish movies and heartfelt tributes, Palmer has been relishing in motherhood.

“Mommy’ing is coming alongside when you have been searching for an replace. I’ve juggled fairly a couple of careers however that is my best gig of all,” Palmer wrote on Instagram in March. “Studying the best way to stability all of it and searching ahead to discovering this new individual I’m turning into.”

“I’ll by no means be the identical once more, however when you thought I used to be a foul mama jamma earlier than, you may’t think about the larger goal my son has given my life!” she continued. “It’s giving, SUPER SAIYAN.”

Previous to giving start, Palmer spoke candidly about her being pregnant journey in addition to her pleasure about turning into a first-time mother.

“I am so excited to be dancing with my rattling child. I am able to be giving all of the love,” she stated on the podcast Las Culturistas in January. “I give it some thought every single day.”

Learn on for the whole lot Palmer has revealed about her child boy, Leo.

His title has a particular which means

Palmer revealed her child’s title on Instagram when she introduced the information of his arrival. “Born throughout Black Historical past Month, with a reputation to match,” she wrote within the caption, including, “LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world child Leo.”

Palmer beforehand teased the particular which means behind her child’s title throughout an episode of her podcast, Child, That is Keke Palmer. “We’re not saying the title, however the title for us — it offers American,” she stated on the time, per Essence. “It offers Black American storyline. We wish it to only be like — we’re not going for something too distinctive. It’s not about to be Stone and Sand. It’s similar to a pleasant pure [name].”

He was ‘manifested’ into the world

Previous to Palmer’s being pregnant reveal throughout her internet hosting debut on Saturday Night time Dwell in December 2022, she “joked” about being pregnant on April Idiot’s Day a couple of months earlier. One 12 months later, the actress spoke concerning the passage of time in a heartfelt Instagram put up on April 2.

“And to assume! Simply final April fools I ‘joked’ about being preggers … we manifested you little buddy! I like hanging with you and also you simply be wanting loopy like a caveman. ????????????????” Palmer captioned a video of her dancing round to “Slide” by Sada Child with little Leo laying on her chest.

“He already bored with me,” she playfully concluded.

Keke has referred to as him a ‘warrior’

When the actress was 31 weeks pregnant, she opened up about her journey to motherhood on Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang’s podcast Las Culturistas, telling the comedians that she’s been feeling “good” as she awaits her child’s arrival.

“I feel that my child is sort of a warrior or one thing like that. As a result of I have been good, y’all,” she stated on the time. “I’ve had no nausea — like I’ve had moments the place I am like [gagging], the place I am going to simply be sitting there and it will make me really feel that manner. However I will not really throw up, I will not really run to the lavatory.”

She went on to specific her pleasure at turning into a first-time mother, noting that she “thinks about it every single day.”

After Leo’s child bathe in January, Palmer chatted with PEOPLE concerning the “pleasure” of assembly her son and why his celebration was “As soon as Upon A Time” themed.

“Proper now, I really feel like I am dwelling in a fairy story!” Palmer informed PEOPLE solely. “I am an enormous Disney fan due to how aspirational and candy their tales are. I need to create a world like that for my child, a world wherein all issues are potential.”

He is Keke’s ‘twin’

Palmer shared a cute side-by-side put up, evaluating her then 5-month-old son to a throwback picture of herself on Instagram. “THE LIES END TODAY,” she captioned the picture uploaded in July.

“#KandiFace ???? I am completed! This seals all of it, we not the identical complexion however the FEATURES ARE THEREEEEEEE. I relaxation my case!” She concluded, “My child is my twin now cease being colorstruck and get into the precise face ????????????????.”

He has given Keke ‘confidence and empowerment’ as a mother

Talking on stage on the Howard Theatre in July, Palmer revealed how turning into a mom to Leo has given her a “sense of freedom” and boosted her confidence. 

“I used to be actually at all times preoccupied on the low key of my physique after which after I had a child, it type of freed me in a manner the place I simply did not care as a lot and so the truth that I didn’t care, it made me simply have an ease and a comfortability and a love for myself in a manner that I did not have earlier than,” she stated. “And it simply gave me a way of freedom that I am unable to describe, the place I am not afraid, as a result of it is like, that is what I’ve, that is who I’m.”

Palmer continued, “I by no means would have imagined that my son would have given me such a deep confidence and empowerment to only actually be like, ‘Yo, we about to do that.’ “