Proud papas B.J. Barone and Frankie Nelson welcomed their newborn son, Milo, into their lives on June 27. Photographer Lindsay Foster was there to capture the heartwarming moment as the dads met the newest addition to their family.

“I had the opportunity to photograph this amazing birth on June 27th for a surrogate and two expecting and anxious daddies. Hours were spent with them in the hospital room while the surrogate mom was laboring and I got to know them quite well,” Lindsay told BuzzFeed. “They are two compassionate people who felt all the emotions that every new parent feels. They asked all appropriate questions of the birthing mom and the midwife and educated themselves as best as they could for their son’s arrival. I am so proud of these two dads.”

Since skin to skin contact is said to be beneficial for newborns, B.J. and Frankie doffed their shirts to hold Milo for the first time. After their photos started making the rounds on social media, with the world exhaling a collective “Aww!”, B.J. and Frankie released this statement via Lindsay’s Facebook page:

“Thank you to everyone out there who has taken the time to like, comment and share our picture! This was truly an incredible moment in our lives that will be captured forever by the lovely Lindsay Foster Photography. We are so lucky that we have a beautiful, healthy baby boy! All comments posted are respected, although we may not agree with the negative ones, the positive ones far outweigh the negative. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. This is a moment of pure love and acceptance. Milo is surrounded by unconditional love and he will grow up knowing many different types of families and accept everyone, (intolerant people included). Milo was born during World Pride. This picture represents everything Pride is about. Love has no colour nor gender nor sexual preference. Love is unconditional. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts! xxoo”

If you hear a pounding in your ears, that’s just your biological clock tick-tick-ticking away. Check out a few more pics of the adorable fam below: