This proud father was overcome with emotion when he learned that he was the father of the first son in a family that had already been blessed with five lovely daughters. Kennedy Zarour, from Waldwick, New Jersey, has five daughters from two marriages. Ariana and Colette, both 20, are kids from his first marriage, while Mia, Jolie, and Giselle, both 5, 3, and 2, are daughters from his current marriage to Natalie!

Despite being a devoted father to his two lovely daughters, Kennedy desired to experience the thrill of having a son. In reality, she chose to record her husband’s reaction. When they told him, Kennedy leaped violently with delight, so much so that the doctors had to advise him to calm down and sit on the chair—Natalie had really given birth to a baby boy. “…we couldn’t help but rejoice.”

We didn’t know what the gender was so I figured I would record in case it was a boy as I wouldn’t want to miss my husband’s reaction,” Natalie said, reported MailOnline “I couldn’t believe I got that excited … I didn’t know what I was doing. I was just running around that place like a madman,” Kennedy told TODAY.

The baby was named Gerard, and was born six days earlier than expected. Seeing Kennedy’s elation at having a baby boy, some netizens left a few less-than-amicable comments. But one netizen responded to them and wrote: “What’s with these insults? My cousin has seven boys, and all she ever wanted was a girl. Of course she loves her boys. This man is excited because what are the odds of having five daughters in a row?

Of course he will be thrilled to have a son. Most people would love to have both a son and a daughter. That doesn’t make the other children any less loved.” Congratulations to this family! We’re sure their house will be very lively and energetic, especially with all those young ones running about.