Robert Irwin has shared the first picture of him cradling his newborn niece, after older sister Bindi welcomed her into the world yesterday afternoon. Holding his niece in his arms, Robert wrote a touching message to his sister and brother-in-law in the post's caption: <blockquote>"Let the uncle adventures begin! Love you so much, Grace. "This little one picked the two best parents in the entire world. The most incredible, caring and strong Mum... and the funnest, coolest and kindest Dad. Love you three so much - I can’t wait for this exciting journey ahead!"</blockquote> Robert, who is now 17 years old can be seen smiling with pride in the snap, which has since amassed over 500,000 likes in just a few hours. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CM4WpmJjA90/]] And it cannot be denied, the teenager is the spitting image of his late father, as you can see from the image below that was shared to Twitter two years ago by his mom, Terri. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/TerriIrwin/status/1200872842608300032]] In the pic, Steve can be seen beaming the same proud smile as he admired a baby Robert. Adored by their fans, Robert's post was flooded with messages of congratulations, and with Steve in people's thoughts, many took the time to comment how proud the late Crocodile Hunter would be of his family: <img class="size-large wp-image-1263100184" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-15.52.44-1024x324.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="324" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Instagram]] <img class="size-large wp-image-1263100183" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-15.52.59-1024x216.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="216" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Instagram]] <img class="size-large wp-image-1263100182" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-15.53.12-1024x215.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="215" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Instagram]] <img class="size-large wp-image-1263100181" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-26-at-15.53.24-1024x329.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="329" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Instagram]] Earlier today, 22-year-old Bindi announced that she and her husband, Chandler Powell, had welcomed a baby girl into the world on their one-year anniversary. Revealing the news to her 4.5 million Instagram followers, Bindi shared an adorable photo of herself and Chandler cradling their newborn daughter. [[Instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CM4Tcp4haH0/]] The caption confirmed that their daughter was born on March 25 at 5:52PM and weighed 7lbs 7oz. The emotional post also revealed the heartfelt meaning behind her daughter's name, as she wrote: "March 25, 2021. Celebrating the two loves of my life. Happy first wedding anniversary to my sweetheart husband and day of birth to our beautiful daughter. "Grace Warrior Irwin Powell. Our graceful warrior is the most beautiful light. Grace is named after my great-grandmother, and relatives in Chandler’s family dating back to the 1700s. Her middle names, Warrior Irwin, are a tribute to my dad and his legacy as the most incredible Wildlife Warrior. Her last name is Powell and she already has such a kind soul just like her dad. "There are no words to describe the infinite amount of love in our hearts for our sweet baby girl. She chose the perfect day to be born and we feel tremendously blessed." Related - Check out this heartwarming footage of the late 'Crocodile Hunter'  Steve Irwin's reaction Bindi's birth: [[jwplayerwidget||https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/lHSrp38w-dkXnENEs.mp4||lHSrp38w]] Chandler also penned a heartwarming post to his followers, in which he wrote: "Grace Warrior Irwin Powell. After waiting for you to arrive for the last 9 months, finally meeting you has been the best moment of my life. "You have a big life ahead of you and no matter what, you will be surrounded by a whole lot of love. Thank you for gracing your beautiful mother and me on our wedding anniversary, so excited to have you home." The 22-year-old married partner Chandler on March 25, 2020, in a private ceremony at Australia Zoo - where Bindi was walked down the aisle by younger brother Robert Irwin and they lit a candle in honor of her late father. Congratulations to the entire Irwin family! <h6>Featured image credit: Barry King / Alamy</h6>

Robert Irwin is the mirror image of dad Steve as he shares first picture holding newborn niece

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