Dwayne Johnson, more commonly known as "The Rock," has a reason to smile for the holidays. He received the best gift days before Christmas with the birth of his new bundle of joy, his baby daughter Jasmine and shared her first photo with fans on Instagram.

The Central Intelligence actor shared a photo of his daughter Jasmine Johnson on Instagram four days after her birth, according to EUR. His daughter rested on her father's chest in this adorable picture, captioned with these sentimental words from the proud poppa.

"Thank you guys so much for the awesome congratulatory wishes and love you've been sending," wrote Johnson to all of his fans who sent him well wishes and congratulatory messages. "Christmas came early" for him and girlfriend Lauren Hashian, who welcomed their daughter into the world together, side by side, according to his Instagram post.

In a message to young men who plan to be a father one day, the former WWE sensation wrote, "Something else that'll never steer you wrong is 'walking thru the fire' with your baby's mama," Johnson explained. "I was right there during labor, helping her breathe, every highly intense contraction, every second of pain, right there watching the actual birth, cutting the cord and wiping the tears."

 Christmas came early! Within minutes of being born she was laying on daddy's chest. And being a grateful man takes on a whole new meaning... Thank you guys so much for the awesome congratulatory wishes and love you've been sending @laurenhashianofficial and myself. We're extremely grateful. Kinda crazy but in this cool and powerful skin to skin bonding moment with my newborn baby Jasmine, I had just one wish I asked the universe... Give me the strength to be a better man today than I was yesterday. If I can accomplish that, then I'd have a good shot at being a great father. To all you young men out there who will be fathers one day, the goal of "being better" will never steer you wrong. Trust me I've been down this road. Something else that'll never steer you wrong is "walking thru the fire" with your baby's mama. I was right there during labor, helping her breathe, every highly intense contraction, every second of pain, right there watching the actual birth, cutting the cord and wiping the tears. Incredible. *(Now don't get me wrong boys, it wasn't like I was at the end of the table, squatting like a catcher waiting for the fastball to come down the pike.. but as men, it's a miracle we should witness because it'll give you a whole new respect for the strength and beauty of a woman). Again, THANK YOU guys so much for all the love during this blessed time. I always say I'm a lucky dude because I've got the greatest fans in the world - and it's true. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your families from ours. #ChristmasCameEarlyToSayHello #WhileSleepOfficiallySaysGoodbye #2xProudPapaSilverback #SheCanDateWhenShes40

A photo posted by therock (@therock) on Dec 20, 2015 at 2:51pm PST

The couple welcomed baby Jasmine on Dec. 16, according to Entertainment Weekly, the first child for the couple together and the second daughter of Johnson. The Ballers star has another daughter, Simone, 14, with ex-wife Dany Garcia.

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