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Elon Musk and Baby X

Elon Muskis having a dad moment!

X AE A-Xii, whose mother is musicianGrimes, left a memorable impression during his brief cameo on camera, saying “Hi!” and making babbling noises while waving his little arms in the air.

“Well, babies are just eating and pooping machines, you know? Right now there’s not much I can do,” Musk told theThe New York Times. “Grimes has a much bigger role than me right now.”

“When the kid gets older, there will be more of a role for me,” he added.

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Musk also told theTimesthat he looks to his relationships with his five older sons for ideas on how to later bond with his newborn, who the couple calls “X.” (Musk’s first son, Nevada, died tragically of SIDS at 10 weeks old in 2002.)

“I think just doing what I’ve done with my other kids,” Musk said. “If I have a trip for Tesla to China, for example, I’ll bring the kids with me, and we’ll go see the Great Wall or we took the bullet train from Beijing to Xian and saw the Terracotta Warriors.”

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In September, Muskconfirmed his splitfrom Grimes after three years together. “We are semi-separated but still love each other, see each other frequently and are on great terms,” he toldPage Sixin a statement.

source: people.com