Kirk Cousins in full dad mode for bye week

The Washington Redskins' bye week couldn't have arrived at a better time for Kirk Cousins.

The quarterback and his wife, Julie, welcomed their first child - a boy named Cooper - last Friday, and the extra time off has doubled as paternity leave for Cousins.

He seems to be adjusting to his new role as a dad just fine:

Bye Week 2017 #paternityleave

A post shared by Kirk Cousins (@kirk.cousins) on Oct 3, 2017 at 4:24pm PDT

All three of us got to sleep in today on our bye week!

A post shared by Kirk Cousins (@kirk.cousins) on Oct 5, 2017 at 6:06am PDT

Wearing my @tbahama fan gear in prep for tomorrow's rivalry game against U-M Still need to get Cooper some Spartan gear #TBMatchUpOfTheWeek #TommyBahamFanGear

A post shared by Kirk Cousins (@kirk.cousins) on Oct 6, 2017 at 8:53am PDT

Dude just drove by & yelled "Congrats" as I crossed the street I'm in full Dad-mode A wise man once told me: "your swag is having no swag" #PaternityLeave

A post shared by Kirk Cousins (@kirk.cousins) on Oct 6, 2017 at 10:08am PDT

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