Proud mama Kelly Clarkson shared some new photos of her 8-month-old daughter River Rose via Instagram Monday.

“@jimmyfallon there’s no way you’re ready for this amount of awesome ….just sayin’ :),” the Heartbeat Song singer captioned the adorable image backstage at The Tonight Show.

Clarkson went on to share a shot with the show’s host, Jimmy Fallon, and her adorable tot.

“River’s first #FallonTonight …..thanks for having us @jimmyfallon! Everybody tune in tonight!,” she wrote.

During her Monday night appearance on The Tonight Show, Clarkson and Fallon performed a medley of duets, including Sonny & Cher’s I Got You Babe; Inez and Charlie Foxx’s Mockingbird; Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s Islands in the Stream; Human League’s Don’t You Want Me; Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty’s Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around; Elton John and Kiki Dee’s Don’t Go Breaking My Heart; Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes’ Up Where We Belong; Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville’s Don’t Know Much; Paula Abdul and The Wild Pair’s Opposite’s Attract; and Pink and Nate Ruess’ Just Give Me a Reason. The musical pair ended the set by singing Lionel Richie and Diana Ross’ Endless Love.

Clarkson has been doing promotional rounds for her upcoming album, Piece by Piece.

During a recent interview with Pride Source, the Grammy Award-winning singer talked about her impact on the LGBT community and her massive gay fan base.

“I think it’s silly that we’re still talking about gay rights,” Clarkson told the publication. “I just live in this world where people are accepted, so it’s very hard for me to even realize that that still exists. It’s hard for me to wrap my brain around it.”

Since her American Idol win in 2002, the Texas native, 32, claims she hasn’t been around long enough to be considered an “icon,” but recalled meeting one lesbian fan who referred to herself as a “Kezbo.”

“I was like, ‘Wait, there’s enough of you to have a group? That’s amazing!,’” Clarkson said. “I don’t ever look at a fan as a gay fan or a lesbian fan or a straight fan — I don’t ever look at that. Fans are fans, and no matter what our lives are like, no matter what path we’re on, music is the one thing that connects us.”

As for her own family, the new mom said she’d support her daughter and stepkids Savannah, 13, and Seth, 8, if they eventually came out to her.

“Oh, I don’t care,” Clarkson said. “I mean, here’s what I hope for her: I just hope she finds love. It took me a while, man. And there was a lot of heartache throughout those years. You know, as long as she’s happy, I don’t care either way, and neither does my husband. And we have two other kids as well, and we don’t care either way for all of them.”

She added: “I’d be like, ‘Awesome! When do we meet him or her?’ Honestly, it’s so funny, it doesn’t even register in my world as different,” the former American Idol said. “I don’t know why. But yeah, it doesn’t. I’m glad it doesn’t!”

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