Put That Out! Simon Cowell Caught Smoking Near Pregnant Baby Mama Lauren Silverman

Simon Cowell's says he's ready to embrace fatherhood, so we're happy to pass along a helpful parenting tip: No smoking around the baby!

The 53-year-old music mogul puffed on a cigarette Tuesday night within feet of baby mama-to-be Lauren Silverman as they left New York City's Carbone restaurant.

As we previously reported, Simon last month addressed his pending parenthood, acknowledging that “things are changing in my life right now.”

“I’m proud to be a dad,” he said, noting that fathering children is “something I haven’t thought of before, and now, I know I feel good about it.”

Simon and Lauren's baby, reportedly a boy, is due in February.