Rob Kardashian on becoming a dad: 'Can't wait'

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Rob Kardashian is counting down the days until he becomes a father.

The 29-year-old reality star paid tribute to his late dad, Robert Kardashian, while celebrating his own impending parenthood with fiancé Blac Chyna. Robert Kardashian died of cancer at age 59 in 2003.

"Can't wait !! Miss you pops," he captioned a throwback photo of himself with his dad on Instagram.

Kardashian and Blac Chyna got engaged in April after three months of dating and announced the model's pregnancy the next month. The reality star said in the Sept. 12 issue of People that he thinks his dad is "definitely happy, looking down."

"I had a really close bond with my dad," he told the magazine. "I was only with him for 15 years. That's why I'm looking forward to having that long-term bond with my child and being funny and goofy like my dad was."

Blac Chyna had told the Daily Mail in June that she thinks Kardashian will make a great father. The model is already mom to 3-year-old son King Cairo with her ex-fiancé, Tyga, who is dating Kardashian's half-sister Kylie Jenner.

"He's a genuinely loving person and he's really supportive," she said at the time. "He's been supportive with me and even, like, the people that I'm around. I think he's going to do good."

"Pregnancy is treating me really, really good right now. I can't complain," the star added. "[The best part is] just knowing that you have somebody that loves you unconditionally and you love them unconditionally."

Rob Kardashian paid tribute to his late dad, Robert Kardashian, while celebrating his own impending parenthood. Photo by Rob Kardashian/Instagram

Kardashian and Blac Chyna will give fans a glimpse into their relationship on the new E! series Rob & Chyna. The model said in the October issue of Elle that she hopes the show will help change the public's perception of who she is.