Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Kids Coco Austin Shares Back-to-School Photo on Daughter Chanel's First Day: 'Bittersweet' Coco Austin called her daughter's latest milestone 'bitter-sweet' in an Instagram post By Angela Andaloro Angela Andaloro Angela Andaloro is a Society & Culture Staff Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared on BuzzFeed, Entertainment Weekly, and LittleThings. People Editorial Guidelines Published on September 7, 2022 08:42PM EDT Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty; coco/Instagram Coco Austin and Ice-T's little girl is growing up! On Wednesday, the model, 43, shared a photo of daughter Chanel Nicole on her first day of first grade. "My baby......😭 Definitely a bitter-sweet day...," Austin captioned the Instagram photo, adding the hashtags #1stdayofschool #1stgrade. Sharing the photo on his own page, Ice-T wrote, "Time flies.. @babychanelnicole 1st day of 1st grade today.. How about that… Wow ❤️." Chanel's sign says that she wants to be a singer when she grows up and that she likes to dance, draw and make friends. In addition to Chanel, Ice-T is also dad to son Tracy, 30, and daughter LeTesha, 46, from previous relationships. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Speaking on The View last fall, the rapper opened up about ignoring people's opinions on how he and Coco parent Chanel. "Rule one on the Internet: Do not pay attention to anything anyone says on the Internet," Ice-T stated. "Worry about the people that walk up to you and say things in your real life. Those are the people you should be concerned with," he continued. "The Internet is the world. It's the world talking, so I don't pay attention." Coco Austin Poses with Daughter Chanel, 5, in Matching Swimsuits After Having a 'Tough Week' Coco/Instagram He added, "Everybody parents differently. Like I say, every house has its own constitution. We're doing okay, our baby's okay." The comments came shortly after the couple received backlash for getting a then 5-year-old Chanel a French manicure with "mini" nail tips for her kindergarten picture day. "School Picture day!! For the special occasion I let Chanel do mini tips to her nails. I love doing her hair.. my little doll baby is what I call her...." Austin wrote.