( PEOPLE.com ) -- Just over a week after being hospitalized for `` mild kidney failure , '' Nick Cannon stepped out for the first time with wife Mariah Carey -- and praised her for being his `` hero '' during the ordeal . `` When times are hard , you guys do n't see her at 3 o'clock in the morning , getting up in the middle of the night , fixing me soup when my kidneys ai n't acting right . Mariah Carey does that , '' Cannon , 31 , said onstage before presenting his wife with the Entertainer Award at the 2012 BET Honors taping , held Saturday in Washington , D.C . The show will air February 13 at 9 p.m. Holding 8-month-old son Moroccan -- dressed in a matching mini tux -- Cannon gushed over Carey and at times appeared emotional as he reflected on the woman he calls `` my angel . '' `` It is truly , truly a blessing to be here tonight , and I am humbled and in awe of everyone 's presence , but mostly my hero right there , '' he said as Carey , 42 , looked on from the front row . `` What most people do n't get the opportunity to experience is the true woman ; the virtuous person who is my angel . '' A teary-eyed Carey soon returned the adoration , thanking God for having her husband and baby by her side . `` To my incredible husband who [ has been ] out of the hospital two days -- look at him all strong and healthy and big and too buff for the tux -- it 's incredible , '' she beamed . On the mend , Cannon even did an impromptu performance : beatboxing for his son . `` This is what makes Roc the most happy , '' said Carey , dressed in a form-fitting black and nude-colored gown . `` And Miss Monroe Cannon 's backstage , darling . We were both sewn into our dresses , so she could n't make it out . '' `` She 's a diva like her mama , '' quipped Cannon . See the full article at PEOPLE.com . © 2011 People and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
`` It is truly , truly a blessing to be here tonight , '' Nick Cannon said at an event . Cannon gushed over Mariah Carey as he reflected on the woman he calls `` my angel '' On the mend , Cannon even did an impromptu performance : beatboxing for his son .