Melissa Rycroft

IS PREGNANT!The now wedded Bachelor babe announced this morning that she is expecting her first child with insurance agent husband Tye Strickland. "Apparently Tye and I wanted to see how many life-changing events we could fit into one calendar year. From getting engaged, married, new job, and we are now pregnant," the sometime Good Morning America correspondent told (naturally) GMA. the due date is slated for February When asked if she was baby bumpin' yet, Rycroft said her growing belly was "more like a baby pooch right now, the baby bump will come later."

About Melissa Rycroft:

Melissa Katherine Rycroft (born March 11, 1983), from Dallas, Texas, is a reality television contestant and former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. She was a drill team officer at Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas where she graduated in 2001. She participated as a contestant on the thirteenth season of ABC's The Bachelor, and CMT reality TV series Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team. She was a contestant on the eighth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars.Rycroft was named to People magazine's list of World's Most Beautiful People 2009and was also named as #99 on Maxim's list of "Hot 100 of 2009".