Katherine Webb and Husband AJ McCarron Announce They're Expecting Their First Child

The former Miss Alabama announced that she and her Cincinnati Bengals football player husband AJ are expecting their first child on Tuesday, writing on Instagram, "AJ and I feel beyond blessed and grateful to FINALLY announce after 4 months we have been keeping a secret! We are having a BOY!"

"AJ and I feel beyond blessed and grateful to finally announced after 4 months we have been keeping a secret! We are having a boy," the model, beauty queen wrote

"Thank you all so much for your prayers for us as it hasn't been an easy journey. We thank God every day for this wonderful blessing and can't wait to share this journey with all of you." Katherine added.

Katherine and AJ, who plays quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, had some difficulty getting pregnant and are overjoyed with their baby news, which they also shared with fans on both of their Twitter pages.

The 2012 Miss Alabama winner and her athlete husband AJ got married in July 2014, the wedding was called extravagant wedding in Orange Beach, Alabama and have been trying to get pregnant for over a year now.

In July, Katherine’s Instagram revealed that their dog had been helping her to cope when she was down.

How sweet! She took to Twitter to reveal how “excited and extremely blessed” they feel to finally be announcing the news.

The photo, which accompanied the announcement, shows an ultrasound and a beaming smile from the couple.

Interestingly enough, the couple keeping their pregnancy a secret for four months means that a "fake" pregnancy announcement that Katherine made in October was actually kind of real!

Katherine Webb is a Christian and is frequently involved in her church. She often tweets about her faith, on her Twitter account, as well.

While AJ McCarron is a devout Catholic. McCarron has a tattoo of Jesus and a cross on his chest.

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