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Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley and his wife Cassie are "so beyond excited" to announce that they are expecting their first child together. After trying to conceive a few years ago without any luck, "we are so happy we can hardly stand it. Like, ecstatic and I'm crying even as I type those words!" the mom-to-be wrote on her official blog.

"This journey to become a family of 3 has been a long, interesting, sometimes fun and sometimes heartbreaking road," she added. "I know there are a lot of women out there who have walked the road of a fertility struggle and we can all grow, heal, and understand each other better through our shared experience."

After seeing a fertility doctor, doing a lot of tests, and answering questions about family history, they finally got news that they had about a 1|percent| chance of conceiving a child naturally. "As far as percentages go, that's not awesome," Cassie said. "We never stopped hoping though."

"So after getting the 1|percent| news, we decided to hang out this summer, relax, enjoy and live our lives fully & happily," she continued. "We had a lot to be thankful for and we wanted to carry that joy & thankfulness with us, not the weight of trying to become parents. We made a plan to regroup this fall and explore other options to expand our family. Then it happened."

Cassie who has been married to Kelley since 2009 recalled, "I woke up one morning in June and there it was, a positive pregnancy test. I was in shock. Happy shock, but shock. Our baby decided to join our family in God's time, which is always right." The baby is due in February.

Cassie additionally said, "I want to give a special shout out to my husband, Charles, for being the most incredible human. His love, support, passion for our marriage and our future children has never, EVER waivered, even when the frustration seemed insurmountable. I am so lucky to have a best friend and partner in life like him, and our child couldn’t have scored a better dad!"