Bachelor Stars Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham Welcome Daughter: 'We Are So Incredibly Happy'
Arie Luyendyk Jr., and Lauren Burnham are parents!
The Bachelor couple has welcomed their first child together, a baby girl, Luyendyk confirmed Wednesday.
“We have a BEAUTIFUL baby girl 6 lbs, 13 Oz. 20cm Long,” the proud papa wrote on Instagram Stories.
“Mommy and baby are doing great, we are so incredibly happy.”
The couple did not announce their little one’s name.
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Luyendyk, 37, proposed to Becca Kufrin on his season of The Bachelor, but he soon regretted his decision when he realized he was actually in love with runner-up Burnham, 27.
He rescinded his offer, and proposed to real-estate agent Burnham on the After the Final Rose special in March 2018.
“I’ve made some bad decisions but the best decision was running back to you,” he told Burnham during the proposal. “I can’t imagine a life without you. … I truly believe you are my soulmate.”
“I’m ready to face this life with you and all that comes with it,” Luyendyk continued. “The good, and the bad. I love you so much.”
Despite the rocky start, the couple’s affection for one another showed no signs of waning. In April that year, they moved into their first home together in Phoenix, and in November, they announced that they were expecting their first child.
The couple set up an Instagram account to share the baby’s progress with their fans. Mom-to-be Burnham showed off her baby bump in the first picture, accompanying it with the caption, “Hey world 👋🏻turned 11 weeks old yesterday! I’m the size of a fig, imagine that!”
“I have little arms, legs, and I no longer have webbed hands and feet,” the caption continued. “All my little organs are in place too. Mom is finally not feeling sick anymore, here’s a pic of her ❤️.”
A post shared by Baby Luyendyk🎀 (@babyluyendyk) on Nov 14, 2018 at 4:15pm PST
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The couple tied the knot in January at Haiku Mill in Maui, Hawaii, where Bachelor Nation host Chris Harrison officiated. Two days after the nuptials, they headed to the neighboring island of Kauai for their honeymoon, where they stayed at the luxurious Princeville Resort.
Luyendyk Jr. used Instagram to share their baby’s sex that same month, ahead of their wedding date. He posted a photo of himself grinning and his wife blowing pink petals with the caption, “IT’S A GIRL!!!”
“In the beginning, we were both hoping that we were having a girl,” the former Bachelor admitted to Us Weekly. “We actually did the early gender test online, so we took our test at 10 weeks. We got the results back from that, and it was that we were having a boy.”
But five weeks later their doctor encouraged them to get an ultrasound, and that’s when they found out that they were actually having a daughter.
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The couple celebrated the forthcoming arrival with a baby shower in late April, which included an impressive spread of desserts (including a waffle and fruit bar) and an ultrasound machine set up in the living room.
Burnham shared one amusing present on her Instagram Story: a baby onesie printed with the words “Can I steal Daddy for a sec?!” and a picture of a rose — a reference to the line people use to request time with the Bachelor.
She captioned the post, “I was mid sentence saying ‘Absolutely not.’ Guess I still have a little PTSD😂.”
Their path to one another hasn’t always been easy, but Luyendyk is certain it has all been worth it. As he told PEOPLE in March, “Love is not always perfect. Everyone finds each other in a different way. It’s not always a fairy tale, but as long as Lauren and I have each other, we’re happy.”
