Bachelor in Paradise alum Amanda Stanton has announced she's pregnant with her third child.
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"Mom + Dad," Amanda, 33, captioned two photos in which The Bachelor alum was showing off her bare baby bump in a white T-shirt and jeans.
Michael posed with Amanda for the photo, which was posted in black-and-white as well as color, and Amanda added, "Baby Fogel due in January."
Amanda told her followers that they have "some catching up to do."
The Bachelor in Paradise alum -- who shares daughters Kinsley, 11, and Charlie, 9, with ex-husband Nick Buonfiglio -- shared, "I have been dreaming of this day for so long & I am so excited to finally share the news with you all!!"
Amanda said of the last few months of her pregnancy, "[They've] truly been everything I have dreamt of and more and I'm finding myself constantly trying to just slow down & soak up every second!"
Amanda went on to "thank" family and close friends for being "so supportive," and she continued, "To all of you who secretly knew and were so gracious & patient with me (lol)."
The blonde beauty concluded, "I think it's normal to be a bit nervous when deciding to plan a pregnancy and I'm happy to answer questions and share my own personal experience... Can't wait to share the rest of this journey with you all!"
Congratulatory messages poured in from Bachelor Nation -- including from Vanessa Grimaldi, Becca Tilley, and Adam Gottschalk.
Lauren Bushnell, who had competed against Amanda on The Bachelor's 20th season starring Ben Higgins, wrote, "YES!!!!!!!!"
Season 10 The Bachelorette star Andi Dorfman gushed, "Wooooohoooo! Finally can publicly gush over your bump. But seriously though I'm so over the moon for y'all! Can't wait to auntie!"
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELOR' FRANCHISE COUPLES NOWAnd Season 12 The Bachelorette star JoJo Fletcher -- who finished as Ben's runner-up on The Bachelor 20 -- commented, "Omg!!!! So so happy for you!!!!"
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Amanda and Michael were reportedly friends for two years before they began dating. Michael popped the question and the couple got engaged in December 2021.
Amanda married Michael in California in September 2022. Amanda called her wedding "pure magic."
Amanda revealed on April 3 that she and Michael, a real estate entrepreneur, would "love to start trying at some point soon" for another child.
And during a late March Instagram Q&A with her followers, Amanda discussed potentially expanding her family. (She also scolded fans for constantly asking if she was expecting).
When a person asked if Amanda wants more babies, Amanda replied at the time, "Yes! I'm not going to lie, though. I'm so nervous. I thought we would have started trying by now, but maybe a few more months?!"
Amanda, however, elaborated how it's difficult to truly prepare for having a baby.
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Amanda also shared that if she and Michael did try for another baby, she hoped to get pregnant with a little boy "that is exactly like Michael."
Amanda was married to Nick from 2012 to 2015. One year after their divorce, she appeared on Ben's The Bachelor season in 2016.
After Amanda introduced Ben to her two girls and finished his season in third place, the Lani the Label founder looked for love on Season 3 of Bachelor in Paradise.
Amanda accepted a marriage proposal from Andi's ex-fiance Josh Murray during the finale, but they called it quits on their engagement and announced their split in December 2016.
Amanda and Josh had a nasty public breakup, with Amanda calling Josh "the worst" and admitting she had mistakenly ignored friends' grim warnings about his personality and character.
Amanda decided to search for The One on television again by participating in Bachelor in Paradise's fourth edition the next summer, when JoJo's The Bachelorette runner-up, Robby Hayes, pursued her.
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However, Amanda and Robby's romance was short-lived and she confirmed their breakup in September 2017.
"Robby was somebody who was doing all these sweet things for me and saying that he wants a family and a future, and then we get off the show and all he wanted to do is party and not call me," Amanda told People at the finale taping.
Amanda subsequently got romantically involved -- off-camera -- with Tillow co-founder Bobby Jacobs and the couple went Instagram official in May 2018.
Bobby, however, appeared to break Amanda's heart just about one year later.
"I'm sad. I cried a lot... I was completely blindsided [by the breakup] and it just happened very suddenly," Amanda told her fans on social media in April 2019.
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But Amanda proceeded to date attorney Oren Agman in 2020 before finally getting involved with Michael in early 2021.
Amanda made her romance with Michael Instagram official during a vacation to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in February 2021.
"It's still new, so they're taking things slow and just enjoying their time together," a source told Us at the time. "He has met her daughters, of course, since they're with her half the time."
Amanda apparently fell hard and fast for Michael, because in August 2021, she said that she was hoping her man would pop the question soon.
When an Instagram user asked last summer when she wanted to get engaged, Amanda reportedly replied, "If we're being honest, yesterday."
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