Clarke revealed in the caption of their Aug. 18 Instagram announcement that their 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦-on-the way is a girl, due in February

Ben Higgins and Jessica Clarke are going to be parents!

On Sunday, Aug. 18, the former Bachelor star, 35, and wife Jessica Clarke announced in a heartfelt Instagram Reel that Clarke, 29, is pregnant and expecting their first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, a 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 girl.

The video — which the couple shared jointly on their respective Instagram accounts — features clips of different moments in the pair’s relationship, including their engagement proposal, scenes from their wedding and sweet footage of them hugging.

Higgins and Clarke, who met via social media in 2018, gushed to PEOPLE about each other days before their wedding.

“Ben doesn’t just make me want to be a better person, but he actually makes me a better person,” Clarke said at the time. “He assures me in all of my dreams and all of my goals. I never thought I’d have a partner that accepted every part of me.”

Said Higgins: “Jessica is so incredibly empathetic and caring. She encourages me and she supports me and I know she cares about who I am and where I’m going. I’m so excited that I get to love her — and be loved by her — every single day. And I am so thankful that I found her.”