Pic! Ben Higgins & Jessica Clarke Welcome First Child

“The Bachelor” alum Ben Higgins is now a girl dad!

Higgins and his wife Jessica Clarke have welcomed their first child together.

On Wednesday, Higgins announced their daughter’s arrival, writing on Instagram, “Update and more to come but baby girl Higgins has entered the world. She is healthy. @jessclarke_ is doing so well. I don’t yet have words for what just happened but the update right now is we have a daughter and Jess is recovering so well.”

Along with showing some appreciation for the medical team, Ben gushed, “I am biased but God spent a little more time on our baby girl because she’s real beautiful! This beauty will be revealed soon but first she needs a bath.”

Higgins included a pic of Jessica doing some skin-to-skin contact with their daughter after giving birth.

In another post, Ben revealed that they named their daughter Winona. He wrote, "Winona (Winnie for short if she’s ok with it) Elane Higgins was born at 2:53 am on 2/12."

He went on, "Words still are hard for me, I won’t accurately articulate what just happened. But for the last 2 mornings I wake up feeling like it was a dream, reminding myself of the blessings of Jesus, then looking over to see Jessica and Winona and being mentally reunited with the truth that I am a dad and a husband and that we are a family. Life starts again for us, a new chapter we enter into, and so many moments of lacking the words but feeling God inspired love."

The couple announced they were expecting in August, sharing on Instagram, “The next chapter of our love story! Baby girl coming in February ❤️.”

Last year, Ben opened up about wanting a family with Jessica. He told Life & Style, “God willing, two kids. That would be awesome!”

Ben and Jessica met on social media in 2018. They became engaged in March 2020 and wed in November 2021 at the Estate near Nashville.