Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz and his wife Paige Price have announced they are expecting their first child together.
The 34-year-old former child star and his partner announced the news in a YouTube video, revealing they are ''really excited'' by the challenge of parenthood.
Muniz, who wed Price earlier this year, said he is overjoyed to become a father and admits nothing quite compares to hearing your little one's heartbeat.''
''In the past four-and-a-half years, Paige and I have experienced so many incredible things together. We've travelled the world, got to live out all these once-in-a-lifetime opportunities," he said.
''While we still believe it's the little moments in between the big ones that make you feel happiest, nothing quite compares to hearing your little one's heartbeat.
''We felt like we were living and experiencing a real-life miracle for the first time. The second I heard that heartbeat, reality set in."
''I was throwing out baby names and future career choices," he added.
Price said the couple had to ''beat the odds'' in order to have a family and admits they "were both in a state of disbelief" when they discovered they would be parents.
"When we found out that we were expecting, we were both in a state of disbelief.
''We knew that we wanted this, but were told our chances wouldn't be that great ...We beat the odds," she said.