Ashanti and Nelly are engaged, expecting their first child together

Congratulations are in order for Ashanti and Nelly, who are expecting their first child together.

Ashanti announced the news in a sweet Instagram video on Wednesday (April 17), which shows the “Rock Wit U” singer getting ready to perform. When her mother asks her how long it will take before she is ready, Asadi smartly replies, “It will take about nine months.”

To drive the message home, the 43-year-old star captioned it, “Baby baby baby…”. Nelly also posted the video on his own Instagram page. See the post here.

Ashanti also revealed that she is engaged to the “Just a Dream” singer. Substance, saying in the post, “This new year of my life is such a blessing filled with love, hope and anticipation. Motherhood is something I've been looking forward to and sharing it with my family, fiancé and loyal fans, who have been so supportive of my career, is an amazing experience.”

The upcoming bundle of joy is Ashanti's first child and Nelly's fifth. The “Body On Me” singers started dating in 2003 and the details of their romance were somewhat of a mystery to fans before they finally split in 2013. In June, fans started buzzing when Ashanti and Nelly attended the 3rd annual birthday dance for Quality Control CEO Pierre “P” Thomas and they were photographed together on the red carpet.

In an interview with Love and hip hopRasheeda and Kirk Frost in September, Nelly confirmed the ongoing rumors of their rekindled romance. “I think we both pretty much did what we do, but sometimes when you're apart you understand each other more,” she said of the 10-year gap in their relationship. “To say, 'Yeah, let me see exactly what they're seeing.' You know, because we can all be defensive sometimes in our own relationships. We know we're wrong, but we'll stand by it. But we are all victims of this.”