Nick Carter and wife Lauren Kitt Carter are expecting a son!

The former Backstreet Boys singer revealed the news on Monday’s Dancing with the Stars, after reports first popped up last week that the couple were expecting their first child together.

“We’ve been trying to have a baby for about a year now. It’s been rocky, to be quite honest with you. There have been times when we thought it wouldn’t happen,” Nick, 35, said. The couple married in April 2014.

Lauren is now 16 weeks pregnant with their son, and she previously suffered a miscarriage. “It was really hard on Nick. Just watching him get so excited about something, and see him get so hurt, it was hard,” she said.

“It still seems unbelievable,” Nick added in a statement after the show. “My wife and I are happy to personally announce that we are pregnant. It has been our dream to have a family together and we cannot wait to welcome our first child into the world.” Congrats!