“Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” Star Kelcey Wetterberg Welcomes First Baby with Husband Nate Crnkovich

The couple, who tied the knot in December 2024, announced the arrival of their baby boy, Jack Lawrence Crnkovich, on Monday, July 20

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• Kelcey Wetterberg and husband Nate Crnkovich have welcomed their first baby, son Jack Lawrence Crnkovich
• The America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders star shared the joyful news with a series of intimate family photos on Instagram on Monday, July 20
• The birth comes less than two years after Wetterberg and Crnkovich exchanged vows in December 2024

Kelcey Wetterberg and Nate Crnkovich are officially parents.

The America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders star, 29, and her husband announced the arrival of their first baby together, son Jack Lawrence Crnkovich, in a joint Instagram post on Monday, July 20.

“Our boy is here 💙,” the couple wrote alongside the announcement, sharing that Jack was born at 11:16 a.m. on July 16, weighing 9 lbs. and measuring 20.5 inches long.

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“We’ve had a few days of just us, soaking in the newborn bubble…& we have truly never felt a love like this,” they continued. “Thanking God every day for this little blessing of ours 🥹🤍.”

The carousel captured several of the family’s first moments with baby Jack, including photos of the newborn dressed in a blue onesie and matching hat, as well as tender snapshots of Wetterberg and Crnkovich holding their son individually. The couple also posed for their first photo as a family of three before ending the post with an image of Jack resting in his car seat.

Earlier this year, Wetterberg and Crnkovich revealed they were expecting their first child. In January, the couple shared an Instagram video showing them painting the words, “BABY CRNK JULY 2026,” onto a white wall.

“Baby Crnkovich coming soon,” Wetterberg captioned the post at the time. “You are already so loved & prayed for, little one! 👣.”

The pregnancy announcement came just over a week after the couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary. Marking the occasion on Instagram on Dec. 31, Wetterberg reflected on their first year of marriage.

“Happy 1st anniversary to the love of my life 🤍 @natecrnk I am so lucky to live life with you!” she wrote. “This year has been full of love…traveling, buying our first home, and new experiences & challenges that have brought us so much closer. You truly make me the happiest. Love you forever 🫶🏼.”

Crnkovich also shared the post to his Instagram Stories and commented, “Happy anniversary baby ❤️.”

Wetterberg and Crnkovich married in December 2024, first exchanging vows during what she described as a “very intimate” ceremony with their immediate families before celebrating with a larger wedding reception the following day in their hometown of Omaha, Neb.

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Ahead of the wedding, Wetterberg opened up to PEOPLE about looking forward to building a family with her husband.

“I love just getting to do life with Nate by my side. I look forward to all of the new memories, experiences, and the family we will hopefully get to create,” she told PEOPLE.

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