After much deliberation, Melissa Rycroft and hubby Tye Strickland made the big decision to move to California with their 6-month-old baby Ava, according to People.  Rycroft admitted, “Adding a baby to the equation makes my job much harder.  It involves travel and it was impossible to travel without her, but at the same time it was impossible to travel with her.”  Even though the new mother is stressed between working and raising her daughter, she says it’s all worth it for that ‘one little smile’ she gets from Ava after a huge temper tantrum.  Luckily, Strickland is a great father, according to Rycroft, and definitely takes his fair share of the parenting responsibilities.

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5 months after having baby Ava, Melissa Rycroft and hubby Tye Strickland still feel ‘weird’ having date nights without their little bundle of joy. Rycroft told UsMagazine.com that, “It’s weird that we’re having a date night out and we don’t have our daughter with us.” When spotted at the HTC EVO 3D launch party in West Hollywood, the two said that they know their daughter is in really good hands. According to Rycroft, if you and your significant other are able to survive a newborn, you’re able to survive pretty much anything!

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It’s a girl for Bachelor alum Melissa Rycroft Strickland, reports People. She and husband Tye Strickland welcomed daughter Ava Grace Strickland on Wednesday afternoon. Rycroft, who dumped Jason Mesnick after accepting a proposal on the Bachelor, married Strickland in December 2009. Ava Grace, the first child for both, weighed in at 6 lbs. 13 oz. and was born in Dallas, Texas.  Rycroft’s reaction? “Everything is wonderful and life is exactly as it should be.”

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Reality star Melissa Rycroft and husband Tye Strickland are getting ready to face a different reality by becoming parents.  According to People, the former ‘Dancing with the Stars’ contestant and hubby are taking the upcoming arrival of their little one in full stride. While the two wait for confirmation on the sex of their baby, Strickland has been doing whatever he can to make his baby’s mama comfortable and feeling pretty.

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Reality TV star Melissa Rycroft is expecting her first baby with husband Tye Strickland.  Rycroft told US Weekly that while they are thrilled, the baby news was a shock, and they weren’t trying to get pregnant.  Meanwhile, Rycroft and Strickland are quite the busy couple.  Talking with Good Morning America earlier this week, Rycroft said, “Apparently Tye and I wanted to see how many life-changing events we could fit into one calendar year… from getting engaged, married, new job, and we are now pregnant.”  The former Dancing with the Stars and Bachelor contestant tied the knot with the insurance agent in December.

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