Former Bachelor contestant Melissa Rycroft-Strickland proudly showed off her baby girl, Ava Grace, on the latest issue of OK! Magazine. Melissa and husband Tye Strickland welcomed their bundle of joy on February 16.

The new parents are both excited and feel like they are currently living the “happily ever after” part of a fairy tale. Melissa is clearly head over heels in love with beautiful Ava.

“People always say you’ll never know true love until you have a child. It’s a hard thing to understand, but it is on a totally different level,” says Melissa.

“I look at this little girl and realize there’s nothing I love more in the world,” Melissa tells OK! exclusively. “There are no feelings that compare to my feelings for her.”

Congrats to Melissa and Tye!

Melissa Rycroft Baby Ava Grace Pictures

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