Olivia Culpo is basking in the beauty of motherhood, and she’s letting her followers in on every tender moment.

The 32-year-old model and influencer took to Instagram on Thursday to share a striking black and white photo that highlighted her growing baby bump.

Leaning gracefully against a tall tree with her cascading brunette locks framing her face, Olivia Culpo posed in a pair of shorts and an unbuttoned cardigan, allowing her pregnant belly to take center stage.

The intimate image was simply captioned with three emojis, a sprouting plant, a clock, and a red heart, a subtle but powerful nod to the new life she’s soon welcoming with husband Christian McCaffrey. The couple, who tied the knot in a dreamy Rhode Island ceremony in June 2024, are preparing for the arrival of their first child.

Friends and fellow WAGs were quick to show their love in the comments.

Kristin Cavallari, who was married to Jay Cutler until 2022, chimed in, calling her “the most beautiful mama,” while Kristen Gaffney, married to former NFL running back Tyler Gaffney, added, “Everything [red heart emoji].”

Game-day fashion designer Kristin Juszczyk, married to Kyle Juszczyk, commented, “always so effortlessly beautiful!” and Nicole Williams English, married to former defensive end and linebacker Larry English, gushed, “Love you with a belly.”

Also making an adorable cameo? Culpo’s beloved pup, Oliver Sprinkles.

In a series of Instagram videos, some dating back to late 2024, the brown pooch is seen cuddling close to his human mom, resting gently on her stomach and appearing to listen for baby kicks.

“Listening to some crazy kicks this morning. I love how he listens,” Culpo wrote over one of the clips.

In another lighthearted snippet, she added that Oliver was “waiting for the one-two punch.”

A particularly touching video from December 7, 2024, revealed, “He’s been laying on my stomach since the very beginning of my pregnancy. In my sickest times he refused to leave my side. Three months of bed rest + pelvic rest. He knew I needed him.”

That unwavering comfort was no doubt welcome during what Culpo has previously described as a traumatic first trimester.

Shortly after announcing her pregnancy in March, she opened up about her health challenges, including a “subchorionic hematoma,” a complication she described in a candid TikTok filmed in December, when she was nine weeks along.

“I have been on bed rest and before that I had pneumonia, so I was sick also for two weeks. I’ve been truly on bed rest for four weeks,” she explained. “Towards the end of the two weeks of being really sick, I got a subchorionic hematoma, which is basically a blood clot in my uterus. And I was bleeding everywhere.”

Thankfully, doctors found the baby to be healthy and advised her to remain on bed rest to prevent further complications.

Culpo and McCaffrey wed in 2024, though it wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea.

In her first interview since marrying the NFL star in a dreamy Rhode Island ceremony on June 29, 2024, the former Miss Universe addressed the wave of unexpected criticism aimed at her wedding day look. Speaking candidly with PEOPLE Magazine, Culpo explained her intentional decision to embrace a more modest, timeless aesthetic on her big day.

“I wanted to feel like myself in every sense of the word,” she shared. “And I think that’s where my decision to be more pared down came in.”