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maddie & tae maternity shoot

Sheri Angeles

Maddie Marlow Fontis ready to be a mom!

Sharing photos exclusively with PEOPLE from her maternity shoot, the pregnant “Die From a Broken Heart” singer, 28, posed in a scenic, outdoor setting, wearing a white, sleeveless top that cut off at her belly and blue jeans.

“Pregnancy has been the most beautiful experience,” Maddie tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I have felt so empowered, especially being on tour for seven months while growing a human, and I have a love and appreciation for my body like never before.”

“The support, advice and encouragement I’ve gotten from all the women around me and total strangers just reminds me why women and mothers are so magical!” says the musician.

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maddie & tae maternity shoot

The mom-to-be was also photographed walking with husband Jonah Font in the woods. Jonah kept his arm around his wife as they walked barefoot while laughing together.

Another sweet photo showed the couple kissing as Maddie cradled her bump.

maddie & tae maternity shoot

“We found out in early January that we were expecting. I surprised Jonah with a little card and the positive tests once he came home from work,” Maddie told PEOPLE at the time.

maddie & tae maternity shoot

“Oddly enough,my duo partner, Tae, had a feeling I was pregnant before I even knew!” the singer, who isone half of country duo Maddie & Tae, said of her musical partnerTaylor Dye Kerr, who is a mom to daughterLeighton Grace.

“We are so excited to become parents! We’ve always wanted babies, so it is surreal that this chapter is beginning for us,” Maddie said of her growing family. “We feel so grateful that God chose us to be this sweet little boy’s parents!”

source: people.com