Break out the blue! Teen Mom star Amber Portwood reveals she and beau Andrew Glennon are expecting a baby boy

By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:38 GMT, 8 December 2017 | Updated: 19:42 GMT, 8 December 2017

Teen Mom star Amber Portwood is expecting a bouncing baby boy. 

The 27-year-old is expecting her second child with new boyfriend Andrew Glennon and made the announcement on the new addition's gender on an Instagram post Friday.

She shared an image of a Christmas ornament with 'it's a boy' written on it along with an illustration of a baby.

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Happy news: Amber Portwood is expecting a bouncing baby boy with new boyfriend Andrew Glennon as they are pictured together in August

Happy news: Amber Portwood is expecting a bouncing baby boy with new boyfriend Andrew Glennon as they are pictured together in August

Along with the snap, she wrote: 'Little baby Glennon is on his way!!' 

This comes just a few weeks after Amber happily confirmed to pregnancy to Us Weekly.

This will be her second child and first with Glennon but the reality star admitted that having another kid was a bit intimidating as she said: 'When I first found out, I was a little scared. 

'I just kind of sat down and thought about it and realized that it was a big step in my life and it was a good thing actually, and I was really happy within 30 minutes.'

She said after mulling it over for thirty minutes she began to feel better about it.

'Little baby Glennon is on his way!!' The 27-year-old Teen Mom star made the announcement on Instagram 

'Little baby Glennon is on his way!!' The 27-year-old Teen Mom star made the announcement on Instagram 

Portwood explained: 'After the initial shock, it was nothing but happy thoughts and just enjoying my time with my boyfriend.'

The happy news was first reported by Us Weekly  earlier this week.

At the time source told the website that Amber has been 'feeling sick lately', but added she's 'really happy.'

Amber has eight-year-old daughter Leah Leann Shirley with her ex-fiance, Gary Shirley.

The reality star started dating Andrew, a cinematographer, after meeting him on the reality series Marriage Boot Camp, according to the website. 

She appeared on the series with her now ex-fiance, Matt Baier. 

Amber said she wasn't trying to rush into things with Andrew when she spoke with Us while attending the MTV Video Music Awards this summer.

That's her girl! Amber has eight-year-old daughter Leah Leann Shirley with her ex-fiance, Gary Shirley (pictured in Indiana in 2013)

That's her girl! Amber has eight-year-old daughter Leah Leann Shirley with her ex-fiance, Gary Shirley (pictured in Indiana in 2013)

Hey mama: Amber has eight-year-old daughter Leah Leann Shirley from her previous relationship with Gary Shirley 

Hey mama: Amber has eight-year-old daughter Leah Leann Shirley from her previous relationship with Gary Shirley 

'We're going slow and we're just trying to be smart about everything, which is good to find somebody on your level like that.' 

Amber has starred on Teen Mom 2 since 2009.  

The star has been an open book on the series, talking about her personal family life and struggles with mental health.  

 

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