Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Giants quarterback Eli Manning is to become a dad, the New York Post reported Friday, with his wife Abby expecting the couple’s first child.

Eli, 29, and Abby, 26, who have been married for two-and-a-half years and live in Hoboken, are now preparing for the spring birth.

“They are both so happy and excited. Eli is being very protective of Abby, as it is still early days. Very few people know because Abby is only a few months along and isn’t really showing yet,” a source told the Post.

The college sweethearts, who met in the spring of his junior year at Ole Miss, married on the beach at the One&Only Palmilla in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in April 2008.

In May of last year, the pair announced they would bankroll a new birthing center for natural childbirth and holistic care at now-closed St. Vincent’s Hospital.

Manning said at the time, “We wanted to make it a special place to bring new life into the world.” He added, “We’re enjoying being married right now. There’s no exact plan, but we do plan on starting a family in the future.”

A spokesman for IMG, which represents Manning, declined to comment.