Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are expecting their third child

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are expecting their third child, the couple confirmed to the Associated Press on Monday.

The couple released a one-sentence statement which said that they are "thrilled" to have another child on the way. The couple has two daughters, 5-year-old Violet and 2-year-old Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck.

Affleck and Garner, who are both 39, married in 2005 in a private ceremony in the Caribbean after dating for a year. The two appeared together in the 2003 film "Daredevil."

Garner was previously married to actor Scott Foley, who she met on the set of "Felicity" in 1998. The two were married from 2000 until 2003. Garner also dated her "Alias" co-star Michael Vartan from 2003 until 2004.

Affleck dated actress Gwyneth Paltrow in 1998, following her breakup from Brad Pitt. The actor was briefly engaged to singer Jennifer Lopez after dating between 2002 and 2004.