Robin Thicke and wife Paula Patton are expecting their first child, Usmagazine.com has learned.

On Tuesday, the two - who began dating in high school before wedding in 2005 - got cozy at the 2009 Angel Ball in New York City.

Thicke, 32, was happy to sing her praises.

"She could make a marriage work with a chair," he told Us of Patton, 33, who is currently shooting the Queen Latifah comedy, Just Wright. "She`s an incredible woman, and she`s very beautiful, so I`m just lucky to be with her."

Asked how they work so well together, Patton told Us, "He`s ... amazing!"
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