NEW YORK - will return to ABC's "The View'' on Monday and she'll bring along her infant son, Taylor Thomas.
Hasselbeck, 30, has been on maternity leave from the popular New York-based daytime talk show, , since Oct. 23.
She gave birth to Taylor Thomas Nov. 9 at an Arizona hospital. Her husband, Tim Hasselbeck, is a quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. The couple have a two-year-old daughter, Grace.
The conservative co-host's first day back at "The View'' will include "a big ticket item giveaway'' for the studio audience and a full hour of "Hot Topics,'' show spokesman Karl Nilsson said Thursday.
"I miss my Republican pal,'' said co-host .
Co-hosts of "The View'' also include , and .
Hasselbeck is "never shy about expressing her view, so `Hot Topics' will be getting a whole lot hotter -- especially with the upcoming presidential election,'' ABC said.
