Beyonce Knowles: I'm Due in February!

Celebrity Moms October 10, 2011 AT 12:39PM By Zach Johnson

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2012 is going to be a great year for Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z.

The couple will welcome their first child in February, the 30-year-old singer announced on Australia's Sunday Night.

"[Being pregnant] already has changed my life. My husband and I have been together for 10 years, all of my twenties," she said. "I just feel like it's time and I'm very grateful that God has blessed me with the biggest gift any human can have."

Married since 2008, Knowles said she and Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter) made a conscious decision to hold off on starting a family.

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"I think because I've accomplished a lot of things for myself and I really know who I am, I didn't rush into anything," she explained. "If there's any time, right now is the time, and I'm so happy."

Before she became pregnant, Knowles took a break from the spotlight to re-examine her life. "It was a bit overwhelming," she said. "I was a bit numb and kind of lost."

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"I never even realized I needed a year off. I never realized I don't know how to take a year off," she added. "I've been managed by my father for a long time, and it's been a real change being separated from him. It was scary, but it empowered me."

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October 11, 2011 - 12:09pm Olivia Payton
I saw the tape, it looked like her dress not her stomach that bunched up.
October 11, 2011 - 11:04am Hable Elby
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October 11, 2011 - 2:30am Caroline Strutt
beyonce is just such a beautiful sexy woman and looks even better pregnant. seem sto agree with her. she is very hot in my opinion.
October 10, 2011 - 11:09pm Becky Dowling
Good for taking it slow.
October 10, 2011 - 10:24pm Jennifer Angel Gowan
Wondering about the 'bending baby bump' pictures that occurred during this interview.....seems people are happy about the pregnancy or convinced there's some sort of conspiracy, lol.
October 10, 2011 - 10:23pm Jennifer Angel Gowan
dfhh
October 10, 2011 - 10:23pm Jennifer Angel Gowan
*OR convinced. Sorry.
October 10, 2011 - 10:22pm Jennifer Angel Gowan
Wondering about the supposed "bending baby bump" pics. that occurred during this interview. Seems people are either happy for them and the pregnancy of convinced there is some kind of conspiracy :/ lol.
October 10, 2011 - 9:39pm Claudia Kele Petin
congratsss!
October 10, 2011 - 7:44pm Fatima Qawwee
I hope & pray that she & her husband will have a very healthy beautiful baby!!!!!! and I hope they don't give a silly wierd hollywood baby name or a ghetto baby name!!!!!!! (no offence)
October 10, 2011 - 7:24pm Samieleen Lawson
Congrats and Best Wishes !!
October 10, 2011 - 4:28pm Mary Sanford
she NEEDS time off anyway.
October 10, 2011 - 2:49pm Mayer Booth
Very wise they waited and took things slow. Smart. Good luck to them.
October 10, 2011 - 2:42pm Miriam Toote
wow beyonce the great off all is give birth good luck
October 10, 2011 - 1:00pm Dianne Frederick
Wow i am really glad for beyonce and jay and they will be great parents so i wish you the best and enjoy motherhood!