Kelly Clarkson ‘super excited’ about baby, predicts a girl

Kelly Clarkson’s got that pregnancy glow: You know, the one that means you can’t stop talking about being pregnant.

The “American Idol� champ hit the “Today� show Tuesday to promote her holiday album “Kelly Clarkson: Wrapped in Red� and give her first interview since announcing that she and new husband Brandon Blackstock are expecting. The “Catch My Breath� singer chatted with Savannah Guthrie about the wonderful world of maternity — and some of its less-than-wonderful aspects (see: morning sickness).

“I don’t know why they call it morning sickness — that’s my big joke right now — because it’s, like, all day and all night,� the 31-year-old said. “I am super excited about being pregnant. I’m just looking forward to the second trimester. They say it’s better.�

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Clarkson, who quietly married Blackstock in Tennessee on Oct. 20, eagerly announced her pregnancy on Nov. 19 via Twitter, despite having wanted to wait a little longer before sharing the big news.

“I was just dying to tell people, but we were trying to wait until the end of my first trimester — because you’re supposed to, I guess, because you’re less likely to have a miscarriage — but everybody kept talking about it and I had to cancel something because I’ve been so ill,� she said. “So, I didn’t want people to think that I’m canceling because I’m lazy or something. So we just told people.�

Even though it’s “way too early to know,� Clarkson said she’s convinced that she’s having a girl because of “a gut feeling� and “a scientific feeling why.�

“She’s killing me,� Clarkson laughed. “Of course it’s a girl, causing the trouble.�

She then went into a ramble about the longevity of “girl sperm� and “boy sperm� that she later highlighted on Twitter.

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“Remember that time I talked about sperm on the Today show ....wow. #girlsperm,� she tweeted after the appearance.

Clarkson added that they already had names picked out for a boy and a girl. But don’t expect her to spill those beans this early in her pregnancy.

“We’re not saying because I don’t want someone to steal my baby’s name,� Clarkson said, adding that they had named their child even before she became pregnant.

The singer also said that she’s glad she gets to be “a little more cheesy� on her holiday album and even wrote a song for her husband called “Brandon’s Song.�

“In my career ... everybody’s always, like, ‘Are you pop, are you country, are you rock, what are you?’ I think that what’s cool about the Christmas record is I don’t have to pick. ... There’s just a little bit of everything on it,� she said. “I’ve been making this CD in my head for years.�

The pop star said she recently wrapped her NBC variety special, “Kelly Clarkson’s Cautionary Christmas Music Tale,� which she said was hard to do while being pregnant. The comedy and music special airs Dec. 11 on NBC.

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