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"It&amp;apos;s a girl for Mariah Carey!Er, well for her dog, at least.&amp;quot;ChaCha just had her baby! Its a giiirl!!! Anybody want a beautiful Jack russell puppy?! Jk: ) lol,&amp;quot; the singer, 40, posted on Twitter Monday.\r\nPHOTOS: Hollywood&amp;apos;s newest moms!Carey herself is expecting her first child with husband Nick Cannon, 29, a pal tells the new issue of Us Weekly. &amp;quot;She&amp;apos;s in the early stage of pregnancy&amp;quot; and waiting until her first trimester to share the news, the friend adds.Cannon gushed about his wife&amp;apos;s fuller figure -- which she showed off while performing at a Wal-Mart stockholders&amp;#x2019; meeting in Arkansas Friday -- when chatting with fans May 30 in Malibu.\r\nPHOTOS: Adorable A-list babies&amp;quot;Her bump is bigger. You can almost see it now...I&amp;apos;m very excited!&amp;quot; he beamed.Cannon later softened the news a bit, posting on Twitter last Wednesday, &amp;quot;If &amp;amp; when my wife is ready to make ANY announcements about private matters she will do it personally.&amp;quot;\r\nPHOTOS: Celebs&amp;apos; incredible post-baby bodiesThe next morning, on his radio show, he added, &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m pretty sure that when my wife is ready to make any announcement it won&amp;apos;t be to the media, to the public, first,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;She&amp;apos;ll tell her family, she&amp;apos;ll tell her friends, and then, you know, when she&amp;apos;s ready to share with the rest of the world, who is her extended family and friends, then she&amp;apos;ll let everybody know.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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