Nick Cannon Reveals Mariah Carey's Pregnancy Cravings

Mariah Carey is having her cake and eating it, too. The 40-year-old singer has twins on the way with hubby Nick Cannon, and she is indulging in any pregnancy cravings that come her way -- though sometimes they are unpredictable.

Cannon has been whipping up decadent home-cooked meals, but Carey often loses the desire for them once they are in front of her. “Last night we had smothered pork chops, collard greens, red beans and rice and a pecan pie with homemade whipped cream,” he said. "She cooks it, tastes it, but instead of laying up and eating it, I end up eating it. I think she craves it, but once she cooks it and smells it then the cravings go away.”

But one guilty pleasure she doesn't back away from: Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Cereal. “We have a lot of it!” he said.

And the singing queen is indulging in another treat: relaxing at home. Her daily routine consists of swimming a few times and decorating a nursery for the twins. "We're building nurseries in both L.A. and New York," Cannon said, adding that his wife is "extremely healthy and getting her Martha Stewart on." 

2011: The Year of the Baby part 1

MARIAH CAREY & NICK CANNON

Talk about double the diaper duty! TheGrammy-winning singer and husband Nick Cannon are expecting two bundles of joy later this year. "She's going to be the most amazing mother in the world," Cannon shared recently

KATE HUDSON

After quietly dating for nine months, the actress and her British rocker boyfriend, Muse singer Matthew Bellamy, announced on Jan. 12 that they're expecting their first child together. Hudson – who already has a son, Ryder, 7, with ex-husband Chris Robinson – is "really happy" according to a source. "She was always excited to have kids again at some point."

 ALICIA SILVERSTONE
What a glow! The actress gets in an easy workout in Los Angeles a few days after announcing she's expecting her first baby with husband Christopher Jarecki. "I've been wanting to have a baby since I was 2-years-old – I'm destined to be a mother," Silverstone shared in April.

 DAVID & VICTORIA BECKHAM
It's baby number four for the soccer star and his pop singer wife! Though they admit they already have a full house with sons Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, 8, and Cruz, 5½, the couple is ready for more. "It’s a lot having three boys. But who knows, one day?" Victoria said recently.

JANE KRAKOWSKI

The 30 Rock star, who is expecting her first child with fiancé Robert Godley in late April, sparkled on the Golden Globes red carpet in a custom-made Badgley Mischka dress on Jan. 16. The highlight of her (and her bump's) evening? Meeting Justin Bieber. "I think my baby already has a leg up on all other babies because the baby has already met [the teen star]," she joked to PEOPLE.

IVANKA TRUMP

Nearly a year and a half after their "high society" nuptials, the Celebrity Apprenticecostar and her real estate mogul husband Jared Kushner announced an exciting joint venture – they're expecting! "I have been wanting to share some amazing news with you all for some time," Trump announced via Twitter on Jan. 21. "I’m pregnant!"

OWEN WILSON

Within days of announcing he was having a child with girlfriend Jade Duell, the actor welcomed new son, Robert Ford, on Jan. 14.

LAILA ALI

The casually chic former boxer hit the red carpet in a charcoal gray dress paired with a tan leather jacket and pumps while attending the 5th annual Celebration of Babies in Los Angeles on Nov. 13. And how is this pregnancy – with a girl – different for the second-time mom? "I've noticed I'm putting on weight faster this time, I started showing sooner," she recently revealed

KEVIN JAMES

The actor and his glowing wife couldn't keep the good news to themselves at the Chicago premiere of his new movie, The Dilemma, on Jan. 6. The beaming couple – who are already parents to daughters Shea, 3½, and Sienna-Marie, 5 – confirmed they're expecting their third child later this year.

PENÉLOPE CRUZ & JAVIER BARDEM

A month before welcoming their new son, the Oscar-winning actors sat courtside at a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 25. Not only have they been mum about their baby news, the notoriously private couple also managed to keep their 2010 Caribbeannuptials under wraps.

Mariah Carey Is Having a Boy – and a Girl

It will be one of each for Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. 

The couple, who are having twins, are expecting a boy and a girl, a source confirms to PEOPLE. 

So far the parents-to-be have been cautious about revealing too many details about the babies since the couple had a "long journey" to parenthood, Cannon said in December. 
Cannon, 30, and Carey, 40, are preparing for the arrival of the twins' by "decorating and designing" the babies' nurseries – one in Los Angeles and one in New York, Cannon tells PEOPLE.

Meanwhile, Cannon says that his wife has also been cooking up a storm and staying active with daily swims. 


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