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Country Star Jo Dee Messina Is Pregnant

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(Oct. 28) - Country singer Jo Dee Messina is pregnant with her first child to husband, Chris Deffenbaugh. The couple told PEOPLE that they're having a boy.
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"I am in my third trimester now," says Messina, 38. "We knew we wanted to have kids, but we just said, 'Whenever it happens, it happens.' And it happened!"
Messina, 38, celebrated her one-year anniversary with husband Chris Deffenbaugh, 28, last week.
"We were both surprised at first. It's such a lifestyle change. But then we're like, 'Wow, we're going to be parents!'"
The singer plans to stay fit throughout her pregnancy and even run a five-mile race on Thanksgiving Day. "I'll be eight months pregnant and running. It should be interesting!"
Once the baby is born, Messina plans to continue performing nationwide, bringing her baby on tour. But even she isn't 100-percent sure how it will work out. Ironing out the details will come later, she adds. "I will take him on tour with me, but I'm like, 'How do you do that?' I might grab one of the other singer moms like Sara Evans or Martina McBride and say, 'Help me!'"
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2008-10-28 14:51:18

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JetfireK

10:31 AMNov 11 2008

I remember when Jo Dee had this fantastic song out many years ago...I had only heard it once on the radio and wanted to hear it again. I called the Radio Station and was really hopped up about this great singer and song. The DJ said, 'Oh that's old and was not interested". I replied, "I certainly would not want to be you that's for sure!" He said, "Why?" Because you have all the Power..This girl has worked so hard she has a fantastic voice and this is a great song. You will decide if she has a future or not and that's a very delicate matter....Well God Bless You....because I could never be you its too nerve racking"....The next thing I know his air waves were booming with JoDee Messina...I was so happy. Us Grandmothers like to make a difference in oiur young peoples lives. Now if ONLY I COULD REMEMBER THAT SONG!

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luelue90

07:04 PMOct 30 2008

What is so bad about her and her husband having a child? They are a happily married couple who have been blessed by God with a baby boy. God bless their family and good luck!

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TUTU3840

12:30 PMOct 29 2008

I need to apologize for the typos in my post of last evening. I have severe arthritis in my hands and they were givingme fits. To those that could not read beyond the typos...my sympathy for your lack of understanding and reasoning. I managed to figure out your bad grammer and stupidity about my few mistakes. Hint....when you have my hand problems you will understand.

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DG6571

07:38 AMOct 29 2008

What is it with all of these old Biotches having babies? The world is overpopulated as it is! WTF! anyone ever hear of birth control?

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Mlferrini620

01:41 AMOct 29 2008

38 is too old to have a child, and too old to get married. Most young men would not want to marry older women, but in Hollywood, anything goes I guess.

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HMEDCTR

11:43 PMOct 29 2008

TUTU3840 How due any of know that she is rich? Is it because she is in show busine....._____________________________________________________________ ___Exactly -- Thank you. Great post! It's so incredible that no one ever considers that income is not necessarily wealth (something a few of our politicians need to learn as well). Certainly her drummer/guitarist/booking agent/etc. all have families to feed as well. Do you think her equipment trailer and bus run on water? Also, we don't all have to have a certain number of children at a certain age and since this is still a free country (for another week anyway), we can still avail ourselves of the freedom to have a rich life unencumbered by others inadequacies or fears. You go Tutu! I will also be over 60 when our youngest graduates (and I won't tell you how old my spouse will be or we'll have 200 more insignificant and ignorant posts placed here by those who either haven't yet learned or never will know what life is all about...

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AntiQties

11:38 PMOct 29 2008

Hey Rockola and Goin Nuts....if you don't understand her post, you at least helped me understand why the average American newspaper is written on a third grade level. You're completely ignorant.

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Kjuliec

11:35 PMOct 29 2008

But then we're like, 'Wow, we're going to be parents!'" Wow is right.

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G0ing nuts here

10:29 PMOct 29 2008

TUTU3840 please make sense and learn to spell as well.

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TUTU3840

09:45 PMOct 29 2008

How due any of know that she is rich? Is it because she is in show business? Ever stop to think of hte expenses that she has to pay out of the money that she makes? She has employees, traveal, food clothes, etc. etc. etc. Those would not allow her to be as some think RICH.On the other hand, I have 4 kids...ages 37, 36, 35, and 27. To be honest, the one that I was aable to relax and enjoy the most was the 27 year old. I was in my 60s when she graduated High School. You may have your opinions but until you live the life of someone that has children later in life they do not count a cent.

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