Mariah Carey's "Miracle Baby"

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon recently confirmed the happy news that they're expecting - two years after a heartbreaking miscarriage. In a new interview with US magazine, the couple open up about their baby joy, including their hopes for their little one - and fears about childbirth!

On finding out she was pregnant: Mariah: "We had been trying, so every month we checked. I did the first test alone, then I showed Nick. We were both really excited, and then I said, 'Come on, let's do another one!' And that's how it went."

On her first pregnancy: Nick: "At that point, we had been married a little more than half a year, and everything was going as planned. It was all wonderful, and then we were hit with a devastating blow out of nowhere. It was around the holidays, and we have other family members who have little babies... Seeing other people with their families when we were just preparing to create ours took its toll."
Mariah: "It was kind of tough because I had to go through two medical procedures after that. I didn't share what happened with anybody. Nobody in my family knew. I was a little depressed, and Nick and I went through that alone. It really did strengthen our relationship."

On childbirth: Mariah: "I'm very scared! I look at those people who give birth in water, because that's my most comfortable place, but there's no way I would do that. The other thing is privacy. How do you have privacy in a hospital? I have to scope it out. I have a friend who just had a baby, and she had a whole suite. I'll need to explore that!"

On what they look forward to as parents: Nick: "Teaching my child about love and being the best role model I can possibly be."
Mariah: "The first thing that comes to my mind is music. I would love to see if that is a factor, you know? Because I really do feel like that's something that's handed down, an it's-in-the-family thing. My mom's a singer, and we have a duet on my Christmas album."