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At the VMA awards on August 28, Beyonce hinted at an announcement on the way in; on stage to perform 'Love on Top', the singer said, "Tonight I want you to stand up on your feet, I want you to feel the love that's growing inside of me." At the end of the song she unbuttoned her jacket and rubbed her belly, grinning, leaving all doubt behind: the then-29-year-old was indeed announcing that she was pregnant.
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![They do some of the dirty work themselves: "Actually, [Jay-Z] is very good. We both [change diapers]. I love changing diapers ... I love every moment of it, it's so beautiful. I love it all," Beyonce revealed on <i>Anderson Live</i>.](http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2013/01/08/3937618/foot-80x80.jpg)





![They've got friends in very high places - the super couple are friends with President Obama and the First Lady, Michelle. In an interview with a US radio station, Obama revealed he'd given the new dad some advice: "I made sure that Jay-Z was helping Beyonce out [with the baby], and not leaving it all with mum and the mother-in-law." When Jay-Z later threw a fundraising party for Obama's re-election campaign, the president joked that he and the rapper shared a bond because "we both have daughters and our wives are more popular than we are".](http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2013/01/08/3937765/obama-80x80.jpg)


![Behind it all, they're just a couple madly in love with their daughter. In May, Jay-Z said, "I thought I would be more inspired to have all these new feelings to [rap] about, but I really just want to hang out with my daughter. I want to enjoy this time for what it is."](http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2013/01/08/3937619/jay-z-80x80.jpg)




