Jo Dee Messina Expecting First Child!

We haven’t seen a lot of Jo Dee Messina lately, and there’s a good reason for it. She’s been hiding her pregnancy! Now in her third trimester, Jo Dee figured it was time to spill the beans about the baby boy she’s expecting with her husband Chris Deffenbaugh.

“We were both surprised at first. It’s such a lifestyle change. But then we’re like, ‘Wow we’re going to be parents!’” she told People magazine.

Jo Dee discovered the happy news when her fitness regime wasn’t having the expected results! When she wasn’t losing weight like she should, she put two and two together.

“I took a test, and of course, I found out I was pregnant,” she said. But she hasn’t thrown out the fitness plans altogether.

“I’ve gained about 11 lb., which is good. I’m staying really fit. I run 30 minutes a day and weight train for an hour, 5 days a week. This is all baby!”

In fact, she’s feeling so athletic, Jo Dee plans to run a five-mile race on Thanksgiving Day!

“I’ll be 8 months pregnant and running,” she laughed.

But this fitness kick should help Jo Dee shed the weight for the shoot of her new song “Unmistakeable.” She’ll have around six weeks after the birth, so it’s a big ask!

For now though Jo Dee and Chris are preparing their house for the new arrival. Well, at least they’ve made a start!

“We painted the room – chocolate brown, with one wall pale green and one with a square design on it. We got new carpet. We haven’t started the whole, ‘Let’s go to the store and buy tons of stuff’ yet, though. Everytime I think about it I get overwhelmed.”

At least there’s a few months to go! Jo Dee is a little more than six months along.

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