Oct 26, 2010 10:28 GMT  ·  By
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon at the listening party for her “Merry Christmas II You” album
   Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon at the listening party for her “Merry Christmas II You” album

Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon are yet to confirm that they’re pregnant. An announcement will be made in the following weeks, when fans will also learn that the diva is expecting a baby boy.

Though reports had it that she was 4 months pregnant back in August (which would mean she would have passed the 6-month mark by now), HollyBaby has learned from a very reliable source that Mariah is actually 4 months into her pregnancy.

Not only that, but she and Nick are also expecting a baby boy, as they will confirm in an announcement in the following weeks, the same report says.

Admittedly, Mariah will break the happy news when she starts promoting her latest album, the holiday release “Merry Christmas II You,” says a well-informed source.

“She’s having a boy, but the reason that Mariah didn’t want to say anything is because she is 40, and she’s superstitious,” the spy reveals for the aforementioned e-zine.

“But she’s going to appear on Oprah and The View, so she’s planning on making the announcement soon,” the insider adds.

Right now, Mariah and Nick are making intense preparations for the arrival of the baby, but they’re yet to decide whether they want to raise the boy in Los Angeles or New York.

“They are currently living in Nick’s LA home while renovations are being done on the former Bel Air home of Farrah Fawcett that Mariah bought last year for $7 million. The 11,750 square feet home has five bedrooms – plenty of room for a nursery and a giant closet for Mariah!” HollyBaby speculates.

According to the same insider, Mariah took fertility drugs to become pregnant, which is also why she gained so much weight earlier this year.

This is actually a report that has been around for many months, as we also informed you.

“The fertility drugs were the reason for her weight gain earlier this year. She [also] stopped drinking back in March or April this year,” the insider explains for the e-zine.