Motherhood agrees with Jennifer Hudson! The new mom recently gave People an intimate look into her new life as a mom.

Here are some of the highlights:

How hard was it keeping your pregnancy under wraps?

“David and I were the only people who knew for a long time. I would forget I was pregnant, it was so easy. I didn’t have any morning sickness, no cravings either. I just thought, ‘Oh, well, we’ll wait until it’ll tell on itself.’ I didn’t show until I was seven months so that made it easy right there.”

Your son was delivered via C-section, what was your recovery like?

“Everybody told me how much it was going to hurt afterwards but I think I have a different tolerance for pain than others. By that night after I had the baby, I’m like, ‘Look, I can’t sit in this bed anymore. I’ve got to get up!’ I’ve been up and about since he was born. To me, the pain is no different than when you work out a muscle you’ve never worked out before and it’s sore.”

Has his personality emerged yet?

“He has a lot of personality, like David. He’s always been a good sleeper. His favorite time to smile now is diaper changes. Or when he spits up on you – he just cracks up like he thinks it’s the funniest thing. And his bottle is his pacifier. With a pacifier, it’s like he knows, ‘Ain’t nothing come out of here. No, I don’t want that. Where’s the real deal?’ His best friend is that bottle; that’s all he wants.”

Would you be supportive if he wants to pursue a career in entertainment?

“We’ll definitely encourage education. His father is an education fanatic so we definitely want him to get an education and go to school. My mom always said, ‘Whatever you want to do, I’ll support you as long as you’re happy.’ So I will do the same.”

Congratulations to Jennifer Hudson and fiance David Otunga on the safe arrival of their first baby – a boy!

David Daniel Otunga Jr. arrived yesterday weighing 7 lbs., 14 oz..

“The baby is beautiful and perfect,” says Hudson’s rep Lisa Kasteler. “His parents are ecstatic.”

Throughout the duration of her pregnancy, Jennifer refused to confirm or deny that she was an expectant mother, instead she let her growing bump to speak for itself. As late as last month, she took the stage in Los Angeles to perform “Will You Be There” at the public memorial for Michael Jackson.

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A very pregnant Jennifer Hudson performed at Michael Jackson’s Memorial Service.

The mom-to-be delivered a powerful performance of Jackson’s 1993 hit, “Will You Be There,” alongside a choir at the Los Angeles event.

The Grammy-winning singer and Oscar-winning actress, who is about eight months along in her first pregnancy, is engaged to former reality TV star David Otunga(pictured below).

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Despite weeks of denials by Jennifer Hudson and those around her, published reports this weekend said a baby shower in Chicago is confirmation that the Oscar-winning actress is pregnant.

“It was a baby shower, a quiet gathering of friends and mostly family,” singer/actress Felicia Fields, a longtime Hudson friend, told the Chicago Tribune about the Saturday event at a relative’s home. “They’re really trying to keep it kind of quiet.”

The 27-year-old singer and actress has been very tight lipped about anything relating to her personal life including wedding plans with reality TV star David Otunga.

The photo shown was taken less than 2 weeks ago during a performance on the Today Show’s Concert Series at Rockefeller Plaza. While she could be pregnant, she just appears to have a bit of extra weight on…

While it can’t be confirmed how far along the star may be, speculation is that she could be several months pregnant based on the loose-fitting clothing she has worn during recent public appearances.

She did, however, confirm to the paper that “they don’t know” the gender of the baby.

The photo shown was taken less than a week ago on the Today Show’s Concert Series at Rockefeller Plaza. She doesn’t look pregnant, but the outfit she is wearing cuts her belly in half, which can make it tricky to tell.

I guess time will tell…

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