Jay-Z 'Just Melts' When Blue Ivy Says 'Papa,' Grandma Gloria Carter Shares
Jay-Z's mother recently opened up about her granddaughter Blue Ivy following reports that her daughter-in-law Beyonce is expecting her second child.
Gloria Carter attended a Mother's Day event in support of her Shawn Carter Foundation on Saturday, May 11. There she spoke about the 16-month-old toddler. She revealed that Jay-Z, 42, is a great father.
"It warms my heart to see how he interacts with his daughter and when she says, 'Papa,' he just melts. He's a great dad," Carter told Us magazine.
Beyonce, 31, and Jay-Z welcomes their first child in January 2012. Carter described the Hollywood power couple's daughter as being "smart."
"The amazing thing about being a grandmother is that you go get the kids, but when you're tired, you can take them home!" she said with a laugh.
"She's very very smart but [the TV show Babies Choice] teaches the babies that when you say hello, that means you're going to be around. But when you say, 'bye bye,' it means you're going to disappear. So when you're around her, when she looks at you and she's tired of you, she looks at you and she says, 'bye bye!'" she continued. "So with me I'm like, 'No bye bye! No bye bye!'" she added, laughing.
Beyonce has always been open about her plans to expand her family and a new report claims the Grammy award-winning singer is expecting her second child.
"I think so!" Carter said in response to whether Beyonce and Jay-Z plan to have more children.
The New York Post's Page Six cited "multiple sources" within the music industry as allegedly having confirmed that Beyonce is indeed pregnant Monday. Her publicist has yet to address the reports though.
"I think my daughter needs some company. I definitely love being a big sister," Beyonce recently told "Good Morning America" co-host Amy Robach about having another baby. "At some point, when it's supposed to happen."
