As any Beyoncé fan who has attempted to do the moves to 'Single Ladies' will know, the world is always two steps (a step-ball-change and hair flick) behind the singer.

After all, we only found out about Queen B's pregnancy earlier this year when she showed off her growing bump in one of the most beautiful, 'Beyoncified' and OTT photoshoots to date, and were stunned when she glided onto the stage at this year's Grammy awards like a Madonna, crowned in gold and sparkly chiffon, displaying her pretty big bump on stage while the majority of us in her position would be on the sofa balancing a stack of Oreos on our bellies.

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And, while the internet might be alight with news the 35-year-old has already gone into labour, one look at Beyoncé's track record of dropping albums in the middle of the night and pregnancy announcements on Instagram means we wouldn't be surprised if the singer has given birth to the twins already, is back in the recording studio, and already planning graduation parties for her new bundles of joy.

Okay, so that might be a slight exaggeration, but a quick look at the singer's close family members' current activities and you'll see they're nowhere to be seen near Beyoncé this week.

For example, yesterday Beyoncé's sister Solange was spotted grabbing a bite to eat at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood with her husband Alan Ferguson, according to E! News.

Meanwhile, the singer's mother Tina Knowles has been having a whale of a time on the spinning cups as Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

Yesterday, the proud mother posted a photograph of herself wearing a Mickey Mouse hat, with the caption: 'Just finished a trip with Tina's Angels and Richards warriors! To Disneyland! It was hot but fun !! It was our trip to kick off summer vacation! The kids were great fun!'

With neither her sister nor her mother at her bedside, something is telling us Beyoncé has already popped and is gearing up for one hell of a baby arrival announcement.

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