Marc Anthony Worried He'll Miss J. Lo's Birth

January 31, 2008 9:59 p.m. EST

New York, NY (CNS) - Marc Anthony hopes his baby will wait for him. The Latin singer of Jennifer Lopez shares to apprehension to Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Dia about how his concert schedule is conflicting with the birth of their child.

"I've been with her 24 hours a day, and I'm going to be away from her for just a few hours - she can't go into labor during that time. I mean, I'm praying that doesn't happen." The singer has a scheduled concert in the country on February 8. Lopez is due around that date also. She is set to give birth in a Long Island, NY hospital.

The impending child is Marc Anthony's fourth and Lopez' first. They had announced the pregnancy on November 8, after weeks of speculations. They had been married June 2004. It was reported that Lopez is set to give birth to twins as she was spotted shopping for matching blue and pink onesies. The singer did not give any more details about the baby.