--- title: Parks & Recreation: Leslie Knope Pregnant, 6 Things Her Kid Can Expect description: The sunny Parks and Rec politician will be the world's best mom. Here's why. canonical: https://time.com/57822/leslie-knope-pregnant-parks-and-recreation/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-11T01:00:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:07.899Z og:title: Leslie Knope Knocked Up: 6 Things Baby Knope-Wyatt Can Expect og:description: The sunny Parks and Rec politician will be the world's best mom. Here's why. og:url: https://time.com/57822/leslie-knope-pregnant-parks-and-recreation/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3000924b23549d1/69868a2ce53aba4c3e4d1fde/478221211.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Parks and Recreation - Season 6 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Leslie Knope Knocked Up: 6 Things Baby Knope-Wyatt Can Expect twitter:description: The sunny Parks and Rec politician will be the world's best mom. Here's why. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3000924b23549d1/69868a2ce53aba4c3e4d1fde/478221211.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Knope Knocked Up: 6 Things to Expect When Leslie Knope Becomes a Mom  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Apr 11, 2014 1:00 AM UTC  Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope Amy Poehler as Leslie KnopeNBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Apr 11, 2014 1:00 AM UTC Our favorite Pawnee City Councilwoman is with child, which means that Indiana may soon have their very own Chelsea Clinton to fawn over. Here’s what a baby Knope-Wyatt can expect in their childhood: 1) **Boundless Optimism:** A skinned knee will be an “opportunity to explore inside your leg!” and a lost toy will be a “treasure hunt!” 2) **Powerful Role Models:** If Baby Knope-Wyatt is a girl, she’ll have Hillary Clinton watching over her instead of a fairy godmother. 3) **Every Milestone Would Become a Holiday:** LikeToilet Trained Day, First Bike Ride Day, Santa Revelation Day, Acne Day, First Period Day, “I Hate You, Mom” Day. 4) **Waffles for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner:** Because of all the vitamins, obviously. 5) **Aunt Overload:** Aunt Ann will take Baby Knope-Wyatt shopping, Aunt April will always win the staring contests. 6) **Lots of Sex Talks:** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/57822/leslie-knope-pregnant-parks-and-recreation/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/57822/leslie-knope-pregnant-parks-and-recreation/"},"headline":"Knope Knocked Up: 6 Things to Expect When Leslie Knope Becomes a Mom","datePublished":"2014-04-11T01:00:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:07.899Z","description":"The sunny Parks and Rec politician will be the world's best mom. Here's why.","url":"https://time.com/57822/leslie-knope-pregnant-parks-and-recreation/","keywords":["Living","Television","Pregnancy","Babies","NBC","motherhood","entertainment","TV","Moms"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3000924b23549d1/69868a2ce53aba4c3e4d1fde/478221211.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3000924b23549d1/69868a2ce53aba4c3e4d1fde/478221211.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Parks and Recreation - Season 6","caption":"Parks and Recreation - Season 6","creditText":"NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/57822/leslie-knope-pregnant-parks-and-recreation/","name":"Knope Knocked Up: 6 Things to Expect When Leslie Knope Becomes a Mom"}}]}] ```