Wiktionary
n. 1 (context idiomatic euphemistic English) The birth of a baby. 2 (context idiomatic sometimes humorous or ironical English) An occurrence or occasion which is particularly noteworthy and enjoyable.
WordNet
n. the live birth of a child [syn: happy event]
Wikipedia
Blessed Event is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy-drama film starring Lee Tracy as a newspaper gossip columnist who becomes entangled with a gangster. The Tracy character (Alvin Roberts) was reportedly patterned after Walter Winchell, famous gossip columnist of the era. The film was Dick Powell's film debut.
Usage examples of "blessed event".
Frank Jackson gave her a compassionate discharge when she married Sterling Pridmore and the blessed event turned out to be twins, rather than accommodate the babies in the Erfurt Supply Depot, although Amber Lee was quite willing to soldier on.
After that blessed event my position at court will be unassailable.
The sacrament of matrimony was a blessed event, everyone knew that, and coming to a priest dressed for war insulted God, the church, the priest and her.
Carmen's dumb-man jokes, which would surely increase on that blessed event.
The usually reserved William telling perfect strangers about the upcoming blessed event.
As the gouty lord rose with difficulty from his knees, she congratulated him on the blessed event.