Leigh Raines of '' TV Fanatic '' gave a 5/5 grade saying that " Baby On Board " might have been her favorite episode of all-time . " For an Emmy-winning show that had a pretty mediocre season , I 'm totally shocked to say that I think " Baby on Board " might 've been my favorite Modern Family episode of all-time . It had it all . The true mark of a perfect sitcom is a show that can take you from laughing to crying in a matter of seconds - and this episode served up plenty of that . And all with a super surprising ending ! " Christine N. Ziemba of '' Paste Magazine '' rated the episode with a 9/10 , closing her review with : " We liked the fact that the Modern Family writers did n’t spoonfeed us happy endings . We were in stitches one moment with Cam and Mitchell in the hospital , watching the soap opera unfold , and in the next we were feeling their loss . We laughed and we cried in a 30-minute period . And that ’s what good TV is all about . " Kristen Dyrr from '' Yahoo TV '' writes : " The " Modern Family " Season 3 finale episode " Baby on Board " is one of the best episodes of the show . The episode has it all . There are sad moments , happy moments , and twists and turns . Some of the laughs are hilarious and sad at the same time , others are both funny and creepy , and still others are cute and adorable . Every character is featured equally , so all preferences are covered . There is something for everyone . " Also , the storyline with the failed adoption of a second baby by Mitch and Cameron and the way the two actors played the scene of frustration and disappointment received positive feedback . " ... Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet got to play maybe the strongest emotional material they 've had in the show 's run to date , and that made the episode a lot richer than we would have guessed ... the reaction these two men had to the disappointment felt entirely earned . The scene was also maybe the purest expression of love Mitchell and Cam have ever shown one another - for all their Bickersons routine , this is an unquestionably committed couple , and it 's nice to be shown that once in a while . " Steven Levitan received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for this episode . Ed O'Neill submitted this episode for consideration due to his nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
Baby on Board (Modern Family)