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JANUARY
week ending january 25
 
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Some BIG news for Sex and the City’s Chris Noth: His girlfriend Tara Wilson gave birth to their son, Orion Christopher, on January 18. “I'm so thrilled for him... He's found a lovely lady to have a child with. It's the perfect time for him and I think he's very ready,” Sex and the City co-star Sarah Jessica Parker shared.

Scott Hamilton can triple axel with joy! The Olympic champion ice skater and his wife welcomed their second son on January 21. "Mom and son are doing just fine," Hamilton reportedly said via text message.
   
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Dixie Chick Martie Maguire will have another reason to sing Lullaby. "I'm very excited," she shared. "We know what it is - it's a girl." The baby will join her twin big sisters.

Some wonderful news for Fred Savage: The Wonder Years’ star and his wife are expecting their second child.

Rumor alert: In Touch Weekly is reporting that Tori Spelling is expecting. Her first child, Liam, was born last March.

Rumor alert part II: Web blogger Perez Hilton wrote that Angelina Jolie is pregnant with twins. The dress she wore to the January 27 SAG awards did nothing to squelch rumors.

   
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It was a winter wonderland shower for Jennifer Lopez. Held at the Gramercy Park Hotel in NYC, in the rooftop room decorated with white floral, wintry crystals and rhinestones, gifts included both boy and girl items. “She and [husband Marc Anthony] opened all their gifts together,” a guest told People magazine.

   
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Soccer stud David Beckham traveled to Sierra Leone on behalf of UNICEF. "We can't turn a blind eye to the tens of thousands of young children who die every day in the developing world," he said in a statement. "One in four children dies before reaching their fifth birthday - it's shocking and tragic especially when the solutions are simple - things like vaccinations against measles or using a mosquito net to reduce the chance of getting malaria."

   
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Pregnant Cate Blanchett has racked up even more accolades this awards season. The Oscar winner for The Aviator got a double whammy nomination this year for Best Actress for Elizabeth and another as Best Supporting Actress for I'm Not There.

An expectant Angela Kinsey accepted her SAG award as part of the ensemble cast of The Office.

   

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week ending january 11
 
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Ain't No Other Man singer Christina Aguilera has a new man. Her son Max Liron Bratman was born January 12.

Nicole Richie and Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden have officially left the simple life for now. The couple welcomed Harlow Winter Kate Madden on January 11. "We are very blessed she's healthy and beautiful and so good already. We are very happy," Madden told People.

According to Jim’s Courtney Thorne-Smith welcomed son Jacob “Jake” Emerson on January 11. “They were surprised and of course delighted when Jake arrived,” a friend told OK.

Toni Collette welcomed her own Little Miss Sunshine. Her daughter Sage Florence arrived on January 9.

In Living Color’s David Alan Grier and his wife Christina Y. Kim will start living in pink. The couple welcomed a baby girl, Luisa, on January 10.

Volleyball pro Gabrielle Reece and pro surfer Laird Hamilton rang in the new year with the birth of their second daughter Brody Jo on January 1.

Without a Trace’s Poppy Montgomery is on the case of motherhood. Her son Jackson Phillip was born December 23. “This was the best Christmas present Poppy and Adam could have hoped for. Poppy and Adam are over the moon. Both she and the baby are doing wonderfully!” her rep told TV Guide.
   
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Nicole Kidman is preparing to do some kidding around. Her rep has confirmed the rumor that the actress and Keith Urban are expecting. "The couple [is] thrilled,” her publicist said.

Nancy Kerrigan’s third child is expected to skate into the world in May.

School of Rock’s Jack Black will be adding another student to the world. The actor and his wife, Tanya Haden, are expecting their second child.

Stirring the family pot, The Soup’s host Joel McHale and his wife, Sarah Williams, are expecting their second child.

   
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Salma Hayek has teamed up with UNICEF and Pampers for the "One Pack = One Vaccine" campaign to help provide life-saving tetanus vaccines. "In our own small way, this is an opportunity for moms like me here in North America to help other mothers on a global level," Hayek said in a press release. "I'm honored to work with Pampers and UNICEF to help raise awareness of this important program."

   
what's in a name “At my baby shower, my friends joked that I should name my baby Hermès because I love Hermès. Everywhere he looks, he's going to have his name on everything, especially my credit card bills!” Gossip Girl’s Kelly Rutherford explained to OK Magazine on how she thought of her 14-month-old son’s name.
   
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A pregnant Cate Blanchett received a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for I'm Not There.

Elizabeth Hasselbeck returned to The View with 8-week-old Taylor Thomas in tow. “I call it maternity leave-me-alone,” the co-host said, explaining she hasn’t been keeping up with the presidential race during her time away.

   

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week ending january 4
 
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Boxing champ Oscar de la Hoya has welcomed a fifth child into his ring. Daughter Nina Lauren Nenitte (his second child with wife Mille Corretjer) was born on Dec. 29.

Meet the ParentsTeri Polo’s baby is now getting to know her parents. The actress and her husband, drummer Jamie Wollam, welcomed daughter Bayley on December 20. Bayley joins brothers Griffin, 5 (from Teri’s previous marriage), and Carter, 9 (from Jamie’s previous relationship).

CNN anchor Campbell Brown and her husband, Fox News analyst Dan Senor, have some good news: Their first child, son Eli James Senor, was born on December 18.

It’s a party of seven for Chris O'Donnell and wife Caroline. The couple welcomed their fifth child, daughter Maeve Frances on December 10. Maeve joins sister Lily Ann (8), and brothers Christopher "Chip" Eugene Jr., (7), Charles "Charlie" McHugh (4), and Finley (20 months).
   
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Lily Allen has a whole new reason to smile. The English songtress has announced she and Chemical Brothers’ Ed Simons are expecting a child.

[As you all probably know by now…] Britney Spears’s boys can expect a cousin to play with. Her 16 year-old sister and Zoey 101 star Jamie Lynn is expecting her first child.

   
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An expectant Melissa Joan Hart served food to the homeless on Christmas Eve at the Los Angeles Mission.

Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) visited kids at the Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Rhode Island.

After the destruction of a cyclone in Teghor, Bangladesh, Shakira visited a school on behalf of UNICEF.

   
delivering the goods Soleil Moon Frye - aka Punky Brewster - has opened children’s specialty boutique The Little Seed in Los Angeles. Selling eco-friendly and organic products, their motto is “tree hugging with style.” The actress expects her second child in March. [Read The Cradle’s interview with Soleil.]
   
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will induct mother of two Madonna in March. “The 2008 inductees are trailblazers - all unique and influential in their genres,” said president and CEO, Joel Peresman.

   

 

 

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