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july 14, 2008
 
oh baby!  

Welcome Wonder Twins! Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are proud parents for the fifth and sixth time with the arrival of daughter Vivienne Marcheline and son Knox Leon on July 12 at the Fondation Lenval hospital in Nice, France. “The babies are doing well. Angelina is in very good spirits. Brad Pitt was at her side,” the delivery doctor told People Magazine.

The Hours of pregnancy are up for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. The Oscar winning actress and her country rock star welcomed daughter Sunday Rose Kidman Urban on July 7.

If Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend Camilla Alves seem a little Dazed and Confused, it may be because they’ve been initiated into babydom. The couple welcomed son Levi Alves McConaughey on July 7.

Mmmmm... boy! Isaac Hanson and his wife Nikki expanded the Hanson Brothers brood with the addition of a baby boy born July 1. Of their second son named James Monroe Hanson, Isaac told People Magazine, “The addition of Monroe to our family is incredible and exciting.”

Omkari Panwar, a seventy year old woman, reportedly gave birth to twins after conceiving through in vitro fertilization, making her the oldest woman to deliver.

     
giving tree  

Naomi Campbell was in Africa to participate in The Abuja Green Society’s initiative to plant a tree for every new baby born in its hospital.

   
       
what's in a name  

Nicole Kidman’s father shared of the name Sunday to the media in Australia, "I have read a bit about Sunday Reed and her husband John - she was a key mover and shaker in the arts around the beginning of the century. The name Sunday struck me as being a nice name for a woman, so my wife and I mentioned it."

     
mommystar  

Courteney Cox will join Scrubs for three episodes.

Rocker Pete Wentz told Ryan Seacrest on the KIIS-FM radio show that he is mellowing out with impending fatherhood. "I'm becoming my dad, actually,” he shared. "I get up at 7 a.m. to drive [to work] down Sunset with traffic that I complain about. And then I come home, and I have a pregnant wife and two puppies."

Britney Spears will appear on a video screen for Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet tour. No word yet what the pop singer has taped for the virtual performance.

Jamie Lynn Spears shared the first photos of her baby Maddie in OK! magazine. "She is very good,” the new mom said. “She'll feed every two or three hours. When she wakes up in the middle of the night, I'll feed her and she goes right back to sleep. There's no screaming and crying. We get up in the morning, and she gets her little bath. Then I get my bath. We have a routine, and I love routines. I've worked one out with her, and we're happy going about our little life."

Coldplay front man and father of two Chris Martin told Blender magazine, "Men should always change diapers. It's a very rewarding experience. It's mentally cleansing. It's like washing dishes, but imagine if the dishes were your kids, so you really love the dishes."

     

 

 
july 28, 2008
 
oh baby!  

Broadway’s Hairspray’s Marissa Jaret Winokur can officially declare, “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now.” The Tony-winning actress welcomed her first child, son Zev Isaac Miller, via a surrogate on July 22.

Another little Dixie Chick has hatched. Band member Martie Maguire welcomed her third daughter on July 25.

     
in due time  

Rumor Alert: Jennifer Garner is the latest belly to be outed. Several media outlets are reporting the actress and Ben Affleck are expecting their second child. The couple has yet to confirm the news.

Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell have announced that they are expecting twins sometime this winter.

   
       
giving tree  

Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy hosted a fundraiser for Generation Rescue in their home in Brentwood. Stars such as Britney Spears and Charlie Sheen attended the event that raised funds for Autism awareness.

     
delivering the goods  

Tori Spelling is writing her second book, tentatively titled, Mommywood, about raising toddler son, Liam, and her new daughter, Stella.

     
mommystar  

Matthew McConaughey’s son Levi made his debut on the cover of OK magazine.

Halle Berry is suing mad. Photos that surfaced on the internet of her holding her baby daughter were taken in her backyard, and the Oscar winning actress has filed a criminal complaint against the photographer for trespassing onto private property.

 

 

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