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OCTOBER
 
week ending october 21
 
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It’s Dada time! Borat’s Sacha Baron Cohen and his fiancée, Wedding Crashers actress Isla Fisher, welcomed a baby girl on Oct 17.

   
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Cue the signature music: Law & Order: Criminal Intent’s Vincent D'Onofrio and his wife, Carin Van Der Donk, are expecting a baby this winter.

ScrubsJohn C. McGinley and his wife, Nicole Kessler, a yoga teacher - and doula - are expecting a daughter in February. McGinley has a son, Max, from a previous marriage.
   
  ER’s Mekhi Phifer and his fiancée threw a shower in honor of the baby they’re expecting. Hosted at their home in LA, “guests sipped Evian, got massages, and drank smoothies with names like Thumbsucker and Baby Bottoms Up,” People magazine reported. 
   

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 House’s Omar Epps’ third child is due this winter. It will be hist first boy.
   
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The third annual Tiger Woods Learning Center Block Party raised $1 million for a 14-acre youth-education facility located in Anaheim, California.

Waitress’s (and let’s not forget Felicity’s) Keri Russell teamed with Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDs) for their Silence the Sounds of Pertussis campaign. According to their web site, the actress and new mother is “encouraging moms and dads, babysitters, and grandparents to get vaccinated against pertussis, also known as whooping cough, to protect themselves and the babies in their lives from this terrible disease.”
   
delivering the goods Jenna Bush (daughter of President George W.) has started a campaign trail of her own, promoting her new book Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope. This true story documents the struggles and triumphs of an HIV-infected woman who gets pregnant at age 17. “I hope the book will inspire you to make a difference for children like Ana,” the author said at the UNICEF book launch. (UNICEF will receive portions of the proceeds.)
   
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According to The Wall Street Journal, Madonna has signed a 10-year $120 million record deal with concert promoter Live Nation.

   
 Red Hot Chili PeppersAnthony Kiedis and girlfriend, Heather Christie, named their son, born on Oct. 2, Everly Bear. His first name is a shout-out to musical legends The Everly Brothers. Anthony explained to People magazine that the middle name came about because, “I feel like I'm part of the bear clan, and I think it's nice to have a little bit of earth in your name.” Pefect choice - according to the Baby Name Bible search featured on The Cradle, Everly means “wild boar in woodland clearing.”

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week ending october 7

 
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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ lead Anthony Kiedis and his girlfriend, model Heather Christie, will now officially be rocking the cradle. Their baby boy was born on October 2nd.

On October 3rd, the other shoe dropped when footwear designer Steve Madden’s wife, Wendy, delivered not one, but two baby boys, Jack and Stevie. "He is already contemplating a line of shoes for toddlers,” his rep told People.

   
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Pregnancy has cast its magical spell on Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s Melissa Joan Hart for the second time.

Break out another pair of mismatched socks – Punky Brewster's Soleil Moon Frye is expecting her second child this spring.

This winter, Meet the ParentsTeri Polo and her boyfriend, Jamie Wollam, are expecting to meet their baby girl.

It’s a homerun for New York Yankee’s Alex Rodriguez and wife, Cynthia, who are expecting baby number two this spring.

Growing Pains star Tracey Gold will be doing some more growing of her own. The actress is expecting her fourth son.
   

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 Singer Usher announced that he and his wife are expecting a boy.
   
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Helping prevent premature births, the March of Dimes BabyLOVE benefit was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with plenty of celebs in attendance, including a very pregnant Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon who expects twins in November.

‘Til Death’s Joely Fisher, husband Christopher Duddy and their daughters Skyler Grace, 6, and True Harlow, 20 months, attended the CelEBration on the Pier in Santa Monica, CA.  This soiree benefited the EB Medical Research Foundation – a volunteer nonprofit foundation dedicated to the support of medical research of Epidermolysis Bullosa. Courteney Cox & David Arquette designed a butterfly necklace specifically for EBMRF. To purchase visit: www.satyajewelry.com.

Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher got the inaugural The Children's Place Shoe Drive off on the right foot by donating 500 pairs of shoes.

Stars like Sarah Michelle Gellar and Kate Beckinsale
attended Chanel’s P.S. Arts benefit on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, raising money for arts education for kids.
   
delivering the goods Jenna Bush (daughter of President George W.) has started a campaign trail of her own, promoting her new book Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope. This true story documents the struggles and triumphs of an HIV-infected woman who gets pregnant at age 17. “I hope the book will inspire you to make a difference for children like Ana,” the author said at the UNICEF book launch. (UNICEF will receive portions of the proceeds.)
   
mommystar According to TV Guide, Dancing With the Stars host Samantha Harris (who’s baby arrived earlier than expected) sent e-mails to her co-host, Tom Bergeron, during labor and after delivery.

 

 

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