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By Nic Baird
What’s the worst that can happen when you meet your partner’s parents? Projectile vomit over dessert. But, really, what are the chances of that? Obviously be yourself, because anything else is too hard for something so stressful. If it makes it easier you can be reserved at first, and let your hair down as you size up the situation. Here are the standard rules to follow when meeting the parents for the first time:
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By Nic Baird
American Idol season eight finalist and wife Leyicet had their first child on Sunday, People reports. The newborn boy, Daniel Emmanuel Gokey, weighed 8 lbs. 11 oz. and arrived at 9:52 p.m. EST. “Leyicet and I are overjoyed to welcome the new member of our family. I’m ecstatic to be a first time dad and to have a new little buddy to hang out with,” Gokey said.
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Dating as a single mom is never easy, especially if you’re trying to balance a busy career with raising your children. Even for celebrities, who have luxuries that not all single moms can afford, it’s still a tricky thing to manage. The famous faces below have figured out a few ways to find love while still playing the most important role of their lives:
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By Jenny Schafer for Celebrity Baby Scoop
Mom-of-two Jessica Alba, 31, covers the February issue of InStyle and opens up about life with husband Cash Warren and their two daughters Honor, 4½, and Haven, 16 months. …Don’t miss the rest!
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By Jenny Schafer for Celebrity Baby Scoop
Newlyweds Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza teamed up with NIVEA for its “Kiss of the Year” contest on Facebook in search for America’s greatest love story. The winning couple rang in the new year with Mario and Courtney — parents to 2-year-old daughter Gia — in New York City’s Times Square. …Want to know more? Click here to continue!
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By Nic Baird
Kanye West announced at a Sunday concert in Atlantic City concert that he and girlfriend Kim Kardashian are expecting a child, according to People. During the last song,”Lost in the World,” West cut the music and asked the audience to applaud for his baby mama. Kardashian confirmed her pregnancy in a blog post. “We feel so blessed and lucky and wish that in addition to both of our families, his mom and my dad could be here to celebrate this special time with us,” she wrote. “Looking forward to great new beginnings in 2013.”
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By Nic Baird
Four days after his wife Bethenny Frankel announced their seperation after a two year relationship, Jason Hoppy is still wearing his weading band, according to UsMagazine.com. Hoppy sat alone in an NYC cafe on Thursday as he sipped a hot beverage while talking on his cell phone. TV personality Grankel said: “We have love and respect for one another and will continue to amicably co-parent our daughter who is and will always remain our first priority.” Frankel will host the upcoming talk show Bethenny.
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By Jenny Schafer for Celebrity Baby Scoop
The road to parenthood wasn’t easy for Wolverine star Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-Lee Furness.
During a Tuesday appearance on Katie, the Les Miserables star opened up about adopting their two children — son Oscar, 12, and daughter Ava, 7. …Don’t miss the rest! Click here for more.
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By Jenny Schafer for Celebrity Baby Scoop
30 Rock star Jane Krakowski recently partnered with Bank Of America to raise thousands for Feeding America. The mom-of-one says that “giving back is such a big part of the holidays and Christmas.”
Jane opens up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about her son Bennett, 20 months, and hosting Christmas this year in his honor. She goes on to talk about the “sad goodbye” on 30 Rock that will finish just days before Christmas. “They did a really great job” with the series finale and gave the “characters a beautiful send-off,” she says. …Want to know more? Click here to continue!
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By Jennifer Ross
With her long list of accomplishments, Gwen Stefani claims her biggest moment is having a family with husband Gavin Rossdale. The couple just celebrated their 10-year anniversary, a huge accomplishment in the music industry. In an interview with Vogue, published in the January 2013 issue, the No Doubt lead singer describes her lasting marriage as, “It’s pride. You feel proud. There are just so many rewards that come with it… It’s like these wars that go on and then you kind of get through to the other side, and it’s like, ‘Wow.’” The glue to their marriage — their two children, sons Kingston James McGregor, 6½, and Zuma Nesta Rock, 4. “Having kids takes the whole relationship to another place. It is the ultimate collaboration.” From success at work to at home, Stafani, 43, sometimes can’t believe anyone can be this lucky in life. Every day I’m like, ‘Really? Are you serious? Thank you, God. This is too good.’”
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By Jenny Schafer for Celebrity Baby Scoop
Grammy Award-winner Alicia Keys opens up to Scholastic Parent & Child’s December/January issue about her 2-year-old son Egypt, the joys of motherhood and balancing work and family life with husband Swizz Beatz.
On being a new mom: “Being a parent has made me more open, more connected to myself, more happy, and more creative. I’m more discerning in what I do and how I do it. It’s just made me a better person all the way around.” …Don’t miss the rest! Click here for more.
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By Jenny Schafer for Celebrity Baby Scoop
After three months of a blissful maternity leave with her newborn son Duke, E! News host Giuliana Rancic is returning to work.
“I could give you the Hollywood answer and just say it’s been great going back to work,” she tells Life & Style. “But the real answer is, it’s hard. What’s important now is different from what was important a few months ago.” …Want to know more? Click here to continue.
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By Kirstin Mirtich for Celebrity Baby Scoop
Although Michael Bublé has enjoyed a successful singing career, the Canadian crooner has no qualms about putting aside his busy schedule to raise a family one day.
“It can’t always be like that; I won’t allow it to be like that,” the Grammy Award-winner explains. “When I do have children, my priority will be my family.”
“I’ll continue for a couple more years, and then it’s not that I’m going to stop,” he adds. “But I’ll definitely probably slow down the pace, so that I can not have to hate myself for not being there for the family.”
The 37-year-old star says that married life to Argentine actress Luisana Lopilato is wonderful but admits their busy careers sometimes kept them apart.
“Yes, we are definitely apart quite a bit, but I try to hang out with her as much as possible,” he reveals. “We try to get together, and when she’s on set making her movies, I go down there, and my job is to rub her feet and bring her coffee basically.”
In the meantime, Michael is excited about the possibility of collaborating with actress Reese Witherspoon on his next album.
“By all accounts it would be true. I just really am a big fan, and so myself and my camp, we wanted to do this with her, and we were thrilled that she was excited about it too.”
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By Jennifer Ross
At barely seven months old, baby Maxwell Drew Johnson is going to be a big sister soon. In what is surprising news to everyone, even those involved, UsMagazine.com confirms that Jessica Simpson is pregnant again. A source states, “It definitely wasn’t planned. But yes, Jessica is pregnant again. She really is overjoyed!” This will be the second child for both Simpson, 32, and fiancé Eric Johnson. It wasn’t long ago when Simpson went on episode one of Katie, Katie Couric’s show and said, “Motherhood is a dream. It really is absolutely amazing.” It looks like Simpson will now have two reasons to be amazed.
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By Jennifer Ross
When Brad Pitt reflects back on 2012, what pattern does he see? “It’s been a family type of year, a down-home type of year,” the celeb recently reported to People. As Pitt, 49, spoke about his family, while having dinner in his London rental with twins Knox and Vivienne, he didn’t let out all the details about his upcoming celebrity wedding to fiancée Angelina Jolie. However, he did say that the wedding theme will be “just family…keep it simple — really.” One thing the Killing Them Softly actor confirms is that fatherhood has “absolutely” made him a better man. With regards to what he has planned for his time before turning 50 next year, the celeb simply says, “I want to enjoy this year more than ever.”
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By Carolyn Robertson for Celebrity Baby Scoop
Melissa Joan Hart packed up the kids and headed to Alabama, where her husband Mark Wilkerson is from, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Melissa & Joey star took to Twitter to share a couple of photos from the trip, including this cute one of her middle son Brady: “Ready for our flight. ALabama here we come!” she wrote.
A huge fan of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Melissa was also busy Tweeting about this year’s Iron Bowl. It sounds like her boys are already inheriting her team pride.
“Brady (4yr old) saw an Auburn clad car pass us and exclaimed ‘we’re gonna beat the hell outta them!’ #rammerjammer #pottymouth,” she wrote.
She and her musician hubby are also parents to sons Mason and Tucker.
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By Kirsten Mirtich for Celebrity Baby Scoop
When it came to choosing a name for her first born son Edward Duke, mama and reality television star Giuliana Rancic wanted to name him after his proud papa Bill Rancic. However, her hubby wasn’t as keen on the idea as she was.
“I’ve never been a fan of the ‘junior.’ I want to give him his own identity,” the 41-year-old father reasons in a clip from the November 13th episode of Giuliana & Bill — which was filmed just prior to Duke’s August 2012 arrival. “If he wants to name his son after me, then I’ve earned it.”
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By Nic Baird
Despite announcing their split in March, actress Jennie Garth and actor Peter Facinelli came together Saturday to support their daughter at a soccer game, People reports. After 11 years of marriage, they could still cheer together for their 6-year-old daughter Fiona. The former couple were joined by their other daughters, Luca, 15, and Lola, 9. Both have said the other is a great parent. “Co-parenting takes two great parents to put their differences aside and focus on the children,” Facinelli, the former Twilight star, said last month.
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By Nic Baird
Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Ian Ziering is expecting his second child with wife Erin, according to People. The actor called this new addition to the family a “dream come true.” They’ve taught their 18 month old daughter, Mia Loren, to point to Erin’s belly and say ‘baby,’ Ziering said. The couple married in May 2010, and though their family is growing, Ziering continues to act, direct, produce and pitch TV shows. “I have a lot of irons in the fire,” Ziering said. Erin is in her second trimester, the baby is due in May, and its sex is unknown.
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By Nic Baird
British singer-songwriter Adele Adkins had a baby boy on Friday, according to People. Right now she’s avoiding the spotlight to spend time with her newborn and the child’s father, boyfriend Simon Konecki. “Obviously we’re over the moon and very excited but please respect our privacy at this precious time,” the Grammy winner wrote on her website when she announced the pregnancy in June. The new mother disappears as fans are treated to her theme for the upcoming James Bond film, Skyfall.
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By Nicole Weintraub
Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon enjoyed a bonding family day at the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, according to People. The couple posted for photos along with their eighteen-month twins — Moroccan and Monroe. Recently, Carey has been in the news regarding her feud with Nicki Minaj as the two are fellow judges on American Idol. Despite recent rumors regarding the fighting between the two, Idol’s producers commented that the two are, “one of the best, most passionate, dynamic and invested judging panels”. Regardless of whether or not the feud is all it is hyped up to be in the tabloids, the family seemed at ease as they enjoyed cotton candy, roller coasters and balloons.
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By Ken Myers
It wasn’t that long ago that women were expected to have kids in their 20’s, and any woman that ventured into motherhood after she turned 30 was seriously testing her fertility waters, not to mention was destined to be an old mom who wouldn’t be able to keep up with her young children. However as women continue to gain a stronger foothold in the corporate world and are experiencing a shift in personal goals, they are also invoking a serious delay in when they decide to have kids; many are opting to have their children well into their 40’s.
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By Jessica Smith
Parenthood, that is, bringing a child into this world with your own DNA, is a miracle. Sure, it’s an extraordinary undertaking and a definite blessing, but it can also be one giant pain in the butt. As a result, deciding to have children as a married couple is a gargantuan step that will forever change your lives. Although you can expect to lose your privacy and most likely your mind, you can also expect to feel love and gratitude beyond anything you’ve ever experienced. However great these rewards, and perhaps because of the many potential troubles, these Hollywood couples remain kid-free:
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By Nicole Weintraub
Edward Duke Rancic was welcomed into the world on Wednesday by parents Bill and Giuliana Rancic, according to People. This is the first child for the couple who have had difficulties with infertility. Following a miscarriage and breast cancer, Guiliana was able to announce her pregnancy via gestational surrogate and shared the baby’s sex this past June. The newest addition to the Rancic family weighed in at 7 lbs, 4 oz. The couple is ecstatic to be gifted with a little one.
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