By Michelle Danzig

Actor and director aren’t the only job descriptions on Ben Affleck’s resume–he is also a father. According to UsMagazine.com, Affleck told reporters that raising his children are always his top priority. At the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City Jan. 8., the critically-aclaimed actor has three children: Violet, 7, Seraphina, 4, and son Samuel, 10 months. The 40-year-old director of Argo says the having a family is was makes you that much richer and it is wonderful to have people to share your life with. Affleck, who has been married to Jennifer Garner about eight years, also expressed his gratitude for the five Golden Globe Awards nominations that he received for Argo, including ‘Best Score’ and ‘Best Picture.’ Affleck told Us Weekly that he originally had low expectations for the movie and is thrilled with the response. The winners will be announced on Sunday.

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By Jenny Schafer for Celebrity Baby Scoop

There’s always reason to celebrate a baby’s birth. But when our favorite celebrities add to their families, we can get downright giddy!

As we look back at the high-profile arrivals of 2012, we are overjoyed for new parents like Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson. And we couldn’t be happier for Uma Thurman who welcomed her third child – Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson – this past year. Look through our list of 2012′s celebrity babies of the year. …Don’t miss the rest! Click here for more.

By Nicole Weintraub

Even though Ben Affleck is happily married to wife Jennifer Garner with three beautiful children, he still keeps in touch with his former beaus according to UsMagazine.com. The actor revealed that he still keeps in touch with Jennifer Lopez whom he dated for approximately two years. The two e-mail back and forth to touch base with one another. “I touch base. I respect her. I like her,” he explained.  Prior to dating Jennifer Lopez, the actor has been linked to Gwyneth Paltrow whom he dated for three years. Though, the one who stole his heart permanently was Jennifer Garner. “She truly is kind. She means no one any harm. She doesn’t have ill will for any person,” he gushed regarding his wife and the mother of his three children.

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Three kids and counting, and Ben Affleck still wants more kids with wife Jennifer Garner. People reports that Garner told Extra, “The fact that Ben wants another [baby] is true.” But the feeling is not mutual. Garner says, “I am not anticipating having any more kids!” The actor duo had their first son named Samuel just five months ago, also have two girls ages six and three. With three young children to take care of, Garner says it has been “absolute chaos” in their home.

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By Creshawna Parker

Planning a wedding is hard work. You have to pick a date, send out invites, take engagement photos, find the perfect dress, choose the hall, get a caterer — actually, the planning really doesn’t end until the big day. And if you’re a celebrity, add trying to shun paparazzi and other camera toting individuals to your to-do list and this task can become even more stressful. Contrary to this belief, thanks to reality TV and celebrity magazine contracts, some celebrities [insert Kim Kardashian here] have the pleasure of publicizing their exchanging of vows for millions of Hollywood enthused fans to see on TV in trade of cashing a multi-million dollar check. While, this gives off a semblance of an easy pay day for celebrities, these Tinseltown twosomes traded in the cameras and the public access to celebrate their intimate moment with family and close friends:

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Ben Affleck took to social media to wish his wife, Jennifer Garner, a happy Mother’s Day. Affleck, 39, posted a video on his Facebook page advocating for women raising children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reports People. Affleck founded a nonprofit, the Eastern Congo Initiative, in 2010, and is almost as dedicated to the charity as he is to his family. “I want to say Happy Mother’s Day to the moms in my life: my mom Chris and my amazing wife Jennifer, who is an incredible, spectacular, world-class mom,” said Affleck in the video. “[Being a mother is] the hardest job that there is, every single day.”

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By Che Blackwood

Making a relationship work is hard. Throw in full-time jobs, opposing schedules and nosey families, and it can be darn near impossible to find the time you need to make it work. Now, add children to the mix, and some might begin to assume you’re attempting to commit partnership suicide. Any woman that has the privilege of being called Mom, or even those who’ve tried their hand at babysitting, knows that after making macaroni necklaces and finishing science projects, there isn’t much time left at the end of the day to dedicate to yourself, let alone your partner. Fortunately, it is possible to fulfill your parental duties and keep your mate happy without completely sacrificing your sanity, shower time or friendships. While it may sound like an urban legend, these celebrity moms have found a way to make juggling kids, love and inner happiness look somewhat easy:

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By Megan McIntosh

Everyone remembers the moment they met the love of their life, whether it be at a park, a coffee shop or at the office. For many celebrity couples, the setting of the beginning of their love story was the work place. While some pairs couldn’t keep the torch in their love life burning, the following Hollywood relationships turned “just a normal day at the office” into unforgettable romances that tabloids and fans constantly follow and discuss:

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For the third time, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are proud parents.  According to People, their new son was welcomed in Santa Monica.  After announcing they were expecting in August, but not sharing the sex of the baby, their new son joins big sisters, Seraphina, 3, and Violet, 6.  “It would be so weird to have a boy,” Garner told Ellen DeGeneres, also saying that the experience would be “cool and different.”  However, in 2010, Affleck said, “The three-against-one-female-to-male ratio in his house leaves me significantly outnumbered.”  Garner and Affleck are happy together.  “Honestly, I would do anything for that man, because I know it’s not taken for granted,” said Garner.

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By Melissa Caballero

It’s hard to deny how infatuated our society is with the lives of our favorite celebrities and their relationships.  We sit with our friends and gossip about each of them on a first name basis as though they’re our best buds.  We fawn over their fame, fortune and good looks.  But it’s the rich and famous stars who handle their popularity with a dose of humility that give us a real reason to love them.  Having it all and making top headlines in the media is one thing, but the way they act off screen or outside of the studio is what really exemplifies who they are as people.  So, let’s put aside the celebs with an attitude and stuck up demeanor, and give credit to the ones who have their feet planted right here on Earth.

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The typical hollywood relationship seems to end in breakup, so what’s the key to the success of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s seven year marriage? The key to their marriage appears to be being there for each other. But obviously, gifts don’t hurt either, and Affleck makes sure to shower his wife and two daughters with jewelery. According to People, Garner says that Affleck “knows when to swoop in with the gesture, He’s sweet that way,” and that she “would do anything for that man, because I know it’s not taken for granted.” Clearly, the couple is doing something right as their family continues to grow with a third child on the way.

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Looks like there will soon be a third addition to the Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck clan.  According to People, Jennifer Garner is now pregnant with the couple’s third child.  The pair, who already has a 5 1/2-year-old daughter named Violet and a 2 1/2-year-old daughter named Seraphina, are “thrilled” to be expecting a third child.  Garner also told the Associated Press that she believes she’s gotten somewhat of a “split personality” from motherhood.  One minute her brain is mush and she is a total ditz with all the thoughts of motherhood, and then somehow she pulls it all together when the cameras start rolling.  Talk about mother of the year!

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Who would have pegged Ben Affleck for the old fashioned type?  According to People, in a recent interview with Ellen Degeneres, Affleck said that he leaves the holiday shopping up to his wife, Jennifer Garner.  Although Affleck is aware that his approach to Christmas shopping may be a bit outdated, he explained himself by saying that Garner is “just an efficient Christmas-shopping machine,” while he sits around sputtering over the single gift for which he’s most responsible — the one for his wife.

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