Knocked Up Celebs

We thought she’d be pregnant forever, but Jessica Simpson has finally delivered her baby. The singer/businesswoman gave birth to a baby girl today, May 1.  She and her fiance Eric Johnson announced the happy news on her website:

“Eric and I are elated to announce the birth of our baby girl, Maxwell Drew Johnson.  We are grateful for all the love, support and prayers we have received. This has been the greatest experience of our lives!!”

Little Maxwell’s androgynous name has familial origins.  Maxwell is Johnson’s middle name, while Drew is the maiden name of Simpson’s mother Tina Simpson.

And small wonder mama’s baby bump was so big:  Max was 9 lbs. 13 oz. and 21 3/4 in.  at birth.   Um, ouch!

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Congratulations to Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard!  Gyllenhaal gave birth to their second child, a daughter, on April 19th. Gloria Ray Sarsgaard joins big sister Ramona (5).

Gyllenhaal has been open about the demands of parenthood and how hard it is to balance working and being a mom.  In 2009, she told The Daily Mail:

“…motherhood is all-consuming.  Ten or 15 years ago there was this idea that women could do everything, and that they should be able to have these great careers and be mothers too. And I think that was a very helpful way of looking at things for a while.

“But now, with my generation, I think that there’s a sense of, ‘I can’t do everything, and nor should I have to. I need help and I need a husband and another set of hands, and even then I still might need help with babysitting.’ Working and mothering is extraordinarily difficult.”

Gyllenhaal recently appeared in a Got Milk? ad, touting the health benefits of the milk in her morning latte.  She and Sarsgaard have been a couple for a decade but married only since 2009.

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Congratulations are in order for American Idol runner-up Bo Bice and his wife Caroline.  They welcomed their fourth child, a girl, on Monday, April 23rd.

Merrin Elizabeth Joy Bice weighed 8 lbs. 11 oz.  She is the couple’s first daughter, bound to be entirely spoiled by her big brothers Aiden (6), Caleb (3) and Ean (2).

Since losing the Idol crown to Carrie Underwood in 2005, Bo has been busy touring, writing songs, forming his own record label, and performing on two USO tours in Kuwait and Afghanistan.  He and Caroline have been married for seven years.

Photo:  Bo Bice

Grandpa Ozzy?

Jack Osbourne has made his dad Ozzy Osbourne a grandfather!  Jack’s fiancee Lisa Stelly has given birth to a daughter.

Pearl Osbourne weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz.

Her arrival was eagerly anticipated by her grandmother Sharon Osbourne and auntie Kelly Osbourne, who both threatened to “spoil her rotten.”

Let the spoiling begin.  Congratulations to the family!  (Now when are Jack and Lisa getting married?)

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No April Fool here!  Bruce Willis and his wife Emma Heming-Willis welcomed a baby girl on Sunday, April 1.

Mabel Ray Willis, who was born in Los Angeles, weighed 9 lbs. 1 oz.  That’s a big baby!

Their rep said that the couple is

“overjoyed about the newest member of their family. Both mother and baby are healthy and doing beautifully.”

Little Mabel is the first child for Bruce and Emma, and Bruce’s fourth:  he has three daughters, Rumer (23), Tallulah (20) and Scout (18), with ex-wife Demi Moore.   Bruce and Emma have been married for three years.

Congratulations!

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Congratulations to three-time Grammy nominee Andrea Bocelli!  The Italian tenor and his fiancee (and manager) Veronica Berti welcomed a daughter in Tuscany on March 21st.

Little Virginia was given a name that reflects the area’s ancient history. “It’s of Etruscan origin,” her mother explained.  The Etruscan civilization flourished in the area now known as Tuscany in the pre-Roman era, reaching its peak between the 7th and 5th centuries BC.

Bocelli has two sons, Amos (17) and Matteo (14), with his wife Enrica Cenzatti, to whom he has been married since 1992.  They have been separated since 2002, the same year he met Berti.

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Congratulations to former Daily Show correspondent Beth Littleford and her husband Rob Fox!  The couple welcomed their adopted daughter, Halcyon Juna Fox, on March 23.

Halcyon, who is already nicknamed Hallie, weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz.  She was adopted domestically.

Her name (which is very pretty, I think) was a collaborative effort between her parents and her older brother Jackson (6).    Halcyon is a family name – it is Littleford’s middle name and also her grandmother’s name.  Jackson, however, came up with the name Juna.

Fox is a producer, who also worked on the Daily Show.  Littleford recently appeared in Crazy, Stupid, Love.

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Congratulations to Freaks and Geeks star Linda Cardellini and Steven Rodriguez, who have welcomed their first child – a Leap Year baby!

Born on Leap Day (February 29), little Lilah-Rose will have to decide most years whether to celebrate her birthday on February 28 or March 1.

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It’s happy news for Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka! The celebrity couple have welcomed their second child, a daughter.

Little Maple Sylvie Bateman was born on February 10th, and joins older sister Francesca Nora (5).  Her grandfather is singer Paul Anka.

I’m not so sure what I think of the name Maple…. what about you?  Sound off in the comments!

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Congratulations are in order for actress Lindsay Sloane and her husband Dar Rollins!  They welcomed their first child last Thursday (January 19).

Daughter Maxwell Lue may have a gender neutral name, but her parents are anything but ambiguous about their feelings for their little girl.   They told People:

“We thought we knew what love was until we met [our] sweet little girl.”

What do you think of the name Maxwell for a girl?  Drop a comment and tell us!

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