Nancy O’Dell on Ashby’s Guardian Angel

Richie Buxo/Splash News Online When her mom Betty Humphries was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in November 2007, Nancy O’Dell’s thoughts turned immediately to her then 5-month-old daughter Ashby Grace, now 23-months. “I just kept telling her that I needed her and that Ashby needed her,” Nancy recalls in a new interview with WebMD magazine. [...]

Savin Grace’s Kenny Johnson Welcomes Daughter Angelica Scarlet

Sara Jaye Weiss/Startraks From Saving Grace to giving grace! Actor Kenny Johnson and his wife Cathleen are parents after welcoming daughter Angelica Scarlet Johnson on Wednesday, May 6th in Los Angeles. Details on the birth of the couple’s first child have yet to be released. Kenny — widely known for his role as Detective Curtis Lemansky on [...]

Savin Grace’s Kenny Johnson Welcomes Daughter Angelica Scarlet

Sara Jaye Weiss/Startraks From Saving Grace to giving grace! Actor Kenny Johnson and his wife Cathleen are parents after welcoming daughter Angelica Scarlet Johnson on Wednesday, May 6th in Los Angeles. Details on the birth of the couple’s first child have yet to be released. Kenny — widely known for his role as Detective Curtis Lemansky on [...]

Matthew Broderick On His Baby Girls: ‘I’m Nervous Just Even Thinking About It’

Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic Bring on the pink! Set to welcome twin daughters this summer with his wife Sarah Jessica Parker, actor Matthew Broderick tells David Letterman during a recent appearance on his show that he is “ready” for whatever is thrown at him. His preparation, he says, comes after much sought out advice from fellow parents of multiples. [...]

Justin Chambers on the Importance of Building Confidence From Within

Jordan Strauss/WireImage During the ’Hot Topics’ segment of Wednesday’s The View, talk turned to Bristol Palin’s outspoken advocacy of abstinence. Guest Justin Chambers appeared later on in the show, and was asked by co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck how he and wife Keisha plan to broach the topic with their four daughters — Isabella, 14, twins Maya and Kaila, 12, [...]

Poll: Why Natural Childbirth?

In anticipation of our interview with The Business of Being Born’s Ricki Lake and filmmaker Abby Epstein about their new book, Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience and social networking site, My Best Birth, we’ve been thinking a lot (and differently) about natural childbirth. Many [...]

Jonathan Cake and Julianne Nicholson Welcome Daughter Phoebe Margaret

Scott Wintrow/Getty Another baby for the Philanthropist Broadway show! Actor Jonathan Cake and his wife, actress Julianne Nicholson, welcomed their second child last week. Daughter Phoebe Margaret Cake was born on Thursday, April 30th. While no birth details were released, Jonathan was happy to open up about the family’s little spring flower. “Phoebe Margaret Cake is [...]

The Primo Viaggio Peg Perego Car Seat - What's the Fuss?

This is the top of the line in infant baby products and is made in Italy. The Peg Perego car seats have been around for years. The Primo Viaggio car seat is number one in safest car seats on the market. They come with the most comprehensive warranties and loads of style. Parents just love this product. It doesn't matter where you live whether in Canada, U.S. or Europe it is certified for all transport standards.

Honor Warren: Queen of Hearts

Landov Keeping her sweetheart close, Jessica Alba and pretty-in-pink daughter Honor Marie step out for a stroll in New York City on Tuesday. Is there a chance Jessica, 28, will make Honor a big sister in the future? For sure, the actress says. “I’m hoping to definitely have more kids,” she shares. “Whatever happens, I’m not setting [...]

Peek… Aren’t You Curious: Spring and Summer Duds California Style

Taj Mahal Tee and Plaid Longboard Shorts Peek… Aren’t You Curious ($15-78) is a San Francisco brand of stylin’ kids’ clothing with a cool vibe. Peek has eight boutiques, six in California, one in Texas and one in Arizona, and everything from their house brand is available online. Spring and summer 2009 brings tons of funky tees ($34) for [...]

Coffee Talk! CBB Readers Want To Share Mother’s Day Brunch With…

Francis Specker/Landov Last month, we asked you who you’d most like to share Mother’s Day brunch with. Since the big day is coming up (May 10th, in case you forgot!) we thought we’d share our results. The winner, by a landslide, was Jennifer Garner! The down-to-earth mom of two won 51 percent of your nearly [...]

Elizabeth Mitchell ‘Cried at the Drop of a Hat’ While Pregnant

Steve Granitz/WireImage Before joining the cast of Lost in its third season Elizabeth Mitchell was a fan of the hit ABC show – but she admitted during a recent appearance on The Bonnie Hunt Show that she skipped season two. Pregnant with son Christopher ‘C.J.’ Joseph, 3 ½, at the time, Elizabeth said that she couldn’t bear to [...]

Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo: It’s a Boy!

Larry Busacca/Getty Dressing in formal attire while pregnant is “very complicated,” Dee Ocleppo lamented while walking the red carpet at the annual Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum gala in New York City Monday night. The process is made easier, of course, when one is married to a world-famous fashion designer! Dee’s husband Tommy Hilfiger helped [...]

Beyoncé and Nephew’s Paris Pose

Beyoncé, who’s in Europe on her “I AM…” world tour, stops for a snapshot with mom Tina, sister Solange and 4 ½-year-old nephew Daniel Julez outside the Andy Warhol exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday. The singer recently shared that she’d like to follow in her sister’s footsteps and become a mom someday [...]

What You Should Know About Baby Cribs

Getting a baby crib for your little one might appear as a big challenge for you. If you have enough money you can buy a new fashionable one to match the baby's bedroom, if not there are always two ways out. Hand-me-down baby furniture is a very popular idea to cope with this problem. Or maybe you've decided to build a baby crib by yourself? Any way is acceptable and good if it meets the safety standards.

Gwen Stefani on Her Game Plan Gone Awry

GSI Media With summer just around the corner, No Doubt are gearing up for a major concert tour. This past weekend they played two mini-gigs as a warm-up to the main event, which was put off indefinitely by frontwoman Gwen Stefani’s ever-growing family. “We’re calling it ‘the procrastination tour,’” the 39-year-old songstress jokes to MTV Canada. [...]

Josie Maran ‘Not Rushing’ Toward Baby No. 2

Jason Merritt/Getty At the Motherhood Begins Now Lifestyle Event to kick off Pregnancy Awareness Month, Josie Maran dished on her plans to make Rumi Joon, 3 next month, a big sister. “Some day I’ll have more,” the 30-year-old model revealed, before clarifying that although her next child will likely be adopted, it likely won’t be anytime [...]

Brooke Shields Says Daughters Are Total Opposites

Hector Vallenilla/Pacific Coast News When a mother’s firstborn enters kindergarten, it can be tough for all involved. For Brooke Shields and daughter Rowan Frances, 6 this month, however, the tears were a one-way street. “There was no separation anxiety on her part, just mine,” Brooke tells Babble Australia. “She was like, ‘Don’t let the door hit [...]

What Are You Doing on Mother’s Day? Join R Baby Foundation’s Mother’s Day Run/Walk

What are you doing on Mother’s Day? Celebrities like Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe, Shon Gables and more than 6,500 regular moms, dads and kids will be walking/running/strolling in Central Park to raise money for R Baby Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to increasing the standard level of pediatric emergency care. R Baby was founded [...]

Heidi Klum: No Heads Up About Pregnancy Announcement

WENN When musician Seal took the stage in New York and announced wife Heidi Klum’s fourth pregnancy, he forgot to check in first … with the mom-to-be! “It kind of came out faster than I wanted it to,” Heidi admits to Extra! “My husband kind of surprised me and everybody at one of his concerts.” “He was just [...]

Poll: Choosing Emergency Medical Care

This Mother’s Day, celebrities like Kelly Ripa, Brooke Shields, Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe, Shon Gables and regular moms and dads will be walking/running/strolling in Central Park to raise money for R Baby Foundation, a non-profit committed to increasing the standard level of pediatric emergency care. R Baby was founded by a couple after [...]

Steal That Style: Protect Those Peepers with Sunglasses!

LA/Flynet; Sebastian/Splash News Online Sun in your eyes? Time to bring out the shades! With April’s showers quickly turning into fun days in the sun, we’ve spotted celebrities from California to New York — all more than happy to be sporting their stylish shades. From Alabama Luella — who rocked her retro pink sunglasses while out [...]

Sasha Schreiber: Feeling Better!

Bauer Griffin Glad to see he’s feeling better! Alexander ‘Sasha’ Pete Schreiber hitched a ride on dad Liev Schreiber’s shoulders during the walk home from Café Habana on Wednesday afternoon in NYC. The 21-month-old was hospitalized Tuesday evening for respiratory issues before being released yesterday morning, causing Liev to fly home from Los Angeles, where he [...]

Have a Question for Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker?

Tamara Reynolds for PEOPLE for use on CBB Parents and actors Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker recently opened up about their 4-year-old daughter Sophie’s battle with spina bifida, and now the couple is opening up to CBB! They’ll be speaking with us tomorrow, and we want to hear some questions from you. Are you interested [...]

Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Expecting Twin Daughters

Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic Move over Carrie Bradshaw, there will soon be two new girls in the city! Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick are expecting twin daughters this summer. A statement released today by reps for the Sex and the City actress reveals that the couple are “happily anticipating the birth of their twin daughters later [...]

Matilda Ledger Gets Some Air

JDH/WENN We have liftoff! Matilda Rose Ledger jumps for joy while out on a beverage run with mom Michelle Williams and a pal in Brooklyn on Saturday. This seems to be one of the 3 ½-year-old’s favorite activities when she’s out and about with more than just mom — we saw her doing the same thing on [...]

François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek Celebrate Wedding Weekend

Ramey Congratulazioni! Newlyweds François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek board a water taxi with daughter Valentina Paloma, 19 months, the day after their wedding in Venice, Italy this weekend. Although the pair were officially wed in a civil ceremony on Valentine’s Day, the couple celebrated with more vows and a reception on Saturday. Click here to check out [...]

Holly Robinson Peete Laments New Move

Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage The last few weeks have been busy for Holly Robinson Peete and family! In a blog for MomLogic, the 44-year-old actress writes that she, husband Rodney Peete and the couple’s four children recently spent spring break in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. “The beach was gorgeous, the water crystal blue, and kids fished, played on [...]

Roger Federer: ‘No Clue’ What to Name Baby

Jon Furniss/WireImage Now happily ensconced in wedded bliss, tennis ace Roger Federer and his new bride Mirka can attend to the business at hand — choosing a name for their baby-on-the-way! Speaking at a press conference in Monte Carlo, Roger admitted that it’s a daunting task. “You know, we’ll see,” he mused. “There’s quite a [...]

Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon Enjoys Buying For Her Boys

Albert Michael/Startraks There is no doubt that Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon loves to shop, but when she became a mother to 18-month-old fraternal twin boys Jax Joseph and Jaid Thomas, the thrill of buying for herself or wandering over to the baby section became a toss -up! “It’s a tie,” she tells PEOPLE at the Malibu Lumber Yard [...]

Andrew Firestone and Ivana Open Up About Baby Brooks

Eric Charbonneau/WireImage Since becoming first-time parents when they welcomed their son Adam Brooks on March 21st, Andrew Firestone and his wife Ivana are soaking up their time as a family of three. Showing off baby boy Brooks in the May 4th issue of Us Weekly, the happy couple share that they are thrilled to be entering into [...]

Brooke Mueller Sheen Says Seeing Sons Was ‘Frightening’

Sara Jaye Weiss/Startraks Although well aware that carrying her fraternal twins any longer would have put Brooke Mueller Sheen “in serious jeopardy,” — she battled preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and cholestasis — there was no preparing the nervous mama and her husband Charlie Sheen for seeing their baby boys for the first time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. “I [...]

Hugh Jackman Says Oscar ‘Scopes the Crowd for Chicks’

Daniel/Cesar/INF In a humorous appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Hugh Jackman revealed that his 8 ½-year-old son Oscar Maximillian is all about the ladies – and all about using dad’s career to rope them in! The 40-year-old actor was honored Tuesday with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los [...]