“Man I spend a lot of time sitting in my car waiting for my baby to wake up! & why aren’t there any drive thru coffee places on Westside?!?”
Courtesy Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves There were no last-minute lists and baby name books lying around the hospital when Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves welcomed their daughter Vida in January — the couple had already chosen a moniker long before they discovered they were expecting. “It was the only name that we had for a girl even before [we had our son] Levi . We had many male names but we only had Vida,” Matthew tells Jay Leno of their choice, which means life in both Portuguese and Spanish
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For most celebs, red carpet perfection doesn’t come easy – or cheap. But actresses Molly Ringwald and Sandra Bullock skipped the services of Hollywood stylists when it came time to pick their Oscar gowns and instead sought advice a little closer to home.
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; INF Amy Adams and Paula Patton didn’t let growing curves get in the way of their Oscar style ! Adams (who’s due in the spring) wore a blue silk chiffon empire waist gown by Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti , while Patton (who’s due with a boy in May) donned Carolina Herrera ’s bright orange draped shoulder dress . Who do you think had the best Oscar bump style
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Did you tune in to the Academy Awards last night? Were you more wowed by who won, or the awesome outfits that graced the Oscar stage? One of the most eye-catching dresses of the night was worn by Best Supporting Actress nominee Vera Farmiga , who walked the red carpet in a cranberry-colored Marchesa gown.
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Courtesy Ladies Home Journal for use on CBB A childhood spent acting and modeling is an experience Brooke Shields knows all too well. It is, however, one that her two daughters will not be sharing with their mother
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Apparently Spencer and Heidi Pratt don’t know that their fifteen minutes of fame is over as they have already agreed to sell baby photos to a tabloid before Heidi is even pregnant. According to a source who tells In Touch Weekly, Spencer and Heidi have been shopping around baby photos as well as a tell-all about their impending parenthood. The funny thing is that Heidi is not pregnant yet! The insider says that the couple has found a tabloid and secured a deal with the magazine to chronicle every step of their impending parenthood as well as publish the first photos of their baby
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INF Angelina Jolie continues to work in family fun while filming The Tourist , venturing out in Venice Sunday with 3 ½-year-old daughter Shiloh Nouvel and son Pax , 6. The trio were visiting Tourist director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck at his Italian home.
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After the singer fueled the pregnancy rumors even more by saying that she has something else special coming this year, a rep for Mariah Carey denies that she is expecting a baby. A rep for Mariah says that there is “no truth” in the pregnancy rumors concerning Mariah Carey
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EastEnders actress Jo Joyner is a proud mum as she shows off her 3 month old twins on television this morning. After dealing with infertility for years Jo Joyner is now a new mom to two little ones.
Excerpt from: Jo Joyner Introduces Her Twins on ITV’s This Morning
Jackson Lee/Splash News Online The apple didn’t fall far the tree when it comes to 2 ½-year-old Alexander ‘Sasha’ Pete Schreiber — so says his mom, actress Naomi Watts .
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On this one hundredth International Women’s Day, a coalition of UK campaign groups is calling for global reductions in pregnancy and childbirth risks. In conjunction with the one hundredth anniversary of International Women’s Day, a coalition of the U.K.’s Amnesty International, Mumsnet, Oxfam, Save the Children and the White Ribbon Alliance have called on world leaders to put greater emphasis on the risks currently posed to mothers and children alike
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David Cooper/Broadimage He’s a rock star and a doting dad! Dave Grohl was spotted out with his blonde babies — daughters Harper Willow , 10 months, and Violet Maye , 3 ½ — as well as wife Jordyn Blum Grohl last Saturday in Brentwood, Calif.
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Every parent should visit Tots On the Go before going on any type of trip or vacation. Besides offering some of the newest nessesities and luxuries for families with children Tots On the Go also offers personal consultations to help every busy parent select the perfect travel accessory for their family! I was sent two fabulous travel items for my family to use during our recent trip to Disneyland! My kids and I loved both of them so much I purchased them so we would be able to use them on future vacations! The picture above is of my youngest son Will who is 9 months old. Tots On the Go sent him the Air Play {also pictured}to use on our vacation! This is a great toy that slips over an airplane’s tray table very securely and is covered with toys on both sides. There are peak-a-boo flaps with a mirror and another with a picture album where personal pictures of baby’s favorite people can be inserted! There are also several Velcro toys and balls attached as well. Will looks tired in the picture above but I promise you he had a fabulous time with his Air Play during our four hour flight. I loved that everything was attached so I did not have to pick anything off the floor. My two year old daughter fell in love with her Trunki as soon as she saw it. While she had fun scooting on it around the house she LOVED being pulled on it through the airport! Being a big girl of 2 {and almost 3} she thinks strollers are for babies but still gets tired of walking sometimes. Her Trunki was a life saver for us. Not only did it provide entertainment for her and an easy trip through the airport for us, it doubled as her carry on. The Trunki fits perfectly under the seats on the plane and has room for all of the important items little gals and guys need to stay busy on long flights! Tots On the Go is great for purchasing everything from Strollers and baby carriers to some of the great items I have outlined above. Another great feature Tots On the Go offers is their rental program. {Check their website to see if they offer rentals in your area please.} They will ship many items parents need to take care of baby and big kids to certain locations. Mom and dad will have the peace of mind that that each item will be clean, sanitized, safe and will arrive at your home or travel destination. Choose individual items or go for one of their package deals! Visit Tots On the Go to see all the products they have for families with an on the go lifestyle! Happy Shopping!
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Baseball practice started this week. Machine pitch for the 8 year old, first tee-ball season for the 3 year old {he’ll be 4 in 3 weeks}. This means that life has officially gotten even more hectic for the Blakes, if that was possible! Also means snack-time, dinner-time, and weekend lunches for about 4 days out of the week will be served on the baseball stands or lounging in the grass behind the dugouts once the weather gets a bit warmer. Reusable snack totes, here we come!!! I will NOT, will NOT, HAVE NOT bought plastic baggies for our lunches and away meals in quite some time thanks to all the reusable baggie companies out there! I’ve tried my fair share and have never had a complaint! Today I want to introduce you to the sturdiest ones I’ve found so far, plus the most “educational” for my pre-schooler. No fancy designs from Graze Organic and that is totally not a bad thing! When it comes to a hectic life and three very territorial little boys, simple and “the same” is what matters most! So when I say, “Connor, grab your snack bag…” he’s learned which Graze Organic bag has “snack” on it. Of course, they still fight over the “surprise” one {little do they know that one of these days I’m going to fill it with broccoli…SURPRISE!!!} See, Graze Organic bags are educational like I mentioned. My 3 year old knows the difference between them all, the pictures helped him learn the words and I have the confidence that when I’m watching T throw the ball at 6:30pm and chasing A as he heads for the port-a-potties and C is whining for his sandwich {AKA dinner on the run} I point him towards our cooler {which yes, is reusable too} and he knows which bag to open to find his sandwich! Same goes for his {daily} pre-school lunch, all the bags are pre-labeled for us and easy to open for C so there’s no prep work for him or his teacher. And what compliments I’ve received!! Everyone is in love with reusable everything now a days but the simple “fruit” baggie from Graze Organics has gotten me the most comments while out and about {first was at a hockey game while the boys shared Goldfish from the “snack” bag and the family next to use was enthralled by Graze Organic bags!}. Oh wait…I mentioned how sturdy they are right? I’ve tried several other companies and these are the thickest, most durable ones yet! Made in the USA from 100% certified organic cotton & hand silk-screened using water-based inks BTW so no worries on the material that is storing your child’s food. I’ve been ever so impressed with our set of samples from Graze Organic and I thank them for easing my woes as baseball season crashed down on our family!! GO PS ROYALS! Organic Cloth Napkins too!! Take 15% off your orders through March 14th with the code babyelan15! Heather and Lesile have a fabulous story about how they got started, about being green and having a healthy lifestyle with their families, check it out here ! I’m sure you can all relate! And if you are ready to learn something today…here’s your educational green facts from Graze Organic in their why organic section!
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Limelight Former Sunshine Cleaning costars Amy Adams and Emily Blunt share a laugh Thursday while walking and talking in Venice, Calif. The pals have plenty to catch up on: Amy, 35, is expecting her first child with fiancé Darren Le Gallo this spring, while Emily, 27, is recently engaged and planning her wedding to Office star John Krasinski
Excerpt from: Spotted: Amy Adams & Emily Blunt’s Sunny Stroll
You need to only take a quick look at this site to know why I love it so! ALL For BOYS…tees both short and long made for our rough and tough little fellas! Sarah recently chatted about starting an “all boys club”, and this would be one of the companies to join us as mothers of boys world wide search high and low for those perfect boyish tees, perfect for any age {infants on up}, perfect for all seasons, and fitting for any itty bitty masculine personality! Trucks and robots, bikes and good old fashion boomboxes….that’s what little boys are made of! Sure they are sweet {but there’s no sugar and spice it’s more like dirt and fresh grass}, sure they are nice {but they are also loud and often bruised and bleeding from endless hours of non-stop rough-housing}…little boys are made to be strong and sturdy, with dinosaurs and helicopters as their mascots…and Two Blue Cars has the clothing line to bring out the pure boy in all our little men! Of course super cool girls will want to wear these tees too…and we can’t blame them for lovin’ the look! Our sample was the short sleeve orange tee above for our 4 year old Connor. I can not say enough about the color for starters! Orange is in right? I see it everywhere and on blue eyed little boys, it’s the most precious color in his wardrobe to date! The classic, crisp designs are not overpowering…they are stating through simple, unique graphics “I LOVE BIG TRUCKS”, “I LOVE DINOSAURS”…hear me roar!!! Color after color, design after design, there is nothing better for a mother of boys than a favorite pair of blue jeans and the perfect tee on your baby {or big} boy. I hope you’ll agree, that perfect tee is here at Two Blue Cars ! These tees wash and dry very well, retaining the bright color with no fading on the image. It’s not even Spring yet and we’ve gotten plenty of use out of ours! Check out the tanks too…some {including my husband} are not fans of tank tops on little boys…I LOVE them, boys get just as hot as anyone else in the heat of the Summer, let those little arm pits breathe!! Totes from Two Blue Cars too, gotta love it! You know I adore a good tote {for me OR for the kids}, and if sporting one shows what an awesome and proud “Mother of Boys and only Boys” I am, I’m all over it! For lunches, school bags, library books, beach gear, whatever your little man {or little lady, tomboy or not…} needs to carry around, these totes are perfect! How about giving away TWO totes, winners pick?? Simple comment back to use which graphic and color you would pick. Contest ends in one week, good luck to all! EXTRA ENTRIES FOR ALL GIVEAWAYS! Make sure to comment for each extra entry! Become an email subscriber Fan us on Facebook Tweet {daily} Follow us on Twitter { @dluxebabyelan } Blog about this giveaway and provide us the link {do any of the above about this giveaway for 1 extra entry each}
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Would you entrust your child to the man who made the cannibalistic splatter-fest Sweeney Todd ? That’s what Disney was hoping when it put the beloved children’s classic Alice in Wonderland in Tim Burton’s slightly sinister hands. As it turns out, it’s a perfect fit.
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Courtesy of Lil Swanky If buying trendy, well-crafted clothing for your tots is your thing, check out LilSwanky.com . The children’s e-boutique stocks stylish, upscale brands like Petit Bateau , Kingsley and Little Ella from newborn up to pre-teen sizes.
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Christa Renee for PEOPLE for use on CBB Clasping her hands under her growing belly, Paula Patton glowed in green at Thursday’s 3rd Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon, held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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