The Hollywood baby boom
Ashlee Simpson Ross welcomed her first child, a little girl named Jagger Snow, with husband Evan Ross. The baby joins Simpson’s 6-year-old, Bronx Mowgli, whom she had with former husband Pete Wentz.
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By Los Angeles Times staff writers
Naya Rivera and her husband, Ryan Dorsey, better be ready for sleeples nights. They have welcomed their first child, son Josey Hollis Dorsey. The “Glee” actress made her pregnancy announcement on the same day her former boyfriend, Big Sean, released his latest album.
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Hello, baby! “Gossip Girl” actress and “The O.C.” actor Adam Brody welcomed a little one to their family, daughter Arlo Day. The private pair tied the knot in early 2014 after meeting on the set of “The Oranges” in 2011.
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Model turned actress Brooklyn Decker and husband and tennis player Andy Roddick have welcomed their first bundle of joy. The couple have been married for six years.
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and longtime girlfriend singer Lauren Hashian are expecting their first child together. Johnson is already a father to teenage daughter Simone with ex-wife Dany Garcia.
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Business entreprenuers Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner are ready to become parents for the third time. It’s an incredible blessing,” Trump tells People. “We feel so grateful — and so excited!” The couple tied the knot in 2009 and welcomed daughter Arabella Rose two years later.
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Actors and “Gotham” costars Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie are expecting a child together. This will be the second child for Baccarin, who is mother to baby boy Julius, with her estranged husband, director/writer Austin Chick.
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Carey Mulligan can add the title of mother to her resume -- she and her musician husband Marcus Mumford just became first-time parents. She kept her pregnancy under wraps for the most part.
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Musician Billy Joel and girlfriend Alexis Roderick have expanded their family with their first child, daughter Della Rose Joel. The couple have been together since 2009. This is the second child for Joel, who has a 29-year-old daughter from his previous marriage to supermodel Christie Brinkley.
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“American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson and her music manager husband, Brandon Blackstock, will be parents for the second time. The two are already mom and dad to daughter River Rose. This will be Clarkson’s second child and Blackstock’s fourth.
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“Glee” actress Heather Morris and husband Taylor Hubbell better get ready for sleepless nights. The high school sweethearts are expecting their second child, who will join big brother Elijah.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his entreprenuer wife, Tasha McCauley, are parents for the first time. The pair welcomed a little boy, whose name is yet to be announced.
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Twice as nice! Zooey Deschanel became a new mom and a new wife with producer Jacob Pechenik simultaneously. The pair welcomed their first child together, a little girl. Before she popped, Deschanel told People magazine she and her husband were “over the moon” and “excited to meet our little one.”
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Rapper Macklemore and and fiancee Tricia Davis welcomed their first child, baby girl Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty. The first-time father called his little one “the love of my life,” adding, “She has filled my heart in ways that I never knew were possible.”
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Ever so suitable that Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced on Faceboook that he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting their first child. “This will be a new chapter in our lives,” he wrote of their baby girl to come.
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Finally, finally! Reality TV stars Coco and Ice-T announced they are expecting their first child together, something they’ve wanted for a while. Little baby will join Ice-T’s two other children from a previous relationship.
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“Hart of Dixie” actress Jamie King and her director husband, Kyle Newman, welcomed another bundle of joy, a baby boy. The couple, who tied the knot in 2007, are already parents to son James. Their newest addition to the family will have Taylor Swift as his godmother.
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Czech model Karolina Kurkova and actor Archie Drury are at it again! The pair are expecting their second child, which means their young son, Tobin Jack, will have a sibling in no time. Kurkova opted for a natural delivery at home for her firstborn.
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Singer-songwriter Bobby Brown and his wife, Alicia Etheredge, who tied the knot in 2012, have a new addition to their family, a baby girl. Their daughter will join their toddler boy, Cassius. This is the sixth child for Brown.
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Sleepless nights again! Actor Jeff Goldblum, 62, and his wife, actress Emilie Livingston, 32, are now parents to baby boy Charlie Ocean Goldblum. The pair married in November 2014, and this is the first child for Goldblum.
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Louis Tomlinson of One Direction is headed in a new direction! He and his Los Angeles-based stylist friend Briana Jungwirth, both 23, are expecting a child. The two met through mutual friends in early 2015.
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Josh Hartnett and his British model girlfriend, Tamsin Egerton, are expecting their first child. The pair met on the set of the 2011 film “The Lovers” and have had a romantic thing going for nearly four years.
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Canadian crooner Michael Bublé and his Argentinian actress wife, Luisana Lopilato, can sing to new good news: the pair are expecting their second child. The little one will join their first tot, Noah, born in August 2013.
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It looks like Tiffani Thiessen and her husband, Brady Smith, have expanded their family. Thiessen gave birth to the couple’s second child, son Holt Fisher Smith. Harper Renn, pictured, is one happy older sister.
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Round 2 for Tamera Mowry-Housley, left, and her husband, Adam Housley. They welcomed daughter Ariah Talea Housley, who joins toddler son Aden. “We are beyond overjoyed and blessed with our beautiful baby girl,” Mowry told People. “Aden already made a welcome video for her.”
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At the Los Angeles premiere of her new movie, “Ant-Man,” Evangeline Lilly let her oh-wow baby bump do all the talking. This will be the second child for the actress, who is expecting the little one with partner Norman Kali, a production assistant.
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ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee has something to forecast: She’s expecting. She and her husband, Ben Aaron, will welcome their first bundle of joy in December. She made the announcement on “Good Morning America.”
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Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay are parents for the second time to son Atticus James Hallisay. “I feel my best when I’m pregnant, which means I probably should have 18 children — it won’t happen — but I do feel good,” Hewitt, told American Baby in April 2015. The pair tied the knot five days before welcoming their first child, Autumn James, in November 2013.
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Alec Baldwin and his yoga-instructor sweetheart Hilaria Thomas are parents again. The welcomed baby boy, Rafael Thomas Baldwin, joins older sister Carmen Gabriela. Alec is also father to daughter Ireland with ex-wife Kim Basinger.
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Jack Osbourne, son of British rocker Ozzy Osbourne and “The Talk” host Sharon Osbourne, will take on sleepless nights again. He welcomed his second child, Andy Rose Osbourne, with his wife, Lisa Stelly. The couple welcomed their first child, a girl named Pearl, in April 2012.
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Benedict Cumberbatch can add the role of father to his long list of accomplishments. He and theater director Sophie Hunter welcomed a baby boy, after having married four months prior. The pair met on the set of the 2009 thriller “Burlesque Fairytales.”
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Actress Emily Deschanel and husband David Hornsby have welcomed a baby boy, who joins older brother Henry. Deschanel’s first pregnancy was actually woven into the sixth and seventh seasons of “Bones,” the drama she stars in.
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Actor Theo Rossi and wife Meghan McDermott welcomed baby boy Kane Alexander Rossi. When the couple arrived at the Tribeca Film Festival, they let McDermott’s belly do all the talking.
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After fertility struggles, reality TV starlet Kim Kardashian announced she is expecting baby No. 2 with husband Kanye West. The Internet agreed that the name of their second child, whether it’s a boy or girl, should be “South.” That way, the couple’s daughter North would have a matching pair.
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Hello, baby No. 4! Terrence Howard and his wife, Miranda, whom he married in 2013, have welcomed their first child together, baby boy Qirin Love Howard, named after qilin, a mythic Chinese creature. Howard is already a father to three children from his first marriage.
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“The Good Wife” actress Melissa George and her French businessman boyfriend, Jean-David Blanc, are expecting their second child. The little tot will join older brother Raphaël Blanc, born in February 2014.
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It’s another girl for Ludacris! He and his new wife, Eudoxie Mbouguiyengue, are expecting their first child together. The singer is already a father to two other girls from previous relationships.
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Model Marisa Miller is now a mother for the second time. She and her husband, Griffin Guess, welcomed son Grayson Lee Bazyl Guess, who joins big brother Gavin Lee. “Being a mother has been the biggest blessing in my life,” Miller told People magazine. “To get to experience it all over again is really exciting.”
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Actor Chad Michael Murray and his wife, Sarah Roemer, are parents to their first child, a baby boy. The pair tied the knot in January 2015 and shortly announced they were expecting.
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Actress Haylie Duff, sister of Hilary Duff, is now a first-time mother to daughter Ryan Ava Erhard Rosenberg, with fiance Matt Rosenberg. The pair, who got engaged on April Fool’s Day 2014, are over the moon about the arrival of their little one.
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While appearing on “Dancing with the Stars,” actor Alfonso Ribeiro announced he and wife Angela Unkrich were expecting their second child together. Now, baby boy Anders Reyn Ribeiro has arrived! The couple tied the knot in October 2012 and welcomed their first baby boy, Alfonso Lincoln, in October 2013.
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“New Girl” actor Max Greenfield and his wife, Tess Sanchez, are in for another round of sleepless nights -- they’re expecting! The two are already parents to a little girl named Lilly, born in 2010.
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Actor Donald Faison and his wife, CaCee Cobb, have welcomed their second child together, daughter Wilder Frances Faison. The pair announced their second pregnancy on Instagram with a photo of thier young son in a shirt that read “I’m a big brother!!”
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Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan Downey are now parents to daughter Avri Roel. The little one’s middle name is derived from her grandparents’ names. This is the third child for Downey Jr., who has a son named Exton Elias with Susan, and another son named Indio Falconer from a 14-year marriage to Deborah Falconer that ended in 2004. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Rachael Leigh Cook and husband Daniel Gillies are parents once more! The pair, who tied the knot last August, welcomed Theodore Vigo Sullivan on April 4. He joins big sister Charlotte Easton. (Erika Goldring / Getty Images )
It’s Round 3 as parents for actors Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen. The pair, who tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Paris in 2010, didn’t immediately release details, including sex and name. They are already parents to young daughters Elula and Olive. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
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“Avatar” actor Sam Worthington and model wife Lara Bingle will surely have to get used to sleepless nights! The private pair welcomed their first child, a baby boy. (Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images)
“Mad Men” actress Jessica Pare is mad for babies! She’s now a mother to her first child, Blues Anthony Paré Kastner, with boyfriend musician John Kastner, who is already a dad to 7-year-old daughter Summer Lee. (Charley Gallay / Getty Images for Audi)
Molly Sims is a proud mother for the second time! The actress-model and her husband, Scott Stuber, welcomed baby girl Scarlett May Stuber, who joins big brother Brooks, born in June 2012. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Canadian supermodel Coco Rocha and her artist husband, James Conran, are officially parents! The pair welcomed daughter Ioni James Conran, and couldn’t be more thrilled. Rocha has posted photos of the little one, who is already quite expressive -- just like her model mother. (Migel Medina / AFP/Getty Images)
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The “American Dream Builders” host Nate Berkus, left, and his husband, Jeremiah Brent, welcomed their first child, daughter Poppy Brent-Berkus, via surrogate. The pair, who dated for two years, were the first same-sex couple to marry at the historic New York Public Library. (Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)
Singer Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher are parents to their first child, Isaiah Michael Fisher. The couple, who tied the knot in a Southern-style wedding in Georgia in 2010, made the announcement (with help from her dogs) on Twitter. (Ben Gabbe / Getty Images for Time)
Vin Diesel and his model girlfriend Paloma Jiménez are expecting their third child together. The pair are already parents to toddler son Vincent Sinclair and daughter Hania Riley. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)
Actress Sara Gilbert and rock musician wife Linda Perry became parents to son Rhodes Emilio Gilbert Perry. Gilbert and Perry tied the knot in March 2014 after dating for three years. Gilbert has two children from a previous relationship with TV producer Ali Adler. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images for MTV)
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar and his wife, Catriona McGinn, are now second-time parents. This is the former “Saved by the Bell” star’s fourth child and the second for the advertising exec, whom he married in July 2012. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images for Nintendo)
It’s another boy named Sasha for singer Shakira and soccer player boyfriend Gerard Pique. The pair, who are parents to toddler Milan, met in 2010 when Shakira promoted her World Cup anthem “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).” (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Actor Stanley Tucci is now a father to his first child with literary agent wife Felicity Blunt, a boy named Matteo Oliver. Tucci is already a father of three kids with his late wife, Kate Spath-Tucci, who died in 2009 after battling breast cancer. (Rob Kim / Getty Images)
Actress Ali Larter and her husband, Hayes MacArthur, are now second-time parents to a daughter, Vivienne Margaret MacArthur. The bundle of joy joins the couple’s toddler son, Theodore Hayes. (John Sciulli / Getty Images)
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Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds better get ready for sleepless nights. The two welcomed their first child together, a daughter. No word yet on the baby’s name. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)
It’s Round 2 for actress Liv Tyler, who gave birth to her second child, a boy with sports agent boyfriend Dave Gardner. The pair were set up by supermodel Kate Moss. Tyler is already a mother to 10-year-old Milo Langdon, whom she had with ex-husband Royston Langdon. (Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images)
Nick and Vanessa Lachey are now second-time parents to daughter Brooklyn Elisabeth, which means toddler son Camden Johnson now has a little sister. “I have been dreaming of this moment for as long as I can remember, the day I was going to meet my little girl,” Vanessa wrote on her website. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
After keeping mum about her pregnancy for several months -- and sparking tons of rumors -- actress Zoe Saldana finally revealed that she was expecting with artist Marco Perego, whom she married in 2013. Saldana gave birth to twin sons Cy Aridio and Bowie Ezio. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images for Variety )
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Say hello to the second child of Alicia Keys and music producer husband Swizz Beatz, little boy Genesis Ali Dean. The pair announced their pregnancy just as they marked their four-year anniversary. Their new bundle of joy joins older toddler brother Egypt Daoud Dean. (Root Capture / Associated Press)
Round two for Kristen Bell and her husband, Dax Shepard, who have just welcomed their second daughter, Delta Bell Shepard. The couple, who tied the knot in October 2013, are already parents to a tot named Lincoln. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Actress Hayden Panettiere and her fiance, world champion boxer Wladimir Klitschko, are now first-time parents to baby girl Kaya Evdokia. “We are over the moon and madly in love!” the couple told People. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images for Earth Day))
Former “Good Wife” star Josh Charles and his ballet dancer wife, Sophie Flack, are now parents to a son. They stepped out in August 2014 and let Flack’s belly do all the talking. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
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Late-night host Jimmy Fallon and his wife Nancy Juvonen are now parents for a second time to daughter Frances Cole Fallon, who joins big sister, Winnie Rose, just 16 months older than she is. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)
Writer-director Tyler Perry and his longtime girlfriend, model Gelila Bekele, welcomed their first child, son Aman Tyler Perry. Perry announced he and Bakele were expecting at his 45th birthday. The couple have been on and off romantically for the last five years. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images)
Actor Kevin James and his wife of 10 years, Steffiana de la Cruz, are expecting their fourth child together. The pair are already parents to toddler son Kannon Valentine and young daughters Shea Joelle and Sienna-Marie. (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)
Actor and comedian Bill Hader and his wife, director Maggie Carey, are now parents for the third time to another little girl, Haley. The little one joins big sisters Harper and Hannah Kathryn. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)
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Actor Scott Foley and his wife, Marika Dominczyk, are now parents to son Konrad Foley. This is the couple’s third child, and little Konrad joins big sister Malina and brother Keller. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)
Reality-TV personality Tila Tequila (real name Tina Nguyen) is now a first-time mother to Isabella Monroe Nguyen. She hasn’t yet revealed her baby’s father. (Cindy Ord / Getty Images)
Rachel Bilson and boyfriend Hayden Christensen are now first-time parents to daughter Briar Rose Christensen. The pair got engaged in December 2008 but called things off because of their separate lives. (Larry Busacca / Getty Images)
“Gone Girl” actress Rosamund Pike welcomed her second son with Robie Uniacke -- in her own home. The little one will join older brother of 2-1/2 years, named Solo. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
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Actress Leelee Sobieski and menswear designer husband Adam Kimmel are now parents to son Martin. The pair married in 2010 and are parents to a daughter named Louisanna Ray Kimmel, born in 2009. (Cindy Ord / Getty Images)
Singer-actress Kelly Rowland and her manager-husband, Tim Witherspoon, are now parents to son Titan Jewell. The pair tied the knot in a May 2014 Costa Rica wedding. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for MTV)
Actors Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher reportedly just became parents to a baby girl. The pair, who got engaged in February 2014, announced they were expecting a child the following month. (Michael Nelson / EPA)
Actress Lake Bell and her husband, Scott Campbell, welcomed their first child together, a baby girl. She kept mum on the news until after three months of her pregnancy. (Neilson Barnard / Getty Images for New York Magazine)
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NBA star Lebron James and Savannah Brinson have welcomed their first daughter, Zhuri. The high school sweethearts are already parents to sons Bryce Maximus, 7, and LeBron Jr., 10. (Jemal Countess / WireImage)
Actress Ellen Pompeo and music producer husband Chris Ivery have welcomed their second child, a baby girl, via surrogate. The little one named Sienna May Ivery joins older sister Stella Luna, born in September 2009. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images for Gucci)
Tennis player Novak Djokovic and his wife have welcomed their first child together. “Stefan, our angel baby was born! I am so proud of my beautiful wife Jelena,” the new dad tweeted. The pair are high school sweethearts who tied the knot in July 2014. (Lefteris Pitarakis / AP)
“Jersey Shore” alum Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and fiance Jionni LaValle have welcomed their second mini-meatball, daughter Giovanna Marie. The pair, who got engaged in March 2012, are already parents to a little one named Lorenzo. (Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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Chelsea Clinton and investment banker husband Marc Mezvinsky are now first-time parents to daughter Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky, which means Bill and Hillary Clinton are now grandparents. The couple met as teens, got to know each other at Stanford University and married in 2010. (Peter Foley / EPA)
Eva Mendes went seven months of being pregnant before any news outlets knew about it! Finally, Mendes and her boyfriend Ryan Gosling welcomed a little girl. This is the first child for the pair, who have been dating for nearly three years, since the fall of 2011. (Sonia Recchia / Getty Images)
Scarlett Johansson and her French journalist fiance, Romain Dauriac, are now first-time parents to daughter Rose Dorothy. The pair announced their engagement six months before Johansson gave birth. (Lionel Cironneau / Associated Press)
Chef and TV personality Curtis Stone and his actress wife, Lindsay Price, are parents for the second time. The couple welcomed son Emerson Spencer Stone, who joins older brother Hudson, born in November 2011. (John Sciulli / Getty Images for G’Day Australia)
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Just one week after singer Christina Aguilera announced she and film producer boyfriend Matthew Rutler were engaged, she announced she was pregnant. Now the pair are parents to baby girl Summer Rain. The little one joins older brother Max, from Aguilera’s previous marriage to Jordan Bratman. (Jordan Strauss / Getty Images for Bethesda)