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Celebaby Roundup

babysugar — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:00:00 -0800

Wee goblins were out in their Halloween garb on Friday night, but still managed to hit the parks and shops on Saturday and Sunday for some fun and retail therapy. Two famous families went to a Backyardigans event to fight malaria. Check out my slideshow to find out who they are!
Flynet, Pacific Coast News Online and Source

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Celebaby Roundup

babysugar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:00:12 -0700

You'd think now that Gavin and Gwen had lil Zuma Nesta Rock, the baby bump watch would be dwindling down. Not so, my friends. We can add Brooke Mueller and Angie Harmon to the list! Catch up with the newest baby bumps as well as some that are ready to pop! Check out Minnie Driver and her pregnant friend sporting bikinis on the beach as well as Sugardaddy Dave Grohl at the farmers market by clicking Start Slideshow. Flynet and Source

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Monday Celebaby Roundup

babysugar — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0700

While the lil ones got their beauty rest, many celebrity parents were out on the town this weekend. The Garner–Afflecks and the Damons made a special trip to Miami to support their man Barack Obama, while the Beckhams walked the carpet for the Teen Choice Awards. Check out my Celebaby Roundup by clicking Start Slideshow.
Pacific Coast News Online

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Because They Cannes, Cannes, Cannes

babysugar — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:00:33 -0700

The forecast for Cannes must have been clear, because the stars were out in all their glory showing support for their latest films. Gwyneth Paltrow wore a slew of exquisite gowns, while Angelina Jolie chose frocks to accentuate her growing bump. Have a peek at all of the mamas who walked the French red carpet this week by clicking start slideshow. Source

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Monday Morning Celebaby Roundup

babysugar — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0700

It's Monday which means we've got another plethora of celebaby pictures to share with you. The always popular farmers market brought out some babes while others showed off their Easter best. See what Johan Samuel, Ryder Robinson, Ruby Maguire, the Phillippe kids and others were up to this holiday weekend.

Click on the gallery below to see who else was out and about during the March madness, .

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Flynet, Source, Pacific Coast News Online

Approaching Adoption: The Domestic Option

LilSugar — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:00:13 -0700

Not all mothers meet their babies at birth. For some, connecting with their child is more a labor of effort and love. Celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Meg Ryan, Edie Falco, Calista Flockhart, and Nia Vardalos have put familiar faces on adoption and made it a household word. Hopeful parents have reasons ranging from fertility issues to choice in deciding to adopt domestically. The process involves the placement of American-born children with US-based parents and can be facilitated by an agency, like New York's Spence-Chapin or a private attorney. Firms match birth mothers and adoptive families and usher them through the process while lawyers often work with doctors who have patients interested in handing their children over for someone else to raise.

Qualifications: Once families register with an agency, they go through a home-study process, which involves criminal and medical background checks, a safe home and stable living environment inspection, a financial records review and monitoring of marital status. The family also submits a letter to prospective birth mothers explaining why they want to adopt.

To see the rest of our look at domestic adoption read more.

Timeline: The average domestic adoption takes 12-18 months. The most lengthy part of the process is the home study that can take up to five months. According to Spence-Chapin, single parents tend to wait longer than married couples because birth mothers are the ones making the choice. Once a family has been selected and the baby is born, the families must sign the terms of their agreement before the child is placed. After placement, many states require three to six months of monitoring by a social worker before the process is considered complete.

Costs: Domestic adoptions through an agency range from approximately $12,000 to $30,000. Some use a sliding scale based on the couple's income while others, like Chicago's The Cradle, charge set fees. These costs include everything from registration to the fee paid to the birth mother.

Considerations: Before deciding to adopt, parents should be comfortable with the idea of what it means to be an adoptive family - that their child might not resemble them and that questions will arise throughout their offspring's life. Future moms and dads also need to choose between an open adoption - where birth parents and adoptive parents agree to ongoing contact of some kind throughout the child's life, be it exchanging letters or medical records or a closed adoption, where there is no contact once the baby has been placed.

Does Motherhood Mean Sucking It Up?

LilSugar — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:00:12 -0800

Like it or not, motherhood and making sacrifices go hand in hand. But, for new step mom, Kitty Walker (Calista Flockhart) on Brothers & Sisters caring for ailing kids and not feeling so hot herself was all too much. When she called her mom, Nora (Sally Field) for some pity, she instead was given sound advice.

Do you agree with Nora's words of wisdom?

Lil Links

LilSugar — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:00:56 -0800

Parental playdates - Babble
Gwyneth, Apple and Moses in NYC - Celebrity Baby Blog
Calista Flockhart and lil Liam look for Valentines - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Three laws of pregnancy - The Poop
Travis Barker talks kids and being single - People

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