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Texts and Tunes: Rockabye Baby

babysugar — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:00:42 -0800

We’ve all heard rumors that the music of Mozart and Bach helps stimulate a baby's brain. And sometimes waltzing to Requiem does help send baby to sleep. But, it's also a good time to introduce baby to some good ole' rock n' roll.

Rock the cradle of love to some sweet tunes from Rockabye Music ($17). The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Bob Marley, and Coldplay are just some of the bands whose music has been converted into soothing lullaby renditions.

Sugardaddy: Chris Martin

LilSugar — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:00:40 -0700

Coldplay's soulful music makes us understand why stunner Gwyneth Paltrow went weak at the knees for front man, Chris Martin. Using his music to comment on historical events and current social conditions, Martin has jettisoned his band to the global stage. When he's not touring the world or collecting Grammys, the very private musician can sometimes be seen spotted with his tots – Apple, 4, and Moses, 3, – at the playground or an amusement park. Rarely photographed together, Martin and his wonder woman wife say they cherish the bit of privacy they have been able to create for their family in both London and New York.

After taking some heat for naming their first-born after a piece of fruit, Martin spoke out on the rash of odd celebrity baby names, saying:

"People make a big fuss over names. Names of babies, names of albums, names of bands. There's nothing weird about calling your baby Chewbacca if that's what you want to call your baby. It's no stranger than Sarah. A name is just a noise, and if you like it, then f*** what everyone else says.''

While I may not be considering Star Wars characters to name my next child, it's nice to know that Martin is so open-minded.

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Wonder Woman: Gwyneth Paltrow

LilSugar — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:00:01 -0800

Oscar winner, fashion icon, women's health advocate and rock star wife, Gwyneth Paltrow juggles her many roles on a daily basis. Famously known for avoiding the red carpet with her husband, Coldplay front man Chris Martin, this wonder woman lives the jetset lifestyle - splitting her time between homes in London and New York. Among her charitable causes are the Robin Hood Foundation that fights poverty in NYC and breast cancer research, to which she donates an annual minimum of $500,000 from the sales of her Estee Lauder fragrance.

Mama to Apple, 4, and Moses, 2, Paltrow recently espoused on the age old dilemma of how working moms can be their best at home, at the office and for themselves in the latest edition of her e-newsletter, Goop.

To see her advice and pictures of Gwyneth with her tots, read more.

She said:

...it has been my personal experience (both as a child and a mother) that children are like little radios picking up our frequency. They know the real truth about what we are feeling versus what we are presenting and it is incredibly isolating to find a major discrepancy between the two. When in my grown-up sphere I am confronted with disappointment or my own intolerance and a bad mood to boot, I often name what is going on (in other words, I say, "Mommy is having a hard day, and I am feeling upset") so that the very mundane human “bad” feelings do not turn into some grim phantom in the room with me. Sometimes I don’t have the maturity in the moment, and when it fails me, I apologize at bedtime when my children and I are having a talk. I have felt my daughter’s whole body sigh in relief when I have simply and very specifically voiced regretting my own behavior.

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Apple and Moses Don't Fall Far From Gwyneth

LilSugar — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:16 -0700

It's almost as rare to see sweet Apple and chubby cheeked, Moses Martin together as it is to spot their parents, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin out and about.

And, while the actress and her music man make a conscious effort to keep their relationship from the public eye, there's no denying that their offspring are two of a kind in these rare recent photos.

The tots were in London with their nanny and grandma. It's obvious that Apple didn't fall far from mama's tree with her long blond hair and defined facial features.

Time will tell if lil man Moses will resemble his mum or Coldplaying pops.

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Pacific Coast News Online

A Fiesta For Moses Martin's Second Birthday!

LilSugar — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:00:23 -0700

Every tot I know has a taste for Mexican food and it turns out that Moses Martin is no different.

The guacamole loving son of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay's Chris Martin celebrated his second birthday with a fiesta at a New York cantina.

According to People Magazine, proud mama Gwyneth also attended the annual fete for the Breast Cancer Foundation later that evening. She said:

"It's so exciting," Paltrow gushed to PEOPLE at the event, held at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria hotel. "We had a little birthday party at 5 p.m. – a little dinner for all of his New York friends."

To see why the birthday festivities will continue, read more.

But, it seems the birthday boy will have to wait until his daddy's home from London to open his gifts.

Pacific Coast News Online