Gwen Stefani says trying to get pregnant was "really a lot of fun."

The 'Wind It Up' singer, 38, is expecting her second child with hubby, Gavin Rossdale. The new baby will join 21-month-old son Kingston, whom Gwen calls "the best thing that ever happened to me."

"I'm going to start crying when I talk about this because it's just so intense. I put him to sleep at night and, you know, I'll be rocking him to sleep and he'll be playing with my hair and it's just the most amazing feeling in the world," Stefani says in an interview with 'V' magazine.

She says Kingston loves loud music and has learned to head bang like his rocker dad. "He sings a lot to himself. He is just getting into music. He does the whole head-bouncing thing. I love him so much."

Snoop Dogg knows about parenting. He is, after all, the star of the reality television show, Father Hood. So he's offering new parents, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, some sage child-rearing advice.

“Parents are teachers. These are people who have knowledge and wisdom and they’re trying to pass it on to you. When they give you that, even if you don’t like it or understand it - take it in for what it’s worth because one day you’ll hear that voice again and you’ll be able to make a decision.”

Actually, Snoop seems to be talking more to the twins than their celeb parents. Nonetheless, the advice is sound.

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Dennis Quaid's four-month-old twins, Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace, are back to full health and are "doing great," following a drug overdose that left them battling for life.

The 'Day After Tomorrow' actor and his wife, Kimberly welcomed their twins into the world via a surrogate mother on November 8 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Hospital staff accidentally gave Thomas and Zoe 1000 times the recommended dosage of the anti-coagulant drug Heparin. The Quaids subsequently sued the hospital.

Thankfully, the twins have made a full recovery. "We just lie around in bed with them and make funny faces and funny sounds and see how they react. They're starting to giggle, too," Quaid says. 

The actor also has a 15-year-old son, Jack Henry, from his marriage to Meg Ryan.

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A north Kentucky mom may have set a world record by giving birth to a baby only 10.5 inches smaller than she is.

Stacy Herald is all of 28.5 inches tall from head to heel. The 33-year-old mother of two was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disorder that makes bones brittle and fragile. She defied the odds and the predictions of doctors who told her she would never carry a pregnancy to term.

"My whole life I've been told that I wasn't able to have children," she says. "[They said] I would not live through the pregnancy, that with the size of my torso, the baby would grow up underneath my lungs and smother out my lungs and my heart and we would both die. And something inside me just didn't believe that.

But Stacy became pregnant and doctors encouraged her to have an abortion. She refused. "And my doctor, I love her to death, she's so sweet, she said, 'Okay', she said, you know, 'We'll do it.' We'll provide the best medical care we provide. You provide the faith and we'll see what happens."

"I had the biggest belly you've ever seen in your life. If I laid down, I looked like a snail. That's how big my belly was. I looked like an Idaho potato with arms and legs. And you couldn't see my feet. You know, my legs are there, you know. But my belly came out so long, that all you could see was a belly with toes," Stacy quips.

Stacy gave birth to Katira, now 16 months old. Katira was born with the same genetic disorder as her mom.  Five weeks ago, she delivered her second daughter, Makaia, who does not have the disorder. Makaia is expected to grow to a normal height.

"The only thing that I cannot do for my children is like if they want to get from the swing set to the bed or the bed to the swing. Or like picking them up. Now Makaia, I can, for now. I'm sure she'll be carrying me one day."

Stacy's husband, Wil Herald, who is studying to be a minister, says his wife and kids are a gift from God. "I'm proud to have her as my wife. It's just a blessing that we have two wonderful children. She's a great mom. She's a terrific mom. I mean, I couldn't ask for anyone else to be the mother of my children."

Stacey and Wil are planning to try for a son.

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We're finally getting a peek at Harlow Winter Kate Madden, all of seven weeks old.

The daughter of Nicole Richie, 26, and Joel Madden, 28, is the cover girl in the latest issue of PEOPLE magazine, on newsstands tomorrow. The new parents reveal how Harlow's birth has changed their lives, and pose for a bunch of photos with their little sweetheart.

"She gives life a whole new meaning and a whole new purpose, " Nicole tells the magazine.

Nicole and Joel Madden might want to join the other celebs who choose Britax. For the next few days, she still has a chance to snatch up the Britax car seats, travel systems and Britax strollers on sale at Babyage for as much as $100 off the regular price!  You can't get better prices anywhere. The massive, once-a-year sale on Britax, the safest baby travel gear available, ends this Sunday, March 2.

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In spite of his skyrocketing momentum in the Democratic nomination race, Barack Obama has three women at home who make him check his ego at the door and focus on what really matters.

"If I ever get puffed up, she punctures me, knocks me down a peg," he says of his wife, Michelle. "[She] asks me about stuff I was supposed to do around the house that hasn't gotten done. And my girls do that. Because whether I've had a good day or a bad day, if I'm talking to them and they tell me something exciting about a field trip they took or a play they're in, it reminds me of what's important."

Barack says that his 9-year-old, Malia, is a chatterbox while 6-year-old Sasha is a comedian. "They're better than TV," he says of his girls. "You just sit there and they can just amuse you all day long. And they're still at that age where they actually think you know what you're talking about. I'm sure that will fade very soon!"

What a fantastic father!

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They're absolutely adorable…check out those peepers!

Brendan Alan Spitz and Jaden Michael Spitz are not only super cute, they've got awesome names as well! The nine-month-old twins are the sons of Dan Spitz, three time Grammy nominee and former guitarist for the thrash metal band, Anthrax. He and wife, Candi, also have two daughters, Lianna and Julia.

Born on May 29, 2007, Brendan and Jaden are "mirror-image" twins, which means that they exhibit mirror-image features or behaviors. They may, for example, have opposite dominant hands or opposite hair whorls. It happens when the fertilized egg splits later than normal, around days 9-12. One in every 35 births is a twin birth, and one in four of these twin births are mirror-image twins.   

Brendan and Jaden are already well on their way to a career in showbiz. They are represented by Twin Talent in NYC and are casting for several catalogs, as well as a TV show.

Dan, meanwhile, has been busy working on his solo album and is coming out with his own watch company, www.Americanmetalwatchcompany.com. He says of his boys:  "The twins are really hard work, to say the least, but twice the fun!"

We can imagine! 

Thanks, Dan, for sending us this great photo!

Jennifer Lopez shows no signs of giving up her diva status–she's already spent a whopping $1.4m on giving birth to Max and Emme!

Here's the breakdown, as reported by In Touch magazine: $700,000 to reserve her luxurious 'birthing suite' at the North Shore Hospital in Long Island, for three weeks before she actually delivered; $300,000 on private doctors and nurses, $300,000 on security and $100,000 on personal assistants!

The birthing suite included white couches, a large Apple computer, a private kitchen and two flat-screen TVs.

Insiders say that Lopez has been overheard calling the new additions Maximiano and Emelina, according to the magazine. So we're guessing "Max" and "Emme" are the abbreviated versions.

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Angelina Jolie is all of six months pregnant, according to reports, and there's only ONE bun in her oven!

It's being reported that the 32-year-old actress is expecting a baby girl. She is said to be planning to deliver the baby in France, homeland of her late mom, Marcheline Bertrand.

A source says: “Angelina is proud of her French roots and wants her latest addition to be born and raised there.”

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Supermodel, Kate Moss, has reportedly changed her diet to increase her chances of conceiving.

According to the Mail On Sunday, Moss has adopted the diet plan Gwyneth Paltrow used when she was trying to get pregnant. A source said: "Kate is desperate to have another child. She has been taking extra iron supplements and stocking up on spinach and greens. She loosely follows the same cleansing diet as Gwyneth Paltrow, but she's tailored it around trying to get pregnant."

Moss, 34, is currently dating The Kills rocker, Jamie Hince. She already has a daughter, Lila, 5, with magazine editor Jefferson Hack.

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Jennifer Lopez' ex, Sean Combs, plans to send the singer's newborn twins a stylish gift–a wardrobe from his clothing line, Sean John.

The 38 year actor, designer and music mogul told PEOPLE magazine: I'm so happy for her. It's such a blessing."  He added that Lopez "is going to make a great mother."

Combs is himself the father of 14-month-old twins, D'Lila Star and Jesse. He had this advice for the new mom: "It's double the love, and it's also double the crying and the screaming, so it's a unique blessed situation. It's a rarity to have twins. She'll be all right."

Meanwhile, Lopez took her four-day-old bundles of joy home from the hospital today. According to her close friend, producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, JLo is "very happy and blissful."

"She said, 'I can't take my eyes off of them.' " Goldsmith-Thomas says.

"She and Marc are so ready for a family. They love each other so much and built this beautiful life together. It feels like the only thing missing were these children and now they have them."

Best of luck to JLo, Mark and the twins!

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Frontrunner in the Democratic Presidential nomination race, Barack Obama, has promised daughters, Malia, 9, and Sasha, 6, that they will get a puppy once the election is over, regardless of the outcome.

"The deal breaker is getting [my daughters] a dog," Obama reveals. "Their whole thing is after the campaign, win or lose, they will get a dog. Sometimes I worry they're rooting for me to lose so they can get their dog quicker."

Obama's historic presidential run has delivered some perks for Malia and Sasha, as well as wife, Michelle, whom he refers to as his "rock."  Obama says it's gotten a lot easier to get dinner reservations to treat Michelle and he can even get Hannah Montana tickets for his daughters without having to camp out overnight.

"I was able to get them tickets already, which raised me tremendously in their eyes," he says.

The worst part of running? Losing his anonymity, Obama reveals. He says he can no longer do things like take the girls out for a casual visit to the zoo, since disguising himself has proven not to be very effective.

"A baseball cap and dressing down in jeans and an overcoat works if I move fast enough. The problem is my ears are pretty prominent," Obama said.

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Actor,Colin Farrell, says his son, who's been diagnosed with a rare neuro-genetic disorder, is "exactly the way he should be."

"He's nothing but a gift," Farrell, 31, said about son James on the Irish interview show Tubridy Tonight. "As far as I'm concerned he's exactly the way he should be."

Four-year-old James was diagnosed Angelman Syndrome. "Angelman's is a neuro-genetic disorder," Farrell explained. "The 15th chromosome is dormant. It affects their fine motor skills. They say that one in 30,000 children is affected by it."

According to his father, before James had celebrated his first birthday, he was showing signs of illness, which led to an early diagnosis for the boy. But Farrell questions the concept of 'normal,' observing that James is happier than most people. 

"I look around and I see people who move perfectly, who walk with grace, who speak with great diction and clarity and a great use of the English language and we're all miserable ******** – including me, at times. And then I see this fella who doesn't move the way what's perceived to be 'normal' is, and he's as happy as can be."

The genetic disorder, which can impair speech, movement and balance, meant that James walked his first few steps last fall, when he was 4. "It's just different," said the actor. "It's not different to me. He has his own path. He's just brilliant," Farrell says. The actor shares custody of his son with the boy's mother, model Kim Bordenave.

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Kudos to Jamie Lynn Spears for receiving her high school equivalency diploma. The pregnant 16-year-old reportedly scored exceptionally well on reading comprehension. The younger Spears is said to be thinking about taking the ACT college entrance exam and pursuing studies in journalism.

"She's not wasting any time," a friend of the Zoey 101 star says. "People don't know her. When she gets something in her head, she'll make it happen. Everybody is so supportive of her."

At least Jamie Lynn is making an effort to straighten up and fly right. Let us hope and pray that she manages to create a stable enviroment for herself and her unborn child.  

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Actress Cate Blanchett slipped up and gave away the gender of her unborn baby at the Academy Awards last night.

The Lord of the Rings star, whose third child is due in April, was asked how she was coping with pregnancy. She responded thusly: "He's actually asleep - believe it or not, which bodes well." She may try to pull the same excuse that Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves' doctor used–that she refers to all babies as "he."

Blanchett lost out on the award for Best Supporting Actress, but the baby she's about to deliver will surely be more rewarding than any Oscar could possibly be. 

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