Gwen Stefani proudly showed off her growing belly at a baby shower held at the singer's LA home this week.

Guests included Christina Applegate, Courteney Cox, and her husband, David Arquette.  It's reported that Gwen spent close to $20,000 on the event.

Gwen, 38, and hubby Gavin Rossdale, 42, are said to be hoping their baby–who's due this summer–will be a girl. The couple married in 2002 and have a son, the adorable 22-month old Kingston James McGregor.

Coco may be getting a sibling soon.

Her dad, actor David Arquette, says he and Courteney Cox are considering adopting a child.

"We would adopt in a second,” David is quoted as saying. “I know people who have adopted. I see no difference.”

David is echoing the same sentiments that singer Sheryl Crow expressed recently. And we agree 100 percent with them both!

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Pregnancy isn't always a glowing and glamorous time for celebrities, even the A-list ones.

Angelina Jolie is struggling with her pregnancy this time around, as she enters her third trimester carrying fraternal twins. The 32-year-old actress is reportedly suffering from complications that include edema or swelling, gestational diabetes, fatigue and relentless nausea. 

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30 Rock creator and star, Tina Fey, has mixed feelings about the Hollywood Writers' strike ending.

Although she strongly supported the strike, she was grateful for the time off it allowed her.

"The strike was a bit like the maternity leave that I didn’t have, except for my duties on the union line. Now my daughter is old enough to say, ‘You don’t go to work, you stay inside.’ That breaks my heart," says Tina.

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Rocker, Richie Sambora was arrested in Laguna Beach Tuesday night on charges of Driving Under the Influence (DUI). The DUI charges. The Bon Jovi lead guitarist was said to have been driving erratically.

That's bad enough. What's even worse, is–his 10-year-old daughter Ava, was in the car. So was another kid, and an unidentified woman.

Police had to call Ava’s mom, Heather Locklear, to pick up her daughter.

The other kid's parents must be thanking their lucky stars nothing happened.

Richie, go back to rehab if needs be, because endangering the lives of two children, including your own, as well as another adult, is the height of irresponsibility. Not to mention the thousands of other drivers and pedestrians on the road, whose lives you also jeopardized!

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The little Pitt, encouraged by Mommy, has been helping to make cards and packages to send to US troops fighting in Iraq.

Bravo, Maddox and Zahara! But why isn't Pax participating?

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Retired undefeated Women's Super Middleweight Champion and youngest daughter of Muhammad Ali, Laila Ali, has announced that she is pregnant with her first child.

Laila, who cohosts NBC’s American Gladiator tells Essence magazine that she and husband, former NFL player Curtis Conway, will become parents in the fall.

“I don’t know yet if we are having a boy or a girl, but I’m excited that I have a life inside me that my husband and I created,” says Laila.

The 30-year-old Ali married Conway, 36, last July in Marina Del Rey, California. Her first marriage to former boxer, Johnny “Yahyah” McClain, ended in 2005. Conway has three children from a previous marriage.

“Curtis is very calm and has a quiet confidence, and he wanted what I wanted—to be married and have a family,” says the former boxer. “I am 100 percent undeniably happy,” gushes Laila. “I've never been able to say that before.”

Congratulations, Laila and Curtis, on being the latest stars to board the celebrity baby express! We can't wait for the little champ-in-the-making to arrive!

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Jennifer Lopez isn't the only one in no rush to lose the baby weight. Christina Aguilera, who gave birth to Max Liron in January, says she and hubby, Jordan Bratman, are both big fans of her post-baby curves.

"I haven't quite got back to my pre-baby weight yet, but I'm loving my body right now. My husband loves my cleavage in particular!"

But Christina isn't immune to the perfection pressure of showbiz. "I've just got back into the gym and I'm doing some boxing and weights. I want to be totally back in shape for when I start putting out my next record."

Apparently, that isn't the only *workout* the 27-year-old pop singer's been getting. The couple reportedly enjoy late night frolics in the pool of their Beverly Hills mansion, swimsuits not included!

"They don't just splash around — they laugh, scream, swear and make sexy noises," says a source. "We're happy that they're happy, but we wish they'd keep it down a bit. There are a lot of old people who live around here, and they don't like noise after the dinner hour."

C'mon now! Surely the neighbors remember what it was like to be young and in love!

We know it can be a difficult decision, and many parents, like Halle Berry, wait until after their baby's born. But could you wait more than three weeks to name your baby?

Actress, Brooke Burke and her fiancé David Charvet are still negotiating over their three-week-old son's name.

"We've waiting our whole life for a son, and we haven't named him," Burke admits to PEOPLE. "He did leave the hospital without the birth certificate. I know that's terrible!"

But the celebrity couple known for bestowing unusual monikers on their children, may soon reach an agreement. "We're really, really close [to a name]," said the 36-year-old. "We've agreed on the first and the last, and we're still fighting on the middle."

The baby boy joins the couple's daughter, Rain, 1, and Burke's two girls – Neriah, 7, and Sierra, 5 – from a previous marriage.

"Going from two to three was easy. Going from three to four, a whole other world," says Brooke. "We're so sleep-deprived right now, we can both barely see straight."

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Seems like a shotgun wedding is on the horizon for teen mom-to-be, Jamie Lynn Spears.

According to PEOPLE magazine, the 16-year-old expectant mom has been sporting an engagement ring from fiancé Casey Aldridge.

Jamie Lynn has reportedly been waving her bling in the faces of friends and family around Louisiana and Mississippi.

"She's got an engagement ring," says a source close to the family. "She's been showing it off, talking about it."

Jamie Lynn and Casey, 18, are expecting their first child in the summer. A wedding date has not yet been announced. 

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Newborn twins Maximilian David and Emme Maribel Muniz, the son and daughter of singers, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, are already being spoiled rotten, and not just by their celebrity parents.

Not only did their birth on February 22 cost $1.4 million dollars, but since then, the twins have been gifted with a chandelier in their bedroom, piles of cashmere baby clothes and matching "rocking ducks," by Hollywood A-list well-wishers. Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria bought the twins matching old-fashioned prams worth $1,500 each. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes splashed out on outfits from French 'baby couture' company Bonpoint. And JLo's favorite designers, Dolce & Gabbana presented the twins with custom-made baby wraps made from fur!  *Just say no, JLo!*

Jennifer tells OK! magazine: "Emme is a total girl. You take off her clothes and she covers up, and her hands are very feminine. And she has more hair than him. And he is like a tank, with these little arms."

She says Max's middle name, David, comes from her father, while Emme's comes from her husband's late sister. The babies will both be known by Marc Anthony's surname, Muniz.

And the star seems to have gotten over herself a bit, claiming that she's not at all bothered by her post-baby figure. "I gained a good amount of weight, which I was focused on, because twins can sometimes have a low birth weight. I gained 45-50lbs, a lot for my frame, but for twins it's right on. It's amazing how your stomach goes boop and it's this jiggly mass. I even play with my little leftover belly." The singer says she intends to participate in a triathlon in the Fall.

"Having children is the biggest thing that can happen to a woman," gushes the new mom. "You win an Oscar, get nominated for a Golden Globe - you know, whatever things you think are big, I can't even think of anything that can match the miracle of giving birth and having your own child."

"I've been very career-orientated my whole life and very focused on my own world and my own life, and all of a sudden the focus just shifts."

Sounds like the same song sung by every mom!

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Tobey Maguire spent Easter with his one-year old daughter, Ruby Sweetheart. 

He has a very touching explanation for why he and wife, Jen, gave their daughter her rather unusual name: 

“Jen’s grandmother, who passed away recently, would always call her ‘Sweetheart,’” Maguire says. “We named her that to honor her grandmother.”

As for Ruby? “We just like the name.”

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Awwww! Cruising his way to the top of our favorite celebrity babies list, Cruz Beckham, 2, takes a tumble on the soccer field and doting Dad, Becks, rushes over to kiss the boo-boo away. And as parents everywhere know, nothing works better!

With towel draped around his neck, David rubs Cruz's shin and the little trooper, wearing a “Beckham 23” shirt, is soon back in action.

Cruz and Becks were joined by elder brothers, Brooklyn, 9, and Romeo, 5. The soccer family was enjoying a fans’ day at David Beckham's LA Galaxy club stadium.

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