Jim Bob and Michelle Dugger, stars of the TLC show 18 Kids and Counting, finally revealed their baby girl Josie, who was born premature on December 10th of last year.  Born after only 25 weeks, Josie was given her milk through a feeding tube, the chances of survival being slim.  Fortunately, Baby Josie and her mother, who was diagnosed with preeclampsia shortly before the birth, are doing fine.  Josie continues to be cared for at the intensive care unit at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

The addition of another child will prompt the show to change its name to 19 Kids and Counting on January 31st when they air a special episode dedicated to the recent birth.  The new series begins in February.

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Babies, Babies, Babies… These days Hollywood is just jam-packed with celebrity babies. From pregnancy rumors to the paparazzi going ga-ga over a recent celebrity baby birth, it seems that you can’t talk about happenings in Hollywood without discussing these new little bundles of joy. With babies in the spotlight more than ever, so are Baby Gift Registries! Gift Registries are a great idea for any upcoming baby shower – or even birthday party. It makes getting and giving gifts easier than ever. Have you ever been to a baby shower where the new mom-to-be receives 3 strollers, 4 car seats and about 20 bottles? Most of the time, setting up a good baby registry can help to prevent receiving duplicate gifts.

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had their twins on Saturday in case you haven’t heard. Of course now you have everyone trying to analyze why they named them Knox and Vivienne and what the names mean. According to the experts Vivienne Marcheline’s name overpowers Knox Leon’s.

The Associated Press interviewed a few different name experts and they found out that his name got lower rating overall then hers. On phonetics and rhythm, the two names match and go together. They are both French names with an accent on the last syllable.

When it comes to the power of the name on personality traits, both had a low rating but again Knox Leon was lower. They will both be stubborn and independent.

Practicality of the names, Vivienne rises to the top again. Knox is a verb, and will be identified with ’school of hard knocks.’ On the positive side, it’s easy to spell, it’s easy to pronounce, and it’s easy to remember. Vivienne Marcheline is a very feminine, very beautiful name. However, it is very long and when she says it, she’s going to have to spell it for people.

Babies, Babies, Babies… These days Hollywood is just jam-packed with celebrity babies. From pregnancy rumors to the paparazzi going ga-ga over a recent celebrity baby birth, it seems that you can’t talk about happenings in Hollywood without discussing these new little bundles of joy. With babies in the spotlight more than ever, so are Baby Gift Registries! Gift Registries are a great idea for any upcoming baby shower – or even birthday party. It makes getting and giving gifts easier than ever. Have you ever been to a baby shower where the new mom-to-be receives 3 strollers, 4 car seats and about 20 bottles? Most of the time, setting up a good baby registry can help to prevent receiving duplicate gifts.

Many mommies-to-be let their family and friends know about their baby shower by sending out baby shower invitations Unique invitations are becoming more and more popular. Tiny*Prints is a new and trendy site for personalized birth announcements, baby shower invitations, and birthday invitations. They make shopping for these items simple and they offer high-class, unique and personalized products. Celebrities like Jamie Pressly are using Tiny*Prints to personalize their baby shower invitations and Tori Spelling recently used Tiny*Prints to announce the birth of her little one. These birth announcements are personalized to fit your style and can even include things such as, date of birth, your child’s name, and their height and weight.

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Proud Papa-in-the-making, actor Matthew McConaughey, 38, wants to keep riding the roller coaster of anticipation he's been on since learning the happy baby news. So he doesn't want to learn the sex of his unborn child.

It's reported that the star of 'Fool's Gold,' whose girlfriend, Camila Alves, is 12 weeks along, wants to remain in the dark, as he fears that finding out the gender of the baby would ruin the excitement of first-time fatherhood.

"We want to keep the suspense as high as possible," McConaughey says. "I'm looking forward to the big adventure! One thing I've heard that's consistent is, 'whatever plans you make, throw them out the window!'"

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Cracked.com made a list of 20 of the most bizarre celebrity baby names. The way they put it is the celebrity doesn't get enough attention so they name their kids weird names so they can stand out. Interesting concept? Check out the names below:

Child of: Nicolas Cage

Fun Fact No. 1: Nic Cage likes comics.
Fun Fact No. 2: Nic changed his last name from Coppola to Cage in honor of Marvel character Luke Cage.
Fun Fact No. 3: He named his kid Kal-El after Superman.

#19. Pilot Inspektor

Child of:  Jason Lee

Why "Pilot?" Because he heard a song by the band Grandaddy(called "He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot").

#18.  Fifi Trixibelle

Child of: Bob Geldof and Paula Yates

The Irish singer and songwriter Geldof named his daughter Fifi after his aunt, and his wife was fascinated with the lifestyles of southern belles, hence the last part.

Child of: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin

Gwyneth explained the name on an episode of Oprah back in August of 2004. Her exact words were:

"Right, well, um, basically it was because when we were first pregnant, her daddy said, if it's, basically one day he just said if it's a girl I think her name should be Apple. And I just, it sounded so sweet, and it conjures such a lovely picture for me, you know apples are so sweet and they're wholesome, and it's biblical and it's just, they're so, and I just thought it sounded so lovely and …"

Child of: Courteney Cox and David Arquette

According to Wikipedia, they were originally going to name the baby Courteney Cox Arquette, but this went against David's Jewish traditions, so they named it Coco after a nickname Courteney used to have.

#15.  Kyd

Child of: David Duchovny and Tea Leoni

#14.  Sage Moonblood

Child of: Sylvester Stallone

Moonblood is Sage's middle name.

#13.  Destry

Child of: Steven Spielberg

Some old-school GI Joe fans have implied that Destry is merely the feminine version of Destro.

#12. Maddox

Child of: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

#11.  Memphis Eve

Child of: Bono

Child of:  Forest Whitaker

The last King of Scotland actually did explain why he named his son Ocean. His words:

"I want those names to be their destiny, for my daughter to be honest and my son to be expansive. I try to be like a forest, revitalizing and constantly growing."

Child of: Michael Jackson

Michael started calling him "Blanket" for a nickname.

Child of: Robert Rodriguez

Interesting Tidbit: Rocket has four younger siblings: Racer, Rebel, Rogue and Rhiannon. Yeah, Rob has a thing for alliteration.

Child of: The Edge (From U2)

Child of: Actress Shannyn Sossamon

Children of: Frank Zappa

He named his other kids Dweezil and Ahmet.

#3.  Moxie Crimefighter

Child of: Penn Jillette

Child of: Rob Morrow (from the TV show Numb3rs)

Child of: Jermaine Jackson

As a note to parents-to-be: Everyone wants a unique name for their child. Please remember that your baby has to grow up and live with that name.

Used to be that parents would grab a name from a relative and smack it on their newborn. Not anymore. Modern parents are putting more and more time and research into what they name their baby, realizing that it could have an impact on the child's future. Many parents choose unusual names so their child can stand out from the crowd.

Babynames.com has released the most popular baby names this year. The top three names given to baby girls in 2007 are Ava, Abigail, and Cailyn. For the first time in six years, the name Madison did not make it into the top 20.

Curious enough, the boys have a rhyming trifecta of Aiden, Braden, and Kaden. The name Jaden dropped from number four last year, to number 7 in 2007. The name Hayden fell out of the top 20 entirely. BabyNames.com founder & CEO, Jennifer Moss, speculates that people have come to think of it as a girl's name with the rising fame of actress Hayden Panettiere, from the TV show 'Heroes.'

And take another look at that gorgeous fella in the photo above. He is none other than Noah, the 6-month-old son of April, Director of Graphics at BabyAge. Isn't he just the most adorable cutie pie?

If you had a baby this year, what did you name him or her and why?