On Tuesday, Britney took Jayden and Sean on a sailboat in Miami, Florida. She brought her two children on tour to accompany her while she helps promote her Circus album. Unfortunately, Britney has been receiving both good and bad reviews for her tour. I think that it’s great that Britney is setting time aside for her family while she tours the country promoting her album. Jayden and Sean both look like they are having a great time on the boat with their mother.  I wonder if car seats are required while riding in a boat.

Britax is one of the top sellers for parents including celebrity moms and dads. Jamie Lynn Spears even had one on her gift registry before she had her little girl. Britney Spears purchased a Britax car seat after getting nailed with putting her baby in her lap while driving. Health Ledger and Michelle Williams had a Britax Roundabout car seat for their daughter Matilda and took her everywhere in it. Even Brooke Shields has a Britax convertible car seat for Rowan Henchy. The list goes on and on…
Britax car seats should definitley be considered for your little one or as a gift for a friend or family member. Britax brand car seats have also been featured on “The View” in the past and have been the leader in the car seat industry. Not to mention they offer products made in the USA with U.S. and global components.

I was researching Britax seats over the weekend and I found an AMAZING sale on them at BabyAge.com. It just started and lasts until Sunday, Nov 23, 08.

Britney Spears was back in her hometown Kentwood, Louisiana on Friday with her kids, Preston, 3, and Jayden, 2. This was the first time that Britney could take the kids out of state since her losing custody battle with the boys’ father Kevin Federline.

A source tells People, “This is a terrific indication of the progress she’s made, and the growing trust between the two parents. It was arranged cooperatively between Kevin and the lawyers.”

Britney was accompanied by her father and met up with her sister Jamie Lynn Spears and her baby Maddie.

The custody battle is now over between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. The couple has been disputing over custody over their two boys, Sean Preston, 2 1/2, and Jayden James, 1 1/2, for the last two years.

Britney did gain a little more time with her children as a result of the hearing. She is allowed two visits and one overnight per week however she will probably gain another overnight before the year ends.

The settlement wasn’t cheap though. According to People, Britney has to pay K-Fed an additional $15,000 per month for child support since he is sole provider of the children. She now pays a total of $20,000 per month. K-Fed ’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, also demanded and received $250,000 for his work on the case.

Yes it’s time for another trial between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. The ex-couple keep fighting over the custody of their two children, Jayden, 1 1/2, and Preston, 2 1/2.

Recently Britney was granted overnight custody of the children. This gives her three days a week with the overnight priviledges. However, the current arrangement is not good enough for one of the parties involved so a trial will be starting on Aug. 25th to resolve it. This is the final hearing for at least a few years.

“It’s very likely both Britney and Kevin will testify in a trial,” says L.A. family lawyer Lynn Soodik, who’s not involved with the case, to People. “Britney has to show the court that she’s improved as a mother.” She also said that it is possible that either of them can settle out of court before the hearing.

Jamie Lynn Spears had a baby girl this morning. According to People, they named her Maddie Briann. Just family was there including Britney. A source states that “Everyone is healthy and happy.”

Jamie, 17, and the baby’s daddy Casey Aldridge, 19, plan on getting married soon and just bought a house together in Liberty, Miss.

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were in court yesterday for the “hundredth” time. I have seen a few different stories about the outcome of the hearing. All that is definite is that Britney was granted more time with her children.

The order before this was of only monitored visitation rights with her sons, Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, several times a week but no overnight privileges. Her father and a lawyer maintain legal control of her affairs. She has kept a low profile since and has been making progress. Commissioner Scott Gordon was impressed with her progress and in turn gave her more time with her children.

TMZ says that Brit will get three days of supervised visitation per week. They also say that within a month she will also have overnight visitation with her kids along with eventually getting 50/50 custody.

Jamie Lynn Spears is following in the footsteps of J-Lo (she's still J-Lo to us!) and is sparing no expense on her Kentwood, Louisiana nursery.

The nursery, which a source claims is actually in big sister Britney's home, is being designed by what seems to be the only such store deemed good enough for celeb moms-to-be: Petit Tresor. The nursery has an ocean theme, and in a sweet gesture, Britney is picking up the tab. The source says more than $30,000 has already been spent on the nursery.

Among the pricey items: A “Round Crib at Sea” ($1,150); the “Bliss Nursery Dresser ($995) as well as organic bedding and baby blankets that are being made by Robbie Adrian. Britney also reportedly ordered a custom-made, six-foot-tall elephant with a blue bow for the nursery.

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It appears that Jamie Lynn Spears is following exactly in the footsteps of her big sis–at least as far as babies are concerned. Like Britney before her, her first child is expected to be a baby boy. 

Jamie Lynn and Britney were spotted this weekend shopping at the baby store to the stars, Petit Tresor in Los Angeles. (This store must be doing booming business of late!) Jamie Lynn reportedly bought blue organic blankets, towels and pajamas. Britney tried to play protective big sister by claiming the clothes were for her own sons, but sources say they were too small for Jayden or Sean Preston.

“Britney originally said the items were for herself,” said an insider. “None of the items could have been mistaken for being purchased for the two kids Britney already has.”

Jamie Lynn was eager to find out the gender of the baby she's expecting with 19-year-old Casey Aldridge, but she was waiting for Mama Lynne to get back from Los Angeles after Britney's breakdown. Jamie Lynn did well on her GED and is now said to be considering college.

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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The embattled Britney Spears finally caught a break this weekend, when she was reunited with sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, after several weeks of being absent from their lives.

Spears had her visitation rights revoked by a judge on January 3, after her breakdown at her Beverly Hills home. On Saturday, she got to spend three hours visiting with her babies, after an agreement was reached with ex, Kevin Federline. Federline has repeatedly insisted that he wants her to be a part of their sons lives.

The troubled pop star picked the boys up from Federline's home on Saturday morning, in the company of her father Jamie and her psychiatrist. And to avert another car seat 'incident', K-Fed made sure he buckled the tots into their seats before Spears drove off.

When Sean Preston was only eight months old, Britney came under fire for placing him in a forward-facing position in his Britax car seat. Safety experts and manufacturers recommend keeping an infant in a rear-facing position until they reach a year old. And speaking of the awesome Britax brand, have you bought your car seat/travel system/stroller yet? The annual Britax sale is on in full force at Babyage.com and the Britax products are selling like hotcakes. Get yours while they're still some left in stock! Sale ends March 2. 

(Baby) baby momma-to-be, Jamie Lynn Spears, has reportedly been running wild in Louisiana since Mom Lynne had to fly to LA to be with Brit. (Get well, Britney!)

Perhaps to quell the rumors, she and the baby's daddy, Casey Aldridge, went on a photo-op shopping trip this week and held hands the whole time. All's well in lovebird land.

Now, the 16-year-old is itching to find out the sex of her baby. "Jamie (is) just hanging out with friends and cousins, mostly cousin Laura Lynn, who's twenty-six" a Spears family insider tells Life & Style.  "Jamie Lynn wants to go to the doctor to find out the baby’s sex, but because Lynne had to leave to help with Britney, Jamie Lynn had to postpone it.  She wants to wait until her mother can be there with her."

Psychiatrist, Dr. Keith Ablow, who does not treat the star, is not surprised. “It’s a big hurdle to be sixteen and pregnant and separated geographically from your family,” he says. “At a time when she needs a real safety net under her, there isn’t a lot of safety.”

Torn between two very vulnerable daughters. Not an enviable position for Lynne.

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Perhaps Casey Aldridge's lack of enthusiasm at becoming a chump baby daddy made Jamie Lynn Spears nervous. Maybe she watched the movie "Juno" enough times to realize it's a bad idea at her age. Whatever the reason, Jamie Lynn is reportedly planning to turn over her baby to her mom, Lynne, once it is born, so she can "focus on her career." 

Star magazine quotes a source close to the pregnant 16-year-old: "After several weeks of personal soul searching and talks and discussions with her mom, Jamie Lynn reluctantly agreed that giving up the baby is the right thing to do."

The source goes on to say that that in Lynne's view, the 'Zoey 101' star "doesn't understand the lifelong consequences of having a baby." Mama Spears wants Jamie Lynn to continue supporting her financially her showbiz career after the baby is born.

Apparently, Jamie Lynne's had an epiphany about the tremendous responsibility that goes along with motherhood. She reportedly wants to enjoy her teens without being burdened with a child. And who could blame her?

Lynne will raise the baby at the family home in Kentwood, Louisiana, where Jamie Lynn has been living and taking GED classes since her pregnancy announcement. 

Heaven help that child.  

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Is Britney making a real effort to get her kids back?

The runaway train wreck last Monday lost custody of Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, indefinitely, after a minor meltdown upon arrival at the courthouse for her deposition. Ignoring the pleas of police officers, Spears made a U-turn and inexplicably fled. This, of course, did not sit well with ex-hubby K-Fed's lawyers.

Yesterday, Spears finally showed up and actually stayed two hours at the Los Angeles office of Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan. The singer has missed numerous appointments for the court-ordered cross examination. Kaplan is expected to grill her about past drug and alcohol use, her repeated defiance of court orders and other matters pertaining to her parenting skills. Evidence gathered will be used to try to prove that primary custody should be granted to Federline. A custody trial has been set for April.

Kaplan told PEOPLE magazine:"Kevin wants nothing more than to be able to parent his children with participation by their mother. But the best interest of the children require that they be in the most sound, safe, nurturing and consistent environment. That is paramount.”

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Britney Spears was spotted buying a pregnancy test at a local drug store in Studio City, California. Rumors have been spreading that Britney was pregnant by her new paparazzi  boyfriend.

Additionally a Spears family friend tells People "She's going through a lot right now. Having her children taken away, which she really didn't expect and all this attention around her, it really takes a toll. There's no truth to her being suicidal. She has problems that she needs to address and that's it. She'll pull through this. She just needs some time and space."

For her and her kid's sake, I hope she straightens her life out before having another child.