A BABY AT LAST

Kimore Lee Simmons finally has her long-sought-after bun in the oven. The demanding diva and fashion maven has been trying for a child with her lover, Djimon Hounsou, and sources say the two have finally made magic. "She's pregnant," a source told UsMagazine. Currently, Simmons has two daughters, Ming Lee Simmons, 8, and Aoki Lee Simmons, 5, with ex husband Russell Simmons.

JILL SCOTT IS PREGNANT


Jill Scott, 36, is pregnant with her first child, the R&B singer and actress revealed to reporters at the Television Critics Association conference in Los Angeles on Friday. Promoting her new HBO series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Scott said she discovered that she was pregnant just before leaving for Botswana where she filmed the show. "The first trimester I spent in Botswana," said the star, who is due April 25. "That was one of the biggest challenges of my life. First trimester! You're sick every morning. It was seven hours time difference, the heat, the bugs, the 14 hour days." Still, the actress, who is engaged to drummer Lil' John Roberts, says she's glad she went through with the plans to film. "My doctors gave me a clean bill of health and said you can do this, so I did it."

A NEW ADDITION

T.I. and his girlfriend Tameka “Tiny” Cottle welcomed their second son together after midnight Friday morning. The infant’s name is Major Harris, and he weighed in at 5 lbs., 15 oz. He is the fifth child for T.I., 27, and his second with Cottle. The couple are already parents to son King Harris, 3.


Congrats to the happy couple.

KEVIN GARNETT & WIFE EXPECTING FIRST CHILD


Boston Celtics’ Kevin Garnett, 31, and wife Brandi Padilla-Garnett are expecting their first child together later this year. No due date has been given but Brandi is a little more than halfway through her pregnancy.
Brandi is the sister-in-law of record producer Jimmy Jam. Jimmy is married to Brandi’s older sister, Lisa Padilla
(with whom Brandi is pictured with below).
Congratulations to the happy couple from E3.
Source: babyrazzi.com

LAILA ALI PREGNANT

Muhammad Ali's daughter Laila is pregnant with her first child. The boxing champion and her husband, ex-football player Curtis Conway, reveal their baby news in the forthcoming edition of Essence magazine. She says, "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. I am 100 percent undeniably happy. I've never been able to say that before."

HALLE BERRY GIVES BIRTH TO A GIRL!

Halle Berry – who only recently said, "I want to stay pregnant forever" – had a baby girl Sunday and "is doing great," her rep has confirmed.
The father is Gabriel Aubry. Berry, 41, and the 32-year-old model met while shooting a Versace ad in Los Angeles in November 2005.

Berry first announced her pregnancy in September last year, when she was three months along.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM E3!

KIMORA LEE SIMMONS IS PREGNANT?

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmon's ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons is reportedly pregnant - with the child of actor Djimon Honsou. Kimora Lee Simmons, who split from husband Russell Simmons last year met actor Djimon Hounsou last February.
The model-turned-fashion queen - who has two children, Ming and Aoki, by Def Jam Records founder Simmons - is said to have been trying to conceive with the West African-born actor for months, since they began dating in March 2007.
And now the couple has apparently succeeded, with an unnamed source telling New York gossip column PageSix, "She's pregnant."


surce: ABCnews

JENNIFER LOPEZ & MARC ANTHONY WELCOME TWINS!

It's double the baby joy for Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony: They're the proud new parents of twins, a boy and a girl, Lopez's manager tells PEOPLE exclusively. The babies were born early Friday in Long Island, N.Y. The girl was born at 12:12 a.m. and weighed 5 lbs. 7 oz., and the boy followed at 12:23 a.m., weighing 6 lbs. "Jennifer and Marc are delighted, thrilled and over the moon," Lopez's manager Simon Fields tells PEOPLE exclusively. They're the first children for Lopez, 38, and the fourth and fifth for Anthony, 39.

E3 News Bites

Jill Scott’s Butterfly Collection
Singer and budding actress, Jill Scott, is now venturing into the clothing market, teaming up with Ashley Stewart to bring her own line of intimate apparel to the the store’s 220 locations. “The Butterfly Collection” will be tailored to the plus size woman and will feature the “Butterfly Bra”, which was designed specifically by Jill to serve not only her own needs but the needs of those women whom she says have a “larger than average” cup size. Look for the “Butterfly Collection” to float into Ashley Stewart stores nationwide this summer.





Harve Pierre Promoted to President
Harve Pierre has been named President of Bad Boy Records, it was announced today (Jan. 29) by Bad Boy Entertainment founder and CEO Sean “P Diddy” Combs. Pierre will continue to report directly to Combs, and as President, he will oversee the finance, creative, promotional, marketing, A&R, International, and Sales divisions at the label. In addition, his Crazy Joint production imprint will develop artists and projects for the Bad Boy label.



Gnarls Barkley’s sophomore album The Odd Couple due in April.
Gnarls Barkley has christened its sophomore album "The Odd Couple," and will release it in April via Downtown/Atlantic. The duo of Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo is still finishing the project, having recently recorded with live musicians in Los Angeles.There's no track list just yet, but "The Odd Couple" is confirmed to feature one song previewed for Billboard last summer that finds Cee-Lo proclaiming, "Who's gonna save my soul now?"




Gwen Stefani Is Pregnant Again
Pop superstar Gwen Stefani is expecting her second child with rocker husband Gavin Rossdale. The happy couple is preparing to welcome another summer baby - a brother or sister for their son Kingston who was born in May 2006. Stefani, who wed Brit Rossdale in 2002, is 13 weeks pregnant.

A Bundle of Joy

Congratulations are in order for Nicole Richie and her rocker boyfriend Joel Madden. They are now the parents of a baby girl, the couple's rep at Handprint Entertainment tells PEOPLE.com. Harlow Winter Kate Madden was born Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and weighed 6 lbs. 7 oz. "The beautiful healthy baby girl left the hospital with her ecstatic parents," says the rep, who confirmed the birth.

Congratulations...It’s a Boy!

Atlanta R&B singer Monica has another new man in her life: a baby boy, born Tuesday afternoon at an Atlanta, Georgia area hospital., the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The little tyke, who came into the world three weeks early, weighed in at a healthy five pounds, six ounes, and was delivered without complications. Still awaiting a first name, Monica’s manager said that the baby boy’s middle name will be Montez, the same as Monica’s brother. Mother and child are said to be doing fine and are expected to leave the hospital Friday afternoon.

Monica with her 1st son, Rodney

Timbaland Welcomes a Baby Girl

Sandra Rose reports that producer Timbaland and his fiancee Monique welcomed a baby girl today. The couple named the baby Reign and mother and baby are doing fine. Timbaland and Monique are engaged to be married. All Hip Hop reports that Monique is none too happy about being portrayed by the mass media as an "office fling". The couple have been together for a minute and she wants to be recognized as more than just a jump off. Congratulations to them.

Baby Love

Actor Omar Epps and his wife, Keisha Spivey Epps held their baby shower earlier this month at a private residence in California. Guest included: Brandy, Jackie Long, Marlon Wayans with his longtime girlfriend Angela and their 2 children, and Pam former member of the group Total that Keisha was also a part of.

Omar and Keisha, who became engaged in 2004 and married in 2006, share a daughter named K'marie. Omar also has a 7-year-old daughter, named Aiyanna from a previous relationship.

The Epps will welcome Baby Amir into their family in December.









The Glow


It seems like every one in Hollywood is expecting a bundle of joy. Everyone knows that an expecting mommy has a beautiful glow and here are the pics to prove that.