Okay, I just looked at the maternity t-shirt…and the baby pictured on it could easily be a boy or a girl. The only thing that suggests that it’s supposed to be a boy is the circle of blue behind the baby.

Now that I have seen the shirt, I definitely wouldn’t consider it a “baby boy” gift. Since all of the other items listed also seem to be gender neutral, I really think that Nicole and Joel are being truthful when they say they don’t know the gender of the baby.

I personally don’t think just because joel’s friend said he doesn’t know the sex, doesn’t mean they don’t. We don’t even know how close of a friend, this person talking to cbb is. When it comes to celebrities, everybody wants to think their close friends lol. I’m sure he is a friend, but honestly most of the stuff he has told us, we can assume for ourselves, that they are thrilled about the baby, wanna marry in the future, you really don’t need a source to tell us that, we pretty much know those stuff from pics and from what joel has said himself, not to mention when the friend of joel confirmed the pregnancy the tabolids had been saying it for weeks and nicole was only like 2 months back than. It’s possible they don’t know the sex, but just because celebrities tell us they don’t know the sex doesn’t mean they are always saying the truth, they might wanna keep some things private. I know denise richards, catherine zeta jones, admitted they lied to the media when asked if they knew the sex of the baby because they just didn’t wanna share it, which they are entitled to IMO. Heck jlo flat out said it was a lie she was pregnant back in october, and we all know that’s not true, so for me personally I don’t believe every single thing a celebrity says about their lives, because as much of a fan I am, I know the truth of the matter is they don’t wanna share everything nor do they have too. And when joel was on tyra banks show when he admitted he wanted a son, the feeling I got was he already knew it was a little boy. Time will tell, but i’m betting it’s a boy for both christina and nicole.

Aren’t most of the gifts going to the clinic? So would it really matter what gender they are for.

What a great idea for the charity. They really seem like level headed people and it’s nice that they want to do good.

I disagree gianna. They have both said they don’t want to know until the delivery, and Paris and Joel’s friend have said the same thing. I believe them, especially since a lot of the shower gifts are going to charity anyway. The only thing on there that’s specifically boy is the shirt. Like someone else said, you’re more likely to put a girl in blue than a boy in pink.

If they were definitely having a boy or a girl, I think more information would have leaked by now. When Denise Richards said she and Charlie didn’t know the sex of Sam, all the tabloids still knew she was having a girl because of friends of there’s telling them. I think if Nicole and Joel actually knew, it would be out by now.

I think stores and the media like to pretend that they know to boost sales and look like they got a scoop. They have a 50% chance of being right anyway, so they just go for it.

Looks like a boy, why would guests buy boy things if they didn’t know the sex of the baby, same with christina. And a tee-shirt that says your having a boy lol. It’s pretty obvious what both ladies are having IMO

Maybe they found out Thursday, the day the invites were handed out and the people invited were let in on it? I really think Richie Madden is a cute name!

I forgot to mention this in my last post: To be perfectly honest, it creeps me out a little that the media manages to find out what gifts celebrities receive at their baby showers, as well as who the hostess was, who threw the shower, etc. I mean, do the paps actually go into the house or location where the shower is been held and take pictures?

If that is indeed the case, I think that’s going way too far! I understand that the paps have a job to do, but geesh!

Sarah’s note: Some of the less scrupulous stores release a list of what was bought or registered for to the media. As for who’s hosting, in this particular instance, the invitation was released that listed that info.

I just noticed that in the very first sentence of this post, it says “…Nicole Richie enjoyed her first baby shower….” Is she having more the one shower?????

Maybe it’s just me but when buying things for people who don’t know the gender I usually lean more towards boy since there isn’t so much gender neutral stuff out there anymore. You can always put a girl in blue, most people are more reluctant to put a boy in pink

I am so impressed that they are doing something to help women and children in need! That’s so great. I hope they continue to have a healthy, happy pregnancy. (And to think I was so anti-Nicole in the past…)