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After wrapping up three concerts at Madison Square Garden, Britney Spears continues to make the most of her Big Apple adventures, checking out another Broadway show, Shrek the Musical, with sons Jayden James, 2 ½, and Sean Preston, 3 ½ (not pictured) on Thursday night.
Britney, 27, performs her Circus tour in Boston tonight.
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Tandem strollers carry two kids, one in front of the other.
We find, from talking to loads of mamas, that you either love ‘em or you hate ‘em.
The lovers rave that they fit through every doorway.
The haters rage that kid No. 2 kicks kid No. 1 all day.
I looked at the Jeep Traveler Tandem stroller ($230) and discovered that it has a lot of great features and a few limitations. Read More
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Matilda Rose Ledger enjoys the view while walking home from breakfast at a Brooklyn café with mom Michelle Williams and friends on Thursday.
Matilda, 3 ½, is the only child for Michelle and the late Heath Ledger.
Michelle’s next film, Martin Scorsese‘s Shutter Island, will be released in February.
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When former Real World star Rachel Campos-Duffy famously auditioned for — and lost — a spot on ABC’s The View, it was a blessing in disguise. The 37-year-old mom-of-five says that retreating to Ashland, Wisconsin to focus all her time and energy on her growing brood was the path she was meant to take all along. “People are focusing so much on the idea of at-home motherhood and whether it is good for kids or not,” she notes in a new interview. “In my situation, it is good for my kids.”
In her book Stay Home, Stay Happy: Ten Secrets to Loving At-Home Motherhood, which she describes as a “love letter” to at-home moms,” Rachel says she makes “no judgment about what works for other families.” Instead, she points out what is is often missing in the debate between moms who work outside the home and at-home moms — the “pleasure” that being an at-home mom brings. “I really like what I do,” Rachel says,
“What’s interesting to me is that when I express that, whether through my blog or in my book, people kind of look at me like either I’m crazy or I’m a Stepford wife. It’s so hard for people to imagine that I love doing it. I think the reason they find it hard to believe that I love it is because it’s hard work.”
She adds,
“There are a lot of things out there that are hard work. Yet, as an at-home mom, when you say: “I love what I do,” people look at you like you’re wearing rose-colored glasses. You must not be telling us the full story.”
If anyone were to doubt that her feelings are genuine, they need look no further than her family with husband (attorney, Congressional candidate and fellow Real World star) Sean Duffy — for the couple haven’t ruled out a sixth child! “We’re not opposed to the idea, but if I did, I’d like to say that would be the last,” Rachel says.
Together, Rachel and Sean are parents to Evita Pilar, 9 ½, Xavier Jack, 7 ½, Lucia-Belen, 5, John-Paul, 3, and Paloma Pilar, 15 months.
Stay Home, Stay Happy: Ten Secrets to Loving At-Home Motherhood is available now.
Source: Duluth News Tribune
– Missy
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In March 2008, season 7 Dancing With the Stars champ Brooke Burke, 37, and her actor fiancé David Charvet, 37, added a boy, Shaya Braven, 17 months, to their brood of three girls, Neriah, 9, Sierra Sky, 7, and Heaven Rain, 2 ½. Here, the parents talk about their crazy lifestyle.
David: I like that there is a little more testosterone. Having all these girls around me was a little difficult. Especially for the electrical bill, when all the hair dryers would go on at once!
Brooke: I am super-close with my girls, but I have always wanted to have a son, and I was committed to keep on going until I got him.
David: There is a really strong connection between Shaya and me. He is very deep when he looks at you. Having my son has been a dream come true and I really feel we’re going to be close.
Brooke: Three was much easier. Four rocked my world because two of them are young enough that they absolutely need me at all times. There is a lot of action, and it’s a lot busier. We all help.
David: It’s very, very hard, because there is always somebody that needs something. At the end of the day when everybody is asleep, we’re so exhausted from starting at 5:30, 6 o’clock in the morning…
Brooke: Like, you know that date we thought we wanted to go on? We’re too tired. A lot of couples have date nights — but they don’t have four kids!
David: Instead, we’ll have dinner at night in the cabana, have a big fire and bring out the instruments.
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Geri Halliwell takes daughter Bluebell Madonna, 3, down to the beach while vacationing in the South of France with boyfriend Henry Beckwith on Wednesday.
The Spice Girl, 37, is currently on her yearly summer trip to Saint-Tropez.
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As the producer and host of Project Runway, designer of several clothing, shoe and fragrance lines, and a mother of three, Heidi Klum is no stranger to making tough decisions. However, due with her fourth child — a girl — in October, the Victoria’s Secret Angel admits to USA Today that she has finally been stumped in choosing a name for her daughter! “Because we know it’s going to be our last baby, it’s way harder,” she explains.
“Before it was like, ‘This is the name and that’s that.’ We’re going to wait until we see the baby and hopefully the light bulb will come on and then it’ll be like, ding-ding-ding!”
While the name game may be weighing heavily on Heidi and her husband Seal‘s minds, the model has been kept busy with the day-to-day job of running the household. Noting that she would have made “a very good event planner,” Heidi designated herself “captain of the ship” this summer when Seal hit the road on tour in Europe. “I’m definitely the organizer of who is doing what,” she shares. “What are we eating, where are we going, what’s the plan for the day; Making sure everything runs smoothly.”
Fortunately, her top-notch management skills always include play time for Leni, 5, Henry, 3 ½, and Johan, 2 ½, who are given free reign of the house. “I’m not someone who is like, ‘Okay, this is a museum and you can’t sit here and you can’t touch this and everything has to be put in its place,’” Heidi explains.
“They live there as much as we do. You come into our house and there is a giant elephant and lion to welcome you. We have those big stuffed animals and we have toys and things everywhere.”
Still holding strong on her stance that baby-on-the-way will be their last, Heidi laughs that the couple are being overrun by their troops! “We’re outnumbered,” she jokes. “Four is perfect. Three is a lot. But four? It’s a lot of work.” According to expectant mama, as two actively involved parents, the pair have reached their limit.
“We’re hands-on and we feel like this is what we can handle.”
Source: USA Today
– Anya
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