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Aug 22 2011 01:00 PM ET
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Spotted: Padma Lakshmi and Her Colorful Cutie

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Love the dress!

Padma Lakshmi totes her tot, daughter Krishna Thea, after dining at Pastis in New York City on Friday.

Raising the 18-month-old in the Big Apple is the plan for now, the Top Chef judge, 40, tells PEOPLE.

“She’s definitely a city baby,” Lakshmi says.

“[Krishna] always likes going out and seeing new things. We walk around a lot and that’s a way for her to explore.”

RELATED: Padma Lakshmi: Krishna Is a ‘City Baby’

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Aug 22 2011 11:00 AM ET
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Spotted: Solange Knowles’s Dashing Date

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Night out with Mom!

Solange Knowles makes a stylish statement with son Daniel Julez, 6½, while toasting fashion icon Anna Dello Russo‘s collaboration with Macy’s INC collection on Wednesday in New York.

“At the end of the day I know that no matter how many awards or accolades or praise or money I get, the one thing that really is a judgment of me is what kind of mother I am,” Solange, 25, says.

Julez is her son with ex-husband Daniel Smith.

RELATED: Solange Says Co-Parenting ‘Definitely Has Its Challenges’

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Aug 22 2011 10:00 AM ET
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Melanie Brown Gives a Sneak Peek of Baby Nursery

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As she awaits the birth of her third child, Melanie Brown can finally sit back and relax after placing the finishing touches on her gender-neutral nursery.

Brown, who enlisted the help of Little Crown Interiors, will bring baby home to a Parisian chic-inspired room full of golden hues and hints of lilac featuring Bratt Decor‘s Chelsea Iron Lifetime Crib ($1,340) lined with satin bows, a coordinating Chelsea Armoire Antique ($2,290) and a comfy over-sized chair.

“My whole thing was that I wanted a room that was calming and a room that I could just come in here and get away … and just relax and take a moment,” the Spice Girl, 36, tells Access Hollywood.
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Aug 22 2011 09:00 AM ET
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Family Photo: The Spelling-McDermotts Kick Back

Rest stop! Pregnant Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott kick back for a break while at the Malibu Country Mart with kids Liam Aaron, 4, and Stella Doreen, 3, on Friday. The couple expect their third child together — a delivery surprise! — in October.

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RELATED: Tori Spelling: My Kids Mended My Relationship With My Mom

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Aug 22 2011 08:00 AM ET
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Sarah Jessica Parker: James Wilkie Is Itching to Act

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It seems as if 8½-year-old James Wilkie is ready to follow in his actor parents’ footsteps — but Sarah Jessica Parker isn’t giving the green light just yet.

“I don’t want him to do it until after he goes to college,” the I Don’t Know How She Does It star, 46, tells PARADE.

“But part of me thinks maybe it’s better if he knows the truth now about how hard it is to be a working actor. I don’t know if he grasps what it took to get us here.”

According to Parker, one of the many sacrifices she and husband Matthew Broderick have had to give up is time spent with their family.
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Aug 22 2011 12:00 AM ET
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Giveaway: An Ameda Purely Yours Ultra Breast Pump (A $300 Value!)

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Breastfeeding moms need a pump they can rely on. And Ameda‘s Purely Yours Ultra Breast Pump definitely fits the bill. Not only is it the only version on the market that features an Airlock Protection System that protects pumped milk from bacteria, but it also comes with 32 different suction combinations to make sure you get the best milk flow.

In honor of National Breastfeeding Month, the company is giving one of their well-designed pumps away to a lucky Moms & Babies reader. Hurry up and enter for your chance to win! Online entries must be received between 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on 8/22/11 and 11:59 p.m. (ET) on 8/28/11. See Official Rules.