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Robert Downey Jr. Welcomes Son Exton Elias

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It’s a boy for Robert Downey Jr.!

Wife Susan delivered son Exton Elias Downey at 7:24 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Los Angeles, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.

“Everyone is healthy and they couldn’t be happier,” a friend of the couple says.

Baby boy weighs in at 7 lbs., 5 oz., is 20 inches long and joins big brother Indio, 18, Downey’s son from his previous marriage.

After announcing the pregnancy in August, the Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows star, 46, revealed the sex of the baby on national television, much to his producer wife’s (feigned) chagrin.

“I could never really stay mad at him, but I can tell you it genuinely wasn’t something we planned to reveal,” Susan, 38, later explained.
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Lindsay Sloane Welcomes Daughter Maxwell Lue

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Lindsay Sloane is a new mom!

The actress, 34, and husband Dar Rollins welcomed their first child, daughter Maxwell Lue, on Thursday, Jan. 19, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

“We thought we knew what love was until we met her,” the couple tell PEOPLE of their “sweet little girl.”

Rollins and Sloane — who has appeared in Horrible Bosses, as well as on Weeds and Sabrina the Teenage Witch — wed in 2004.

They announced the pregnancy in August.

Lindsay Davenport Names Daughter Kaya Emory

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Baby girl has a name!

“Thanks for all the messages. Everyone is great,” Lindsay Davenport Tweets regarding her new daughter, born Jan. 16.

“We named her Kaya Emory Leach … although not sure if we are going to call her Kaya or Emory.”

The 10-lb. new addition joins siblings Lauren Andrus, 2½, and Jagger Jonathan, 4½, the tennis star’s other children with husband Jonathan Leach.

“We still can’t believe we have three precious kids,” Davenport, 35, adds.

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Aaron Johnson, Sam Taylor-Wood Welcome Daughter Romy Hero

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Kick-Ass star Aaron Johnson and fiancée Sam Taylor-Wood are celebrating the birth of their baby girl.

Romy Hero was born at home on Wednesday, Jan. 18, in London, their rep confirms to PEOPLE.

“Both mother and daughter are well,” a statement reads.

The couple, who met in 2009 on the set of the artist’s directorial debut, Nowhere Boy, are already parents to daughter Wylda Rae, 18 months.

In 2010, Johnson, 21, told PEOPLE that Taylor-Wood, 44, is “lovely and a fantastic mother.”

The artist is also mom to Jessie, 5, and Angelica, 14, her daughters with ex-husband Jay Jopling.
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Danny Pudi Welcomes Twins James and Fiona

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Danny Pudi is a dad — times two!

The Community star and his wife Bridget have welcomed twins, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.

Son James Timothy and daughter Fiona Leigh were born on Thursday, Jan. 12 — and are keeping the new parents on their toes!

“The ¼ Indian, ¼ Polish, ½ Irish twins are keeping us busy and we’re loving every minute of it,” Pudi, 32, tells Redeye Chicago.

The actor Tweeted Tuesday, “Daddyhood times 2! Thank you for all the well wishes. We couldn’t be more excited. Here’s to being pooped and peed on!”
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Bryce Dallas Howard Welcomes Daughter Beatrice Jean

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Looks like big brother Theo guessed right!

Bryce Dallas Howard and husband Seth Gabel welcomed a daughter on Thursday, Jan. 19, Bryce’s proud father, movie director Ron Howard, Tweeted on Saturday.

“Beatrice Jean Howard-Gabel born Jan 19 2012 8lbs 6oz. Bryce & Baby B are spectacular. Daddy Seth & brother Theo are beaming ear to ear, ” the filmmaker wrote.

In August, The Help star, 30, told Jay Leno that her 4½-year-old son predicted that his new sibling was going to be a girl, but she and Gabel kept mum even after finding out the sex of the baby in September.
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