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Shiri Appleby Wants Her Daughter to Remember Her ‘Ethereal’ Sense of Style

06/04/2013 at 03:00 PM ET

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Dressing for the part has never been so fun for actress Shiri Appleby.

Since welcoming daughter Natalie Bouader in March, the new mom has been relying on her reoccurring out of the day while still trying to maintain her feminine flair.

“When I’m on mommy duty, I relish wearing sneakers and jeans, which I’ve always done,” Appleby, 34, told PEOPLE Thursday during P.S. ARTS Bag Lunch event at the Los Angeles home of Meredith Kaplan.

“But at the same time you want to feel cute and playful for your daughter. You want her to remember what you look like — to have this ethereal look.”
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Jewel: A Second Baby Would Be for the Benefit of My Son

06/04/2013 at 01:00 PM ET

Jewel Second Child for Kase
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Completely content with her one child home, Jewel isn’t looking to expand her family further any time soon.

But if the day were to come where she and husband Ty Murray were to add another baby to their brood, it would be for the benefit of the couple’s son, 22-month-old Kase Townes.

“I was getting acupuncture recently and the acupuncturist said, ‘You need one more!’” Jewel, 39, says in an interview with Sweden With Love.

“You always hear the first child is for you and the second child is for your first child. I’m very happy with one, but we’ll see!”

For now, the couple’s main concern is walking the fine line between over-indulging Kase while simultaneously teaching their toddler to be “self sufficient” as he gets older.
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Alyssa Milano: I Shut Down Production on My Show to Pump

06/03/2013 at 07:30 PM ET

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A visit to the set of mom Alyssa Milano‘s new show Mistresses proved that son Milo Thomas definitely has his anatomy down pat.

When the actress and her now 21-month-old ran into costar Jes Macallan, Milo was more than happy to keep her abreast of his skills.

“She was in a bathing suit and he looked at her and he went, ‘Chi chis!’ He’s a breastfed baby,” Milano, 40, told PEOPLE during the TCAs.

But nursing Milo was nothing new to the cast and crew, says the proud mama, who recalls having to routinely request quick trips to her trailer to pump.

“Everyone had to be very patient with me when we filmed the pilot of the show because I was still breastfeeding,” Milano says.
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James and Kimberly Van Der Beek ‘Triage’ Getting Up with the Kids

06/03/2013 at 01:00 PM ET

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James and Kimberly Van Der Beek may have succeeded in the near impossible task that is balancing parental responsibilities.

“We’ve got the triage thing going. Whoever slept the least [the night before] gets to sleep,” the Friends with Better Lives star and father of two tells PEOPLE at the Big City Moms Biggest Baby Shower Event on Thursday in New York City. “We take a lot of turns.”

Kimberly seconds the couple’s system. “Today I woke up with the kids and yesterday he did. It’s pretty fair,” she says.

Admittedly, the activist acknowledges that it doesn’t always end up being an even split between the two.

“James is a great help, but when he’s working a lot I’m picking up quite a bit more,” she explains. “I’d obviously like a little more help than I’ve had because I’m starting to work [again].”
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The McConaugheys on First Trip Since Baby: ‘Where Is Everybody?’

06/02/2013 at 04:30 PM ET



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There was something very noticeable missing when Matthew McConaughey squired his wife Camila, in a bright yellow Herve Leger bandage dress, to a polo match on Saturday: their three kids.

“You know, this is the first time [we've taken a trip] without the baby,” Camila observed, referring to their 5-month-old son Livingston.

The pair stepped out on a blisteringly hot sunny day at the Sixth Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Liberty State Park, where the couple’s just keep livin Foundation was also recognized. “It’s very relaxing and exciting. It’s like, ‘No car seat,’” Camila, 30, adds of the kid-free jaunt.

Her husband agrees that it’s almost an odd feeling. “It is [our first time alone since the birth]!” McConaughey, 43, says. “On the plane we were like, ‘Where is everybody?’”
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Kristen Bell: Why Dax Shepard Is the ‘Best’ Dad

05/31/2013 at 05:00 PM ET

Kristen Bell has one happy household.

The House of Lies star was happy to chat about her 9-week-old daughter Lincoln as well as her baby’s doting daddy, Bell’s fiancé, Dax Shepard.

“[Motherhood is] actually better than I expected,” Bell, 32, says on an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show airing Monday. “It’s pretty wonderful, yeah. It’s a lot of fun.”

But parenting wouldn’t be what it is without the help of Bell’s other half.

Shepard, who stars on Parenthood, is “the best,” she shares. “It’s like he’s just made a new best friend. He talks to her all the time and sings to her all day. It’s wonderful.”

Asked about their unusual choice for their baby girl, “it’s always been Dax’s favorite name,” Bell explains. She jokingly adds, “He is substantially bigger than I am so I lost.”

Mid-conversation, Bell was thrown for a loop when pressured by the talk show host to answer whether her baby is as cute as her most-favored folivore.

“She’s close,” Bell said, as numerous photos of adorable little sloths hit the screen after the actress declined to share a photo of her own infant. “There’s nothing cuter than a baby sloth.”

Kristen Bell on Ellen DeGeneres: Dax Shepard Is Best Dad
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Amar’e Stoudemire Names Son Alijah Carsares

05/29/2013 at 11:00 AM ET

Amar'e Stoudemire Names Son Alijah
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Dribble — er, drum — roll please: Amar’e Stoudemire‘s new baby boy has a name!

The New York Knicks forward and his wife Alexis have chosen Alijah Carsares Stoudemire for their fourth child, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

The proud parents’ newest addition was born Tuesday, May 21, weighing 7 lbs., 3 oz. and measuring 19½ inches.

Staying true to the family’s first initial trend, Alijah’s moniker follows in the footsteps of his older siblings, sisters Ar’e, 7, and Assata, 5, and big brother Amar’e Jr., 6.

“We are proud to announce we added a healthy baby boy to the Stoudemire team,” the doting dad Tweeted following the birth. “Alexis and the baby are doing great. #Blessed”
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