It was a banner year for celebrity births. The competition was stiff, and the reader response was overwhelming! With Awards season out of the way for their parents, the real stars of Hollywood– the babies– can finally add some bling of their own to the family mantles!

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It turned out to be a near sweep for the ever-growing blended family, the Jolie-Pitts. Along with the adoption their new son, Pax Jolie, the blended family can celebrate a near-sweep, with first-timers Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Garner snagging wins for new-mom style. The most anticipated baby of 2007? Julia Robert’s impending follow-up to Favorite Twins winners, Hazel and Finn Moder! We also asked readers what they considered the nuttiest celebrity baby story of 2006. Results probably won’t surprise you.

Our premium sponsor for the Celebrity Baby Blog Awards is Skip-Hop,one of our favorite diaper bag companies.  Thirty lucky CBB Readers whovoted in the Awards have won a Skip Hop denim Pronto Mini-Changer (which I’ve named as one of my must-have five baby items).

The Prontois a portable diapering essentials kit that ensures that baby is alwaysclean, dry and happy, and that mom and dad are always prepared. Drop itin any bag, strap it to your wrist or clip it to your stroller andyou’re good to go! Visit Skip-Hop for more info about the Pronto and their other great products, including a great new bottle dryer and a diaper changing caddy.

Two lucky readers who answered the "What is the nuttiest celebrity baby story of 2006?" question, sponsored by Everybody’s Nuts, won a variety packs of all 4 flavors of Everybody’s NutsPistachios and a tee shirt.

The winners are…

Nuttiest celebrity baby story of 2006 – It was a tie between the paternity and custody battle over Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern and anything having to do with Suri Cruise! Anything having to do with Britney Spears, son Sean Preston Federline and her pregnancy with Jayden James Federline was a close runner-up.

Favorite baby girl born in 2006 – Shiloh Jolie-Pitt
Favorite baby boy born in 2006 – Kingston Rossdale
Favorite toddler girl (1-3) – Violet Affleck
Favorite toddler boy (1-3) – Deacon Phillippe
Favorite girl (4-12) – Ava Phillippe
Favorite boy (4-12) – Maddox Jolie-Pitt
Favorite teenager (13 and over) – (Isa)Bella Cruise
Favorite twins – Hazel and Finn Moder
Favorite siblings – Maddox, Zahara, and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt
Favorite mom – Angelina Jolie
Favorite dad – Brad Pitt
Favorite first time mom – Tie: Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Garner
Favorite first time dad – Brad Pitt
Favorite family – Jolie-Pitt
Favorite large family (3+ kids) – Jolie-Pitt
Favorite blended family (kids from different parents in one new family) – Jolie-Pitt
Favorite celebrity grandparents – Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
Celebrity baby/kid you’d like to be part of your family – Shiloh Jolie-Pitt
Baby/kid looks most like mom – Ava Phillippe
Baby/kid looks most like dad – Kingston Rossdale
Most look-alike siblings – Ava and Deacon Phillippe
Best dressed baby – Kingston Rossdale (by a landslide- 70%)
Best dressed toddler (1-3) – Violet Affleck
Best dressed kid – Maddox Jolie-Pitt
Best dressed family – Stefani-Rossdale
Most stylish mom – Gwen Stefani
Most stylish dad – Brad Pitt
Best pregnancy style – Gwen Stefani
Best pregnancy recovery – Angelina Jolie
Best/cutest baby bump – Angelina Jolie
Favorite 2006 pregnancy – Angelina Jolie
Most unexpected baby bump of 2006 – Angelina Jolie
Most anticipated baby of 2007 – Julia Roberts
What celebrity couple are you looking forward to seeing children from? (who don’t already have kids together) – Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, with close runnerup Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.
Favorite celebrity parents – Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt
Favorite celebrity baby of a celebrity baby – Shiloh Jolie-Pitt
Sexiest mom – Angelina Jolie
Sexiest dad – Brad Pitt
Mom you want to be your platonic friend – Reese Witherspoon with close runner-up Jennifer Garner
Dad you want to be your platonic friend (not boyfriend or husband or father of your children) – Brad Pitt
Mom you most identify with (if you are a woman) – Reese Witherspoon
Dad you most identify with (if you are a man) – Brad Pitt
Dad you would want to be your baby daddy (if you are a woman) – Brad Pitt
Mom you would want to be your baby mama (if you are a man) – Angelina Jolie
Favorite babywearing parent(s) – Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt with close runners-up Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale
Favorite celeb baby/kid’s name – girl – Ava, with close runner-up Shiloh
Favorite celeb baby/kid’s name – boy – Kingston, with runners up Finn/Finley
Most unusual/unique name – girl – Moxie CrimeFighter in a landslide (40%)
Most unusual/unique name – boy – Pilot Inspektor
Best sibling names – Maddox, Zahara & Shiloh Jolie-Pitt

Are you surprised by the results?

Click here to vote for your favorite celebrity babies and their famous parents. Voting closes March 11.  Winners will be announced by March 16.

Categories include:
Favorite baby boy born in 2006
Most look-alike siblings
Favorite celebrity baby of a celebrity baby
Favorite celebrity grandparents
Baby/kid who resembles dad the most
Most anticipated birth of 2006
Favorite babywearing parent
Most unique boy’s name
Most stylish mom
Celebrity mom you most identify with
and many more

The Celebrity Baby Blog Awards is sponsored by Skip-Hop. Everyone who votes is eligble to win one of 30 Denim Pronto Mini-Changers that we are giving away.  The Prontois a portable diapering essentials kit that ensures that baby is alwaysclean, dry and happy, and that mom and dad are always prepared. Drop itin any bag, strap it to your wrist or clip it to your stroller andyou’re good to go!

Plus, be sure to answer our "What is the nuttiest celebrity baby story of 2006?" question, sponsored by Everybody’s Nuts. Answerthe question and give your email address and be entered to win one oftwo variety packs of all 4 flavors of Everybody’s Nuts Pistachios and atee shirt. (Everybody’s Nuts! California-grown pistachios is a superpremium line of snack nuts featuring the largest grade pistachioavailable, specially sorted for a more perfect nut.)

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Categories include:
Favorite baby boy born in 2006
Most look-alike siblings
Favorite celebrity baby of a celebrity baby
Favorite celebrity grandparents
Baby/kid who resembles dad the most
Most anticipated birth of 2006
Favorite babywearing parent
Most unique boy’s name
Most stylish mom
Celebrity mom you most identify with
and many more

The Celebrity Baby Blog Awards is sponsored by Skip-Hop. Everyone who votes is eligble to win one of 30 denim Pronto Mini-Changers that we are giving away.  The Pronto is a portable diapering essentials kit that ensures that baby is always clean, dry and happy, and that mom and dad are always prepared. Drop it in any bag, strap it to your wrist or clip it to your stroller and you’re good to go!

Plus, be sure to answer our "What is the nuttiest celebrity baby story of 2006?" question, sponsored by Everybody’s Nuts. Answer the question and give your email address and be entered to win one of two variety packs of all 4 flavors of Everybody’s Nuts Pistachios and a tee shirt. (Everybody’s Nuts! California-grown pistachios is a super premium line of snack nuts featuring the largest grade pistachio available, specially sorted for a more perfect nut.)

Click here to vote for your favorite celebrity babies and their famous parents. Voting closes March 11.  Winners will be announced by March 16.

Categories include:
Favorite baby born in 2006
Favorite siblings
Favorite blended family
Baby/kid who resembles mom the most
Most unexpected pregnancy of 2006
Favorite babywearing parent
Favorite name
Favorite celebrity parents
and many more

Click here to vote for your favorite celebrity babies and their famous parents. Voting closes March 11.  Winners will be announced by March 16.

Our premium sponsor for the Celebrity Baby Blog Awards is Skip-Hop,one of our favorite diaper bag companies.  Josh and I are currentlyusing their Dash bag and we alsolove their Pronto Mini-Changer (which I’ve named as one of my must-have five baby items) so I’ve arranged for a giveaway of 30 denim Prontos for readers who vote in the Awards!

The Pronto is a portable diapering essentials kit that ensures that baby is always clean, dry and happy, and that mom and dad are always prepared. Drop it in any bag, strap it to your wrist or clip it to your stroller and you’re good to go!

Its extra-wide mod changing pad wipes clean, and the head area is cushioned with an innovative “pronto pillow.” The pad is also removable, allowing the body to become an independent diaper carry-all.  The Pronto also includes a translucent wipes case, a mesh pocket that fits up to four large diapers and ointments, and a front zipper pocket for personal items.

Visit Skip-Hop for more info about the Pronto and their other great products, including a great new bottle dryer and a diaper changing caddy.

Be sure to answer our "What is the nuttiest celebrity baby story of 2006?" question, sponsored by Everybody’s Nuts. Answer the question and give your email address and be entered to win one of two variety packs of all 4 flavors of Everybody’s Nuts Pistachios and a tee shirt.

Everybody’s Nuts! California-grown pistachios is a super premium line ofsnack nuts featuring the largest grade pistachio available, specially sortedfor a more perfect nut.  Along with a uniquely zany comic strip in eachsnack pack, Everybody’s Nuts! offers an always open guarantee:  if you finda closed nut, send it in (along with proof-of-purchase) and receive anotherpackage free of charge. (I’m addicted to their European Roast!)

Click here to vote for your favorite celebrity babies and their famous parents.

Click here to nominate your favorite celebrity babies and their famous parents. Nominations close January 30.

Our premium sponsor for the awards is Skip-Hop, one of our favorite diaper bag companies.  Josh and I are currently using their Dash bag.  We occasionally switch to other bags, but always find ourselves going back to the Skip-Hop bag, just like a favorite purse.  My favorite feature of their messenger-bag style diaper bags is the the shallow zippered pocket that is just big enough to hold my wallet, keys and Blackberry- keeping them within easy reach.  We also love their Pronto Mini-Changer (which I wrote about in my Earnshaw’s article about the five baby items I couldn’t live without).

We are gearing up for our first annual Celebrity Baby Blog Awards and are taking nominations for the categories.  Please post suggested categories. 

Later, we will ask you to nominate your favorite celebrity parents and kids and then you will have the opportunity to vote.  The Awards will take place in early 2007.

Here are a few to get you started. (I’ll try to update the list as the suggestions roll in.)

Favorite baby girl
Favorite baby boy
Favorite toddler girl (1-3)
Favorite toddler boy (1-3)
Favorite girl (4-12)
Favorite boy (4-12)
Favorite teenager (13 and over)
Favorite twins
Favorite siblings
Favorite mom
Favorite dad
Favorite family
Favorite grandparents
Looks most like mom
Looks most like dad
Best dressed baby girl
Best dressed baby boy
Best dressed toddler girl
Best dressed toddler boy
Best pregnancy style
Best baby bump
Most anticipated baby of 2007
Favorite blended family
Sexiest mom
Sexiest dad
Favorite celebrity baby of a celebrity baby
Best name
Most unusual/unique name
Best pregnancy recovery
Mom you most identify with
Dad you would want to be your baby daddy