Many people say that Jennifer Hudson became a winner after losing on the popular reality show American Idol. This would seem to be true considering that she already has a hit album and an Oscar win under her belt. In fact, Hudson has achieved more than even those who have won the American Idol title. Now she has become a winner again by giving birth to a baby boy.

Introducing David Daniel Otunga, Jr.

Hudson reportedly gave birth on Monday night. The baby, named David Daniel Otunga, Jr. after his father weighed seven pounds, 14 ounces. Hudson is engaged to marry David Otunga, a former lawyer turned professional wrestler. A rep for Hudson was quoted as saying, “The baby is beautiful and perfect. His parents are ecstatic.”

It would seem that the new parents did not know the baby’s gender. An unnamed source was quoted on the Daily Mail website as saying, “Jennifer and David Sr. did not know the sex of the baby in advance. They bought blue and pink clothes, just in case.” Like so many celebrities seem to be doing these days, Hudson did make her pregnancy public. In fact she was said to have neither confirmed nor denied reports of the pregnancy.

There was no hiding the baby bump however when she appeared at the memorial for the late pop star Michael Jackson. Hudson performed the song Will You Be There. She also had a baby shower at the home of a relative in Chicago.

Death in the Family

This will of course be seen by many as a welcome event in Hudson’s life after suffering an almost unimaginable tragedy. She lost her mother, sister and nephew in Chicago last October when they were murdered. Hudson seems to be on her way to healing.

Reality show fans may remember her fiancee from the second installment of I love New York. The show revolved around New York’s attempts to find true love. He went by the name Punk, and as it turns out, luckily he was not the guy New York eventually chose to be with.

Hudson’s relatives were reportedly a bit wary when she began dating Otunga after dating for only six months. He has accompanied to her to numerous events, and they are frequently photographed together. Congratulations to this talented lady and her fiancee on the birth of their baby. I am sure this baby will bring into her life a lot of well deserved joy.

Thirty-six year old Latin heart throb and singer, Ricky Martin (Enrique Martin Morales) is the latest celebrity to become a parent since the start of the year. However, not only is he a new father, he is father to twins. According to information published online, the babies, twin boys, were conceived by a surrogate mother.

According to a statement from the singer, ??the children, delivered via gestational surrogacy, are healthy and already under Ricky?s fulltime care.? Martin will reportedly be spending the next few months being a fulltime dad and will be avoiding too much public attention. Additional information about the mother or the babies was not available.

Like Martin, Clay Aiken of American Idol fame, also had his first child recently by a surrogate mother. However, Aiken named his friend, 50-year old Jaymes Foster as the mother of his son, Parker Foster Aiken.

The Latin singer rose to fame as a member of the popular boy band, Menudo. Martin pursued a solo career and hit pay dirt with his 1999 hit Living La Vida Loca.

Congrats, Ricky Martin.

Clay Aiken, a former American Idol contestant, is now the proud father of a baby boy. The baby was born on August 8 to Aiken and 50-year old Jaymes Foster. Foster is a friend of Aiken, who was artificially inseminated to get pregnant for the popular singer.

The baby weighed 6 lbs, 2 oz at birth according to online reports.

Aiken announced the birth of his son on his website with the words: HE?S HERE! Parker Foster Aiken was named after his maternal grandmother, and of course his mother. Clay Aiken?s mom?s middle name is Parker.

The newest addition to Aiken?s family was born on 8/8/08, and get this he was born at 8:08 AM. Now, talk about the numbers lining up perfectly. The significance and alignment of the number 8 is discussed in a blog post, Today is 8/8/8 ? It?s a Lucky Day to Get Married or Have a Baby. Makes one wonder if this was a matter of perfect timing or more man-made as in perfect planning. Whichever is the case, young Parker Foster Aiken came into the world on a special day. Among all of the celebrity babies born in 2008, his will be one birthday not easily forgotten.

It was interesting to see a celeb baby given such a simple name after the run of Suri, Shiloah, Apple and Sunday Rose.

Congrats to the new parents.

American Idol’s Bo Bice, 32, and wife Caroline, 28, welcomed son Caleb James on Tuesday, August 5th, 3:32 p.m in a Nashville, Tenn. hospital. Baby Caleb weighed in at a healthy 7 lbs, 15 oz. This is the couples second son, with older brother Aidan Michael, just 2 ? years old.

Another crooning dad, country singer Clay Walker welcomed third son William Clayton Walker. Their wait was cut short, with William coming three weeks earlier than expected in Houston, Texas. The eager to see the world preemie was 6 lbs, 12 oz and 20 inches long. Mom is Jessica Walker, for whom William is a first child. He gives some gender balance to sisters MaClay DaLayne, 12 ?, and Skylor ClayAnne, 9, from Clay’s first marriage.