Celebrities are certainly keeping news outlets busy talking about impending arrivals and new births. One of the latest actresses to welcome a new baby is actress Holly Marie Combs. According to online reports she recently gave birth to her third son on May 26.

The reports indicate that doctors had warned that there could be complications so the information was kept pretty close to the chest. Now that she has her happy bouncing baby boy she has revealed all to the media. The new baby, whose name is Kelley James Donoho was delivered by emergency Caesarean section.

Combs was quoted as saying, “We didn’t feel comfortable making any announcements until everyone was home healthy. We are and now it is time to celebrate. I, now a mother of three boys, will be going to take a nap!” It is highly unusual for a celebrity to be able to keep her pregnancy out of the press for the entire duration, but somehow Combs was able to pull it off. She could certainly give some celebrities a pointer or two.

The actress already has two boys with her husband David Donoho. They are Finley Arthur, who is five years old, and Riley Edward who is two. In a little while Combs might be wishing she really had the powers of her TV character in Charmed to deal with three boys. Any parent of boys, especially more than one at that age knows the energy required to keep up.

She is probably best remembered for her role in the hit show, Charmed, which ran from 1998 to 2006. She played Piper Halliwell the middle sister of a group of witches. The original cast also included Alyssa Milano and Shannen Doherty. Her breakout role however was in the series Picket Fences which ran from 1992 to 1996. This role garnered her a lot of attention and she won the Young Artist Award for her work in 1993.
When she was born, Combs’ mother was 15 and her father was 17. Her parents got married but broke up after just two years. Combs herself was married to Brian Smith but that union ended in 1997. She married David Donoho in 2004.

Congratulations to this talented actress and her husband on the birth of their third child.

For many couples, after having the first child, they dream of giving them siblings. According to recent reports two Hollywood moms may be thinking of making more additions to their families. Reports state that Naomi Watts would love to give her two boys a sister. Who can argue with that? It will be good for them to have a little sister to protect, if that is in fact one of her reasons. She revealed that she would love to be a mother to a little girl.

Watts recently became a second time mom after giving birth to Samuel with boyfriend Liev Schreiber. She was quoted as saying, “I love babies. I look at this little baby and, even after quite an intense birth – they say you have amnesia, as women – I would go a third. It would be nice to have a girl.”

It seems it may take some doing on her part to convince Schreiber, however. “You should see our house,” she said, “It’s pretty chaotic right now and I keep making fun of Liev because he keeps walking around going, ‘No more babies, no more babies’, like Rain Man or something.”

Well I certainly wish her luck with that one. Maybe he will come around to Gabriel Aubry’s way of thinking. Halle Berry’s beau has reportedly made it clear that he would love to have another baby. He has seven brothers and sisters, so it is easy to see why he would love the idea of giving little Nahla a sibling.

Aubry was quoted online expressing his desire for more children, “I think it’s important. I’ve never known anybody who’s had a single child… I believe in big families.” Berry herself wasn’t quoted on the issue, but according to Aubry she is “okay with it.” So will we be hearing more baby news from the Berry/Aubry camp relatively soon? I’m sure the media won’t hesitate to fill us in on that one.

Of course the two situations are slightly different. Watts and Schreiber have two children while Berry and Aubry have one. They are all in similar fields and so face pretty much the same challenges as far as career demands are concerned. It’s a delicate balancing act maintaining both family and career, but as we have seen time and time again it can be done. Even in our own lives many of us have successfully juggled the demands of both.

Good luck to both couples with their future baby plans. As usual the media may start to speculate long before either couple is ready to share their good news. So stay tuned for any announcements in the future. As a celebrity baby watcher, I know I will.

There’s one thing you can say about the folks in Hollywood, they are never short of opinions. It’s interesting sometimes to see that celebs for all their fame and fortune go through pretty much the same trials and tribulations as the rest of us.

If you want to hear some Hollywood moms’ views on family then consider getting the book The Black Book of Hollywood Pregnancy Secrets. The celebs talk about keeping things grounded, being in the limelight and single parenthood. The book was written by Kym Douglas and Cindy Pearlman. To gather material they spoke to a number of celebs including Tina Fey, Kate Hudson, Katie Holmes and Angelina Jolie.

Kate Hudson, who spilt from her husband, The Black Crowes frontman, Chris Robinson in 2007, finds dating these days challenging. There are probably quite a few documented cases of other single parents having similar difficulties. Dating after divorce can be a pretty difficult, especially if there are kids in the picture. Hudson is mom to five-year-old, Ryder. “I’d rather be at home with my son cooking dinner than going out with a guy. My son is my man,” she said.

Funny-woman, Tina Fey says of parenting, “I don’t care how many covers you’re on. When you’re chasing a three-year-old around with a pull-up hoping she won’t poop on the floor, you’re just like every other mom on the planet.” The Golden Globe winner keeps things pretty busy with her work on TV’s 30 Rock, big screen movies and her recent guest spot on Saturday Night Live. I’m sure many working moms would agree with her about certain universal truths of motherhood.

Maybe the most famous Hollywood right now is Angelina Jolie. She gives some insights into her family life, and talks about celebrating Halloween in India. I’m not sure how much more we can learn about Angelina’s family, they are in fact one of the most covered by media in the world. Her fans however can get a copy to see if she offers anything new on raising children, especially with the brood she has and whether she plans to have any more.

The book will be on shelves in March of 2009.

If the third time is a charm then actress Angie Harmon must be feeling pretty lucky right now. According to recent online reports, she has just given birth to her third child. The baby girl, named Emery Hope was born on Thursday, December 17th.

Harmon is married to former New York Giants defensive back, Jason Sehorn. The two met after Harmon attended a Giants football game. He proposed to her while she was being interviewed by Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. Even her dad showed up to give the couple his blessing.

The couple’s first child, five-year old Finley Faith was born in Dallas Texas On October 14, 2003. Three-year old Avery Grace was born in Dallas on June 22, 2005.

Harmon is best known for her role on the long running TV show, Law & Order, in which she played A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael from 1998 to 2001. She has also appeared in the series Inconceivable and Women’s Murder Club. Fans may also remember her work in Agent Cody Banks which starred Frankie Muniz.

So tough guy Sehorn is outnumbered but I have a feeling the ladies in his life will go easy on him. Matt Damon also lives in a female dominated household. Perhaps he can give the former football pro some tips on reminding everyone who’s boss. That would be the ladies of course.

That’s a little extra love for the Sehorn/Harmon household for the holidays. No doubt they could not have asked for a better gift. Congratulations to the happy couple.

Recently, actress Nicole Kidman was quoted in an interview saying she had no intention of showing pictures of her daughter, Sunday Rose to the world. The Moulin Rouge star described herself as a “lioness” when it came to protecting her daughter’s privacy.

However, during a recent chat with talk show queen, Oprah Winfrey, the actress had a change of heart. Kidman was doing an interview alongside her Australia co-star Hugh Jackman when Winfrey reportedly insisted on seeing a picture of the baby. Let’s face it, if anyone could change someone’s mind about something like this it would be Oprah.

Kidman revealed a black and white photo that showed her and the baby sleeping. She said the photo was taken by hubby Keith Urban on his iPhone. At any rate don’t be too hard on her folks. It’s the most natural thing in the world to want to show off your precious child. I guess there were a few folks out there who scoffed at her declaration that she wouldn’t show pictures of the baby. At any rate as relentless as the paparazzi can be, maybe it’s best that she shows images of her daughter on her own terms.

It seems that Kidman would love to give Sunday Rose a brother or sister. She revealed in another interview that she would love to be a mom again. She was quoted as saying, “I would love more children – but that’s up to God!” Kidman has two adopted children with ex-husband, Tom Cruise. Kidman struggled for years to get pregnant before she was blessed with her daughter. Here’s hoping her wish for more children is fulfilled.

She paid tribute to her mother during the interview for helping to make her the mom she is. “When you’re raised by a woman who has strong beliefs and is opinionated and compassionate – you’re lucky, she said.

The busy actress has three movies coming out soon, Australia, Nine, and Need. She can expect to get a lot busier if she does indeed have another child, and I guess her admirers would have to wait a while to see her on the big screen again. In the meantime, any of her upcoming releases should satisfy her fans.