Jay-Z and Beyonce | Baby Girl Born

Congrats to Jay-Z and Beyonce on healthy baby girl ... We are waiting for the official announcement ... what's her name?

I guess that I have to use the dad's age as an excuse to post Beyonce's baby announcement on this 35 & over blog ... LOL ... HE IS over 40 after all :) On the other hand, the diva mom has had her 1st baby at the ripe age of 30 ... God Bless and HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Beyonce and JayZ (Shawn Carter) on the birth of their baby girl, Ivy Blue Carter ... Well, there has been confusion as to whether the baby's name is Blue Ivy or Ivy Blue; USMagazine.com says that Beyonce confirmed that it is Blue Ivy and the rest of the Internet says Ivy Blue. Good old MTV is protecting themselves either way by launching their blog post as Ivy Blue, though Blog title says Blue Ivy (post tags say Ivy Blue). The unusual name is confusing us Bey and Jay! Can you help the world get it right? WAIT, it looks like Gwyneth Paltrow got it right for us :)



Regardless ... it is just a name and the important fact is that Beyonce's baby girl has been born healthy and she is ok, too ... right? Yet, there has not yet been an official announcement from their PR (at the time of this blog post) and we want to see that the baby and mommy are doing well.



The funny thing is that no one has announced the time of birth, length and height of Beyonce's baby, but there have been plenty of sources to share the good news online. The Internet is flooded with articles, social network and blog posts about the presumed blessed event. Twitter went crazy and is now trending "Congrats To Beyonce And Jay-Z" after celebrities like Russel Simmons, Rihana, etc. posted their congrats on Beyonce's baby. Google News is plentiful releases and news about Beyonce's baby girl.According to nydailynews.com, globalgrind.com and the ABCnews.com video above, Beyonce gave birth late Saturday night (1/7/2012) by scheduled C-Section the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. The kicker is that JayZ paid a whopping $1.3 million to rent out the entire 4th floor of the Lenox Hill Hospital as the their baby's birth suite. The security was so tight that even doctors did not have their phones to check on patients (WOW) and parents were unable to get in and see their children as a result of this ... there has been much controversy over that situation, but I say the hospital should have been better prepared or said "no" to such arrangements.

Regardless, this is an exciting time for Jay-Z and Beyonce as new parents!

Congrats and ENJOY your sweet baby girl because she will grow up too quickly. As I sit here writing this blog post, I am watching my 1 year old walking and playing with his toys as cutely as my 18 year old did 17 years ago ... the time goes fast!

In fact, seems like it was just yesterday that Beyonce announced her pregnancy on the MTV video music awards and now the baby's here.

C'est la via!

UPDATE 1/10/2012 - Beyonce's posted a statement that clarified that the baby's name is BLUE IVY CARTER and that she delivered naturally (although all of the articles say C-Section?). Proud daddy - Jay-Z - immediately released GLORY - new rap song with baby Blue's voice in it ... Listen to it HERE at Beyonce's website.

UPDATE 2/10/2012 - Jay-Z and Beyonce post pictures of baby Blue Ivy on Tumblr and their websites w/ a note that thanks everyone for respecting their privacy. Jay-Z and beyonce DID NOT get paid for their baby's 1st pictures, but plan to (TM) their baby's name for potential product line.


In Motherly Love,
Mother Baby Child

Mariah Carey’s Jenny Craig Ad - 70 Pounds

MOMS, THE MARIAH CAREY JENNY CRAIG VIDEO MIGHT BE A LITTLE TO SEXY OR SCARY FOR IMPRESSIONABLE LITTLE EYES, BUT IS NOT OBSCENE. YOU DECIDE WHETHER TO CLICK THAT PLAY BUTTON RIGHT NOW OR LATER; IT WILL BE ON TV.

I guess Jennifer Hudson has done all that she can do with and for Weight Watchers; she is now a size 0 (lost all of her baby weight for sure) and I am in shock. She did not look like a petite woman in Dream Girls, did she? On the other hand, Jenny Craig has found their own diva to take their weight loss program to the next level. Jenny Craig has launched the follow advertisement with Mariah Carey (not even 1 year after having her twin babies, Roc & Roe). I read the People magazine article in the check out line at the store, Mariah Carey lost 40 lbs of water weight and 30 lbs with the help of the Jenny Craig.



It is amazing that a woman - that was so big - can get back down to her pre-pregnancy weight in such a short amount of time. As a mommy trying to get back to my pre-pregnancy size, I am inspired and wondering whether I should do Jenny Craig. I am also wondering what she did to take of 40 lbs of water weight ... aren't you?

What do you think?

Have you tried Jenny Craig and had the same results?

My inquiring mind ... wants to know :)


In Motherly Love,
Mother Baby Child

Pictures of Mariah Carey Babies | Baby Twins Roc & Roe | Abc News 20/20 Interview and www.DemBabies.com - #dembabies

All I can say is "Thank you, Barbara Walters" for the awesome interview with Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. It's about time! Alyssa Milano, Tori Spelling, Christina Applegate and other Over 35 celebrity moms did not wait this long to let us see their little angels ... I know that celebrity moms are just as protective of their children as we are (probably more), but #DemBabies are 6 months now and, aside of my beautiful Baby Max (big smile), the Carey-Cannon twins) are some of the cutest babies I've seen this year. I am thinking that Mariah probably wanted to take off some of the baby weight first because this is exactly what I would want to do, too. Anyways, here's the 20/20 interview with Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Roc, Roe and Barbara Walters. Mariah Carey shares how difficult it was to lose their first baby by miscarriage and then the challenges of getting pregnant through fertility hormone therapy and then staying pregnant with twins because it was hard on her body. Lets face it, pregnant with twins at 41 years old is not the norm nor easy on a body, but the Lord continues to bless Mariah Carey abundantly; this time with a boy and girl baby twins. Praise God!!! It is just incredible and so exciting to see how the celebrity couple are enjoying their twin babies:



Wait! It gets better ... Nich Cannon and Mariah Carey launched a website of the babies - http://www.dembabies.com and it has a ton of adorable pictures of Mariah Carey's twins. Check it out! I could not put on this site because the publish rights are for sale and funds contributed to Fresh Air Fund's Camp Mariah that helps inner city kids explore career / educational options while in a fun filled camp environment. It looks like a really nice program.

Congrats again to Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon on #dembabies. Your twins are adorable. I look forward to watching how they develop and what talents they will share with the world.


In Motherly Love,
Mother Baby Child

Beyonce Pregnant - 2011 MTV VMA

Photo: http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/beyonc%C3%A9-2011-mtv-vmas

Beyonce showing baby bump on the 2011 MTV VMA red carpet ... Cute!!!!

Awe, I am so glad that my son invited me to watch the 2011 MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards). I got to see Beyonce show her baby bump on stage after singing "Love On Top" (such a powerful song). It was sooooooooooo adorable. The diva opened her jacket, turned sideways in her stylish maternity pants, smiled and rubbed her baby bump for the world to see. Of course her smile was hitting the audience where her husband Jay-Z and his friend, Kanye West, were showing their excitement. Prior to this obvious display of "confirmation" that Beyonce is pregnant, MTV tweeted OMG Beyonce just made a huge announcement on the #vma carpet! #baby!!!!!

UPDATE - January 7, 2012 - Jaz-Z and Beyonce give birth to baby girl


Video of Beyonce showing off her baby bump after singing "Love On Top"

I know that she is not an over 35 celebrity, but this is HUGE ... I had to post a quick blog to mark this occasion (and to think I was giving my son a hard time and not sitting to watch the MTV Music Video Awards at first). It was just beautiful, but the best part is that the 29 year old songstress always wanted to have a baby at 30 years old and did an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan, a few months ago, stating that she did not know when she would have children and that she had no intention of retiring at 30 (as she had once stated in another interview).WHAT A BLESSING!!! This was not a planned pregnancy and her dream is coming true ... Beyonce will have her baby at 30 (her birthday is in just a few days on September 4th); another under 35 celebrity mom to contradict the latest pregnancy trend.

Yes, it is real this time, Beyonce is pregnant by husband Jay-Z and the blessed couple is expecting their baby ...? Now, all we need to know is when Beyonce is due to deliver her baby? If Beyonce has a baby bump that might mean that she is more than 1st semester, right?

Does anyone know when Beyonce is due?

UPDATE - January 7, 2012 - Jaz-Z and Beyonce give birth to baby girl


In Motherly Love,
Mother Baby Child

Mariah Carey Is Still Pregnant - Twins Babies Coming Soon (Boy & Girl) - Hubby Is Ready!

Mariah Carey fans can't wait to see the "Carey-Cannon Twins", and Nick Cannon says that baby bags are packed and they are ready to go ... ANY DAY NOW ... Woo Hoo!!!

I've held off as long as I can, but I had to post at least one blog about one of my favorite over 35 and pregnant celebrity, Mariah Carey. She is due to deliver any day now and I am just as anxious as the rest of the Mimi fans that have been patiently waiting for the arrival of the "Carey-Cannon Twins" (YES, this is how they are referenced on Mariah Carey's website ... ). Nick Cannon announced that the babies are were expected to arrive this Spring (April 2011 / May 2011) during the interview with Spike Lee on his Rollin' talk show. He told Elllen DeGeneres that they have the hospital bags packed and ready to GO GO GO ... the following is a video of Nick Cannon on the Ellen DeGeneres show on April 27, 2011:



As you can see, Nick Cannon is one proud papa in the waiting. I love how he tells Ellen that Mariah is due "any second ... we've got the bags packed ... I'm ready!". Little did I know that Mariah's gone further than most people with twins have made it through their pregnancy (she's such a diva). How about when he says, "I think they're like, uh, got college educations already". How comical for Nick Cannon to explain it this way, but just like any first time father, he sounded so excited when he told Ellen "We've got the bags packed ... I'm ready" ... The funny thing is that although this celebrity comes across "calm, cool and collective", he admitted that he is very squeamish about being in the delivery room and that Mariah Carey is "calm" and "cool" one about having these twins. Isn't that how it typically is when we get close to delivery time?

HERE ARE SOME RECENT PICTURE OF MARIAH CAREY PREGNANT:


Mariah Carey Baby Bump Picture tweeted 4 days ago with this message "HAPPY EASTER! Ummm.. READY!!!!!!!!!!!! Done and done. http://yfrog.com/h8msdlrj"


A classic Demi Moore pose for Life & Style Weekly magazine, Mariah Carey poses naked with areas strategically covered to show just her pregnant belly. April 7, 2011. She felt vulnerable "“I was feeling very vulnerable about taking pictures at all right now, but then I didn’t want to miss this opportunity to document this once-in-a-lifetime experience. My ultimate goal was to share this incredibly personal moment with my true fans.” (http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/2011/04/post-44.html)


Gorgeous shot of Nick Cannon hugging Mariah Carey and baby belly showing for inquiring minds to see (OK Magazine April 2011 - http://mariahcarey.com/news/32551).


(November 2010 - iGossip had this picture of Mariah Carey looking very pregnant (http://igossip.com/gossip/Mariah_Carey_Acupuncture_Helped_Me_Conceive_Nick_Cannon/1335206).

I hope that you've enjoyed watching Nick Cannon's excitement and all of the publicity on the beautifully pregnant Mariah Carey. Lets all pray that her labor goes well and that the babies are born healthy!

UPDATE: Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey Twins were born on April 30, 2011.


In Motherly Love,
Mother Baby Child

Autism Awareness Month - April

I watched CBS's The Talk, for the first time, the other day (April 1st). This episode was to recognize Autism Awareness Month with Holly Robinson Peete (21 Jump Street, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, For Your Love) as their leading advocate for families living with autism. This subject hits close to home as my middle child was diagnosed with ADHD and ODD with one doctor insisting that he had ASD (High Functioning Asperger Syndrome). This show was a "tear jerker" for the hosts, guest and audience alike. I watched for the entire hour although Max had only nursed 20 minutes :) It was that great!

"1 in every 110 children will be diagnosed with autism in this country. It's the fastest growing developmental disorder in the U.S.; there has been a 600% increase in the last 20 years - that's a lot! More kids will be affected by autism that AIDS, Cancer, Diabetes combined, yet it only gets 5% of the research funding of other diseases." ~ Holly Robinson Peete

The show began with Holly and her husband sharing their experience in detecting, diagnosing and helping their child with autism. Theirs is a unique situation where the child with autism is a twin. In other words, one twin has autism (boy) and one twin does not have autism (girl). Holly was on the show to educate the public on Autism by sharing her story of how challenging it was to raise a child with autism and how rewarding it became through her perseverance, advancements and autism resources that helped her son, RJ. The point being that her son made tremendous improvements over the years because of the advantages that she and her husband were able to provide, though other children with autism are not as fortunate without all of our help. She was humble, though truthful while explaining that they spared no expense nor effort in making sure that their son had every advantage. Holly also explained that autism is one of the fastest growing, though least funded disorders. Most families do not have the same resources available to their children with autism.

WATCH HOW COMPELLING HER AUTISM CAMPAIGN IN THESE 2 VIDEOS: 
HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE & HUSBAND - PART 1 - AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH GUEST INTERVIEW ON CBS's THE TALK - VIDEO FOR 1ST SHOW


HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE - PART 2 - AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH VIDEO GUEST SPEAKER ON CBS's THE TALK - VIDEO OF IST SHOW

I can't help to feel gratitude towards Holly Robinson Peete for being a celebrity that "stepped up to the plate" to become an advocate for families living with autism. I know from experience that it is not easy to admit and expose your child's spectrum disorder. As her testimony explains, she thought that she had "the perfect life" and this came hard on her family. Autism has that affect on parents and other family members. I have asked God to continue to bless the impact that she and others will make in the lives of others. It would be wonderful if you could pray and encourage others to do the same, as well as whatever you can to support their efforts as funding for research is minimal - all the way around.

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day and "kicks off" Autism Awareness Month. Please take time to educate yourself on AUTISM and share this blog post with others. Comment below if this blog post touched you or experiences to share!

Christina Applegate & Baby Girl Sadie Grace

Christina Applegate gave birth to a healthy baby girl named Sadie Grace LeNoble on January 27, 2011 (one month after I gave birth to Baby Max). It touches my heart to read and watch Christina Applegate share her childbirth experience. In 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 36 years old. Her battle with breast cancer resulted in a double mastectomy. Yet, at 39 years old, she has given birth to a healthy baby girl. They were featured on People Magazine this month and the following is a video where Christina Applegate shares her child birth experience on The Ellen Degeneres Show. I was surprised to hear that she hated the feeling of the epidural and ended up in natural childbirth. Meanwhile, I though the epidural was wonderful and improved so much since I had my first child!!! Applegate also mentions what she felt like after having the baby:

"... just that moment they were pulling her out, I dropped my gwon, which I don't ... you know This part of my body is very private"... that's a real private place. A place that I don't have a good relationship with, lets say, but at that moment of pulling her out and I just tore that thing off and there's a room full of people that I don't know - nurses and doctors - and she and I just laid there ... It was the best thing that's ever happened to me."



Ellen Degeneres responded with "that's beautiful" ... I think most mothers in the audience would agree. Some may have even relived that childbirth experience. There is nothing like it in the world. Lets all extend a HUGE congratulations to Christina Applegate (39) and fiancé Martyn LeNoble (41) on the birth of their sweet baby, Sadie Grace. My the Lord continue to bless you!

You can leave your congrats message for Christina Applegate & Baby Sadie in the comment section below!


In Motherly Love,
Mother Baby Child