A Boy for Daly and Other Baby News

Couple hopes for a boy

(NEWSER) - Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are ready to start a family, Star reports. Though de Rossi once considered adoption, the pair, who wed in August, have settled on in-vitro fertilization—and are hoping for a boy. “Portia is prepared to go through it 10 times if she has to,” a source said, adding that de Rossi is trying to “gain a few pounds” before starting: “Whatever it takes to get pregnant, she'll do it.” More»

And 5 more celebrity couples who used a surrogate mom

(NEWSER) - Following her successful treatment for breast cancer, more good news for E! personality Giuliana Rancic: She's expecting a baby with husband Bill. "We are so thrilled that our prayers have been answered," she tells E! . The couple struggled to conceive and is using a gestational surrogate, who is carrying their genetic child; the baby is due in late summer. Rancic joins these other celebrity parents who used surrogates:

• Sarah Jessica Parker: When the actress and hubby Matthew Broderick were expecting, SJP feared for her surrogate mom's safety, saying the paparazzi harassed her. She later gave birth —safely—to twins.

Francois-Henri Pinault has two tots with two different ladies

(NEWSER) - Billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault has a 4-year-old daughter with wife Salma Hayek ... and now the New York Post confirms that he also has a 4-year-old son with supermodel Linda Evangelista. Pinault, long rumored to be Evangelista's babydaddy , apparently fathered little Augustin James while separated from then-girlfriend Hayek in 2006. Hayek and Evangelista have both denied that Pinault is the father, but the Post caught Evangelista in court yesterday in an attempt to hash out a support agreement with him. More»

Cristiano Ronaldo will never forget son's name

(NEWSER) - For every celebrity like Gwyneth Paltrow who names her baby Apple, there’s a Cristiano Ronaldo who names his baby…Cristiano Ronaldo. The Daily Beast takes a look at 9 celebrities who didn't get too creative with baby names:

• George Foreman: Not only are his five sons all named George—he was “really close to naming all the girls George as well,” he once wrote, “but I decided that might have been overkill.”
• Courteney Cox: Her daughter would have been named “Courteney Cox”—but dad David Arquette is half-Jewish and against naming children after a living person, so they instead combined the first two letters of mom’s first and last names to come up with “Coco.”

Kelly Preston joins the Hollywood older moms club

(NEWSER) - Kelly Preston is expecting a baby at 47 despite at least one doctor’s fear of medical complications . The Frisky rounds up 10 more hot, over-40 celebrity moms to give her some moral support:

• Susan Sarandon: Belongs on the list twice over, as she gave birth to son Jack at age 43 and Miles at 46.
• Brooke Shields: The former model looked great after having her second baby at 41.