Katherine Heigl's Baby Debuts

Highest court grants permission to adopt

(NEWSER) - Malawi’s highest court ruled today that Madonna can adopt orphan Mercy James, the AP reports. The court, overturning a lower court’s rejection of the adoption bid, stated “every child has the right to love” and made the case that though the singer does not live in Malawi, “in this global village a man can have more than one place at which he resides.” More»

Adopts second baby daughter with Josh Kelley

(NEWSER) - Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley have adopted their second baby, another girl, Heigl's rep confirms to Us —and that right there is all the information to be had. With no further details available (although the National Enquirer claims the baby is from Louisiana, E! notes), tabs are relying on old quotes about adoption from Heigl, who adopted daughter Naleigh from South Korea in 2009. A sample, from Just Jared : "My feeling about adoption is, Why not? There’s nothing about it that makes it any less meaningful of a relationship in my mind." (Interestingly, Us and the Enquirer appear to be two of the only outlets identifying the child as a girl at this point.) More»

Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl engage in baby one-upping competition

(NEWSER) - Wondering why Ellen Pompeo didn’t announce the arrival of her daughter—who was born last Tuesday—until yesterday? Perhaps it’s because her Grey’s Anatomy co-star Katherine Heigl chose last Tuesday to make the adoption of her own daughter public. "It was very curious timing,” a source tells the New York Post. "It was an adopted kid—she could have chosen any other day to make it public.” More»

10-month-old Nayleigh is from Korea

(NEWSER) - Grey's Anatomy star and negative-publicity magnet Katherine Heigl is adopting a special-needs Korean baby, RadarOnline reports. The baby's name is Naleigh, and she's 10 months old. The adoption has been in the works for months, and Heigl, whose sister Meg was also adopted from Korea, and hubby Josh Kelley are "so happy," an insider said. In 2007, Heigl told USA Today she's "always planned" to adopt, because having your own kids "doesn't seem like any fun," she said. 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.