Pepita

Too bad that new study about birth spacing didn’t come out before Britney Spears got knocked up again.

Us Weekly—not as reliable as, say, The New York Times, but much better than Life & Style—is reporting that Britney Spears is, in fact, pregnant again. On the one hand, it’s too bad that she didn’t have the benefit of the recent study about the healthiest amount of time between children (at least 18 months, no more than 5 years). On the other hand, I’m sure this second baby will do an even better job of saving her troubled marriage to Kevin Federline than the first—just ask Shar Jackson!

Melania and Barron Trump, with Golden Pram

[FROM PEOPLE. THANKS TO CATHERINE FOR THE LINK.]

“Princess?” Nope. “Red Rose?” Not quite.

Not too long ago, SundayStyles ran a story on people who get tattoos of Japanese characters that mean something other than what the owner of the tattoo intended. I thought that was pretty lame, but I think employing amateur etymology when naming your kid Suri is even worse.

[THANKS TO TED FOR THE REASON LINK.]

Maggie Gyllenhaal: Pregnant Celebrity

From People:

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard are engaged and expecting a baby, reps for both the actors tell PEOPLE exclusively...

Baby’s First Paparazzi Photo: Violet Affleck

[PHOTO FROM PEREZHILTON.COM. THANKS TO K FOR THE LINK.]

Oh sure, blame the nanny.

First, it was the paparazzi’s fault that Britney Spears took a drive with her baby sitting unrestrained in her lap. Now we learn that social services visited the Federline house because the nanny dropped Sean Preston when the highchair broke.

I can imagine that parenting is extra hard with the tabloids breathing down your throat, but, come on, take some responsibility for your child’s wellbeing. And, even if the nanny was the grownup holding the baby when he fell, it's tacky to tell that to the media. If you must deflect blame, howsabout blaming the furniture malfunction and leaving the hired help out of it?

I can’t believe I just bothered to suggest that the Federlines have done something tacky. When have they done something not tacky?

Xena, Breastfeeding Princess

Yes, this photo is several years old, but I just found it, and it’s totally hot.

[KATE, THIS IS FOR YOU. VIA BLOGGING BABY.]

Britney Spears, Hands-On Mom

It’s really sweet and loyal how Britney Spears’ friends keep telling the tabloids what a “hands-on” mom she is. I believe I have seen exactly three photos of the new mother holding her child: during a Hindu blessing ceremony (she has a new guru), on the cover of People, and, of course, while driving. There are some spectacularly unflattering photos of Britney at the mall, totally unencumbered but with the baby-toting and -feeding nanny in tow, over at D*ana’s Dirt.

[D*ANA’S DIRT LINK VIA CELEBRITY BABY BLOG.]

Poor Katie

The more I think about it, the sadder I get that Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are—apparently—still together.

It’s not that I wish unhappiness upon wee Katie; it’s just that I really can’t believe that she’s actually happy. I mean, Tom Cruise isn’t human. He’s not even merely an actor, a species so closely related to our own that happy inter-mating is sometimes possible. He’s a robot, and not even the cool kind.

I realize that my belief that I know better than Katie whether or not she’s happy is presumptuous, but I can’t help it, and it’s not just me: Defamer’s continuing deconstruction of Katie’s sad coffee runs is enough to make anyone weep.

Knocked Up at the Grammies, or, Gwen Stefani Looks Fantastic