The Mommywood Weekend Report

Lots of news this morning! Christina Aguilera unofficially announced her pregnancy this weekend by creating a registry at one of L.A.'s hottest baby stores (more on that below). Britney reunited with her mom Lynne Spears, who allegedly came to L.A. to hold an intervention for her daughter. I'm crossing my fingers. P. Diddy has admitted that he has fathered a sixth child after being slapped with a $19 million lawsuit from the little girl's mother. The birth date of the child reveals that he did in fact cheat on ex-girlfriend Kim Porter. My advice? It involves keeping one's trousers zipped. Madden and six months pregnant Nicole Richie are reportedly going down under to Australia for a Good Charlotte concert, Perez Hilton writes on his blog. The buzz was that they planned to get hitched this week in L.A., but it's unlikely they'll marry without their families present. Two babies were born over the weekend: Balthazar Getty and wife welcome a baby girl and CBB reports that Sally Taylor and Dean Bragonier have welcomed a son -- the first grandchild of James Taylor and Carly Simon.

I Heart Jennifer Garner

My celeb mom crush of the week is Jennifer Garner. First of all, have you seen The Kingdom? Her fight scene is amazing--she can really hold her own surrounded by a bunch of tough guys. Plus, her Broadway debut is coming up in November, which makes Jen even more multi-talentedâ??first TV, then film, and now stage.

BUT what I really admire about Jen is how she takes pride in being a working momâ??and instead of sugarcoating how rewarding it can be, she recognizes how hard it can be. "I've loved every job I've ever had. I get a lot of my identity from being a woman who gets up and goes to work," she recently told the Globe and Mail. "I'd always assumed work would continue to be as important to me as it had been, but [now] I don't feel that way at all. Even coming to do [this interview this morning], leaving Violet in the high chair going, 'Mama, up, up!' I had to tear myself away." Having a hectic schedule is something all Hollywood moms face and it is refreshing to see one who isn't afraid to say how she really feels about it.

With her schedule how does she manage to be so fresh-face and gorgeous? Jen recently commented on how she is just like the rest of us, that it takes girdles and tummy-tuckers to fit into those tiny red-carpet gowns, but what she can't deny is her amazing skin. Her product of choice? Not plastic surgery, collagen, or Botox injections, but a botanical product by Liz Earle. It's called the "Superskin Moisturizer" for mature, dry skin, and it has a lot of great stuff in it: cranberry seed and rosehip oil, liquid paraffin waxes, naturally-sourced Omega 3, and antioxidants. Sounds a bit like a Jamba Juice for your face! You can purchase some for yourself at LizEarle.com for about $60 a bottle.

 Who's your fave celeb mom?

Nicole Richie: Embrace those curves, girl!

What's better than seeing a formerly scary-skinny starlet gain a few pounds? Seeing her gain body confidence, too. Nicole Richie celebrated her 26^th birthday last month by lounging under the sun in a teeny-weeny bikini, proudly displaying her growing belly. Of course, Nicole's skeletal silhouette has been a source of so much media sniping over the past few years. So I loved seeing her embrace those new curves.

Is this body confidence part of Nicole's growing maturity? According to Louann Brizendine, it might be her brain. Brizendine, an M.D. and author of "The Female Brain" says in her book that in the later stage of pregnancy, which Nicole is now in, is a major turning point. "The tranquilizing effect of progesterone and also the high estrogen help protect against stress hormones," writes Brizendine. Nicole blamed anxiety and stress for her recent extreme weight loss. As she comes to term, a pregnant woman gets used to her body both mentally and physically. Brizendine also comments that pregnancy women in general are "less focused on career and competition" in their lives â?? and maybe that's inspiring Nicole to give herself -- and her body â?? a break.

Whether it be her brain, her coming baby, her blossoming body, or a combination of all three, it is so exciting to see Nicole healthy and happy again.

If you are looking for a cute suit to wear during pregnancy, I love Due Maternity's line. There are many style choices so you can bare your belly or cover it up. My faves are theBelabumbum Mandarin Stripe Maternity Bikini and the Olian Cotton Voile Maternity Tunic/Cover-Up. You can find these suits at www.duematernity.com.

What do you think of Nicole's bikini look? Would you dare to bare during pregnancy?

Hollywood Moms Reach Out!

Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Dern

We all know the stereotype of the Hollywood actress â?? even at charity events, she's the botoxed and bejeweled diva who shows up and demands to know, "What's in it for me?"

That less-than-flattering image was completely laid to rest at the P3 Beauty and Forbes Life Executive Woman's Mom's Day of Beauty, held last week at the sleek and luxurious Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Although many celebrity moms turned up for the event, they did so knowing they were not the queens of the day.

So just who were the stars? The mothers of young patients of the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, a renowned medical center that treats kids from all social, financial and ethnic backgrounds. Thirty-two dedicated moms, many of whom practically live at the hospital with their kids, were invited to indulge in makeovers, hair styling, manicures and much-deserved massages.

High-profile mothers such as Cindy Crawford, Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Dern, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Lisa Rinna and Ming Na flocked here to support these moms, whose little ones suffer from such life threatening ailments as leukemia, brain tumors or cystic fibrosis.

None of the stars asked for any pampering treatments.

They were solely there to open their hearts and to lend an ear.

"It's so important for these women to take time out for themselves," says Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, the mother of sons Christian, 4, and Ryan, 2. "One of these moms told me, â??Oh, I thought I was going to get a massage â?? I didn't know we got to get our nails and hair done, too.' They work so hard and give so much to their families. They are so excited to finally have a little â??Me Time.'"

Laura Dern, mom of son Ellery, 6, and daughter Jaya, 2, was so moved by the stories she heard that day she ended up in tears. "One of the mothers told me her four-year-old is suffering from cancer," says the one-time Oscar nominee. "I asked her how she was doing and she said, â??Things are going so well. He made it to another birthday.'" Laura paused to catch her breath. "That is their experience of their life with their child right now," she says. "They don't want to leave the hospital. What if they're away and something happens?"

One could only be touched by seeing these mothers smile as they got their long-neglected tresses blown dry or their make up done. For many, this was the first time they had tended to themselves in months.

Read on for what these celebrity moms said when we asked, "How do you make the most of your quality time with your child?"

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"For some moms it almost seems as though life outside the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles is put on pause," says Brenda Quiñonez-García, a social worker in the hospital's leukemia and lymphoma program. "They learn to live day by day. There is no certainty of what tomorrow holds for their child. And yet, for so many of these moms, even with a very sick child, life cannot stop. They still have to juggle home life and work stresses; they have to take care of other children, their spouses, pay the bills, get the homework done. What falls at the end of this spectrum? Self care, of course." Finally, these mothers were indulging in a little of that â?? with some help from their new friends from Hollywood.

"When you put a group of moms with sick children together you are bound to get emotion and sharing," says Jamie Lee Curtis of that special day. These women, along with mothers everywhere, she added, should never forget about taking care of themselves.

"A mother," she says, "is the most important person in a child's life, bar none. That alone should define our priorities."

When tending to sick or injured children, mothers clearly have limited time for their other children. With that in mind, Modern Mom asked the stars at the Mom's Day of Beauty, "How do you make the most of your quality time with your child?"

Here's what they said:

Laura Dern: "There are times when I am working 14 hours a day on a film and I have only 20 minutes to put my child to sleep. I make that time totally count. I turn off my brain and focus on my child. There are times when you are just so irritated by the stresses of the day. You have to learn to detach and focus fully on what they want to tell you about what happened at school. It doesn't matter if that happens at bath time or bedtime. You just have to be there fully."

Cindy Crawford, mother of son Presley, 8, and daughter Kaia, 6: "I spend a lot of time with my kids so I don't put pressure on myself to make every minute meaningful. I think quality time should be organic. Yesterday, my daughter and I sat at Starbucks for 45 minutes and just talked. If you are relaxed with your children and you are in the moment, then that time is meaningful."

Lisa Rinna, mother of daughters Delilah, 9, and Amelia, 6: "I try to be there for my kids physically, and of course emotionally, as much as possible. I drive them to school almost everyday and that's when we talk about everything that is of the moment â?? any situation at school, things that come up with other girls. In the car, I just start talking. It's then that they're my captive audience, after all!"

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras: "I've learned to play together outside so we're not near a television and I leave my phone and my Blackberry in my purse. I literally caught myself once with Christian -- I was talking on the phone, checking a text message, and I had a call waiting for me. I remember my son watching me so patiently. He went to sit on a swing by himself. That moment stayed with me for a long time. Life can get so cluttered. It's so important to be in present time. It only took that one day to drive home the message. Just seeing his face â?? that was enough for me. I just said to myself, "â??I can't do this anymore.'" So all that stuff is gone.

"Christian's nursery school is also a co-op, so teachers and parents run the school. Now all his little friends know my name is Bridgette and I am getting to know all of them. That's important to me."

Mid-Week Report: Arrivals, Reveals, and Whos On the Way

Births:

Anthony Kiedis and girlfriend, model Heather Christe, welcomed their own little Red Hot Chili Pepper on Tuesday October 2. Christie gave birth to a baby boy at a Los Angeles hospital in the morning.

Olympic champions David Pelletier, 32, and Jamie Salé, 30, welcomed their first child, a boy named Jesse, on Sunday at the Sturgeon Community Hospital and Health Centre in St. Albert, Alberta. He weighed in at 7 lbs and measured 19 inches.

Introducingâ?¦

Charlotte Church, her boyfriend Gavin Henson, and their daughter Ruby Megan, appear on the cover of the U.K. edition of OK! magazine this week.

Actress Iyari Limon, 31, announced the birth of daughter, Kimaya Thais. She was born on Friday, August 24^th and weighed 7 lbs and was 19 inches long.

Pregnant:

People magazine reports that Meet the Parents actress Teri Polo and her drummer boyfriend, Jamie Wollam, are expecting a child, according to Teri's rep.

Former Punky Brewster star Soleil Moon Frye and her husband, producer Jason Goldberg, are expecting their second child this spring.

Actor Chi McBride, 46, of the new show Pushing Daisies announced on last night's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, that he and his girlfriend are expecting a child in January.

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