Something must be in the water of the Hollywood Hills this year, everyone and anyone who is a A list star is pregnant, wanting a baby or just had a baby. From the power couple of Hip Hop Beyonce and Jay Z to Jessica Alba and her husband Cash Warren to our favorite Disney star Hilary Duff, babies are in the air! I have to admit that I am a sucker for a good celebrity pregnancy... I anticipated the Beckham's baby girl being born almost as much as the royal wedding. I love seeing that a celebs baby was born and the name that seems to top the last celeb baby. Are celebrity babies outshining their celeb parents? 
Recently I had a conversation with a friend who bought into the whole Beyonce's baby bump is fake theory and does not believe that she is actually pregnant. They think it is a publicity stunt for her to gain album sales or that she doesn't have to diet post delivery. You have to wonder why in the world would B want to do this? She is a 30 year woman who is happily married and it is a natural step for her and her husbands life to have a baby. She has said in many interviews that she can't wait to have children not just for increased album sales.... even if her recent album plummeted on the charts.
Celebrities want to grow their families with their significant other... or their "fling" of the moment, they are just like any other woman who has a growing belly we just see that growing belly on a daily basis on Perezhilton.
One of the many pregnant stars that I admire for trying to live a normal family life and raise their children as normal as they can be are Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck. Garner pregnant with her third child seems to be a hands on mom as possible compared to many of her peers. She kept her pregnancy quiet amongst rumors over the summer as it is a family decision and matter to share with the world that they are in fact pregnant. Jennifer and Ben know that even though they are some of the biggest stars but they are also normal people trying not to drink too much of Hollywood's water.
Why is is that when two or three or ten celebrities are pregnant at the same time we get all abuzz and wonder what the gender will be, will they get divorced right after the baby is born, what will be it's name? As a culture we love to obsess over popular culture, especially over celebirites and when they are pregnant and have kids we can't keep from reading and obsessing how adorable they are taking their kids to ballet, to karate, or going to the farmers market. We memorize their names, how many kids they have in their family, and find fashion inspiration in one certain 5 year old.
The new celebrity obsession..... celebrity babies.
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