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Ciara stuns at the White House State Dinner

Posted on April 30, 2015

For a while now rumors circulated whether Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was dating our very own Bellyitch Bumpwatch alum singer-model-actress Ciara.

All doubt was erased when the “I Bet” singer wowed in a stunning champagne colored custom Walter Mendez dress while attending this Tuesday, April 28th State Dinner at the White House in honor of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe.

This was the first time the two appeared in public together after being coy about their relationship. Wilson had teased that he would take his grandmother, then said he’d take them both but in the end, he told reporters grandmom was “back at home in Virginia.”

Future who? Oh yeah, her ex and father to her son, Future Zahir Wilburn, who she gave birth to last May. And way to go Ciara on bouncing back!

How Ciara lost 60lbs in baby weight

Back to the look! I think it was the perfect way she arched her back and looked so statuesque or maybe the flawless nude make up and perfect sleek “snatched to the gawds” hair.

Not sure, but its an A++.

Oh yeah and of course, First Lady Michelle Obama looked fab wearing Japanese designer Tadishi Shoji

photo: Getty

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Kandi Burruss says she is starting in vitro fertilization process

Posted on April 28, 2015

BRAVO TV Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss and new husband of about a year Todd Tucker are about to start in vitro fertilization process in hopes of getting pregnant, Burruss tells E! News.

The reality TV star and her spouse are already parents of two daughters Riley, 12, and Kaela, 18, from previous relationships.

We have started the process of In-Vitro, Kandi said. “So just pray for us that everything is great and we get a healthy baby!”

She added my family definitely, they definitely want a baby for me and Todd.”

We will! Godspeed!

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A ‘Dancing with the Stars’ First: A Pregnant Celeb performs

Posted on April 26, 2015

For the first time ever, a pregnant dancer will take the stage on Dancing with the Stars!

For this Tuesday’s broadcast of the 10th Anniversary special of the hit prime-time TV dance competition, returning pro-dancers and celebrities from past seasons will perform including Season 14th’s Katherine Jenkins.

The British opera singer is 4 months pregnant with her first child, a girl, with husband since last September 2014 Andrew Levitas.

“Thankfully I’ve been very active in my pregnancy so far, so when I got the invitation to perform on the show it was too much of a wonderful opportunity to pass up,” she told PEOPLE. “Obviously we had to consider certain things with the choreography, but everyone is looking after me and she’s getting a lot of attention! Even the wardrobe department have kindly offered to make me a sequin sparkly dress.”

We will see Jenkins dance in a short fringed frock with Mark Ballard.

5 days to go… #DWTS10 next Tues night xx
A photo posted by Katherine Jenkins (@realkathjenkins) on Apr 24, 2015 at 1:03pm PDT

She announced her pregnancy recently on her Instagram page on April 16.

Couldn’t be more excited to meet our little girl! #MummyToBe #DaddyToBe #ArtProject #Collaboration #Family @andrewlevitas
A photo posted by Katherine Jenkins (@realkathjenkins) on Apr 13, 2015 at 3:27am PDT

“Couldn’t be more excited to meet our little girl! #MummyToBe #DaddyToBe #ArtProject #Collaboration #Family @andrewlevitas,” she captioned the photo.

The show airs Tuesday, April 28 at 8pm ET on ABC.

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White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner Red Carpet: Celeb moms and others take DC!

Posted on April 26, 2015

Tonight is the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton. The charity event is a glitzy night for journalists who cover the White House to dress up and mingle with politicos, policitians and policy makers in a relaxed atmoshpere.

Over the years, the event has become a big draw for celebrities and with that, the event’s red carpet is ripe for celeb spotting.

Indeed, several of the celebrity women we’ve covered in the past and currenlty expecting stars graced the red carpet.

Glee actress Naya Rivera looked radiant in a white floor length (careful mama) Tadashi Shoji evening gown.

I really dug model Adriana Lima‘s black Bibhu Mohapatra gown with the sheer bodice and fitted bottom. The red lip really set off this look and it accented well with her wavy side-swept locks.

Ivanka Trump‘s red strapless fishtail gown was super gorg!

Mom-to-be Model Anne V ‘s lovely floral gown rocked.

Laverne Cox was also there killing it!

Haven’t seen Lucy Liu for a while. She looked amaze-balls as well!

Blackish Tracee Ellis Ross‘ vibrant orange gown was a standout as well.

I loved Alfre Woodard‘s look too. She certainly looks refreshing and quite younger here!

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Reality TV Moms who went from obscurity to Business Moguls

Posted on April 25, 2015

VH1.com assembled a list of reality TV stars who were relatively unknown before and were able to parlay their appearances on docu series and become business moguls. Moms dominated the list which included many current and past Bellyitch Bumpwatch moms!

Bethenny Frankel‘s Skinny Girl major distribution and buyout deal, Snooki‘s New York Times Best seller appearances, Kristin Cavallari‘s shoe line and subsequent E! TV hosting show and of course Kourtney and Kim Kardashian with all their Kardashian gold!

It left of the dozens or so who have launched websites, clothing, shoes and make up lines, books and videos. We’re thinking, Phaedra Parks with her multiple ventures like exercise DVDs and all the other housewives from various series, VH1 own’s Love and Hip Hop stars Rasheeda and Yandy Smith, and several others who have clothing companies.

But still, that says a lot about the hustle of moms who were relatively unknown before and managed to use their stardom on a TV show and parlay that into lucrative business ventures for their families.

Yay moms! Happy Mother’s Day!

check out its complete list HERE!

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Bump Watch: Ashlee Simpson supports Evan’s latest movie

Posted on April 22, 2015

Mom-to-be Ashlee Simpson Ross looked radiant while attending her husband Evan Ross‘ latest film project, Just Before I go at the ArcLight Hollywood on April 20, 2015 in Hollywood, California.

Courtney Cox directed the project which stars the Hunger Games actor, who is also the son of music great Diana Ross.

It was at Diana’s estate that Simpson and Evan married last summer.

This will be Evan’s first child as Simpson is already mom to 6-year old Bronx with Fall Out Boy front man Pete Wentz.

Evan’s sister Blackish star Tracee EllisRoss was there to support her baby brother.

We’ve said it before but with Evan’s looks and Simpson’s chin cleft, that baby is bound to look like Michael Jackson, at least the version from the “Bad” album cover. Ha!

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Judge: Sherri Shepherd is surrogate mom to child planned with ex

Posted on April 22, 2015

Yesterday, we blogged about Sofia Vergara‘s ex fighting for parenthood despite no longer being romantically involved with her and now today, Sherri Shepherd was also dealt a blow by her ex over parenthood.

A judge ruled Tuesday that Shepherd is legally the mother of a now 8-month old baby boy, conceived via surrogate and born on July 28, 2014. Shepherd and ex husband Lamar Sally arranged for the surrogacy while the two were still together, but split before the baby, Lamar Sally Jr, was born. Court papers show the couple separated April 16, 2014.

With the ruling, Shepherd’s name will be listed on the baby’s birth certificate as the mother. The judge found that Shepherd was one half of the two people who caused the baby to be brought into this world.

“The court upheld what we believe is and should be the law in Pennsylvania,” Sally’s attorney Tiffany Palmer told E!News. “If you set out to conceive a child through assisted reproduction and enter into contracts to do so, you cannot just walk away from your legal parental responsibility because you changed your mind.”

So far no comment from Sherri but Sally’s attorneys said video shown during the proceedings of Shepherd expressing excitement over the surrogacy helped sway the judge’s decision. Indeed, we too blogged in 2013 about the surrogacy and Shepherd’s glee over becoming a mother with Sally.

Shepherd has a 9-year old son, Jeffrey, with her ex husband comedian Jeff Tarpley.

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On sharing due dates with a major celebrity mom-to-be

Posted on April 21, 2015

Nine-months pregnant writer Emily Gould wrote a well thought-out piece in yesterday’s Racked.com which I could relate to much. In it, she talks about being fascinated with the pregnancies of celebrities like Kate Middleton, Zooey Deschanel, Keira Knightley and other celebrities also expecting as she is.

Even though Gould knows these women have different pressures of having to incubate a child under the watchful eye of cameras and the public, she still feels a sort of kindred kinship with these ladies and for that reason has kept up with their respective pregnancies in the media. She knows sort of what they are going through and can relate.

It reminded me of how this blog launched eight years ago. Like Gould, I too was expecting and found comfort in keeping up with media coverage of Halle Berry, Garcelle Beauvais, Nicole Richie and Christina Aguilera, Jenna Elfman and Salma Hayek who, back then, were also expecting. Along with blogging about my own personal third and final pregnancy, I’d sprinkle in some post here and there about these ladies. But dissimilar to Gould, who suspects that she will “be over” the celebrity pregnant thing after she gives birth, my fascination and appreciation continued and hence we have the Bellyitch Blog of today which brings readers a good dose of celeb bump watch, sprinkled in between fashion, parenting tips and news and studies related to pregnancy, parenting and children.

And so…today, we are officially on baby watch #2 with Kate Middleton who is officially due this Saturday and sources say is close to giving birth to her second child any moment now! Still exciting!

If you get a chance, head on over to Racked, and check out Gould’s entire essay.

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Sofia Vergara and ex spar over fate of fertilized embryos in storage

Posted on April 21, 2015

Sofia Vergara may have the two fertilized embryos she froze while with her businessman ex-fiance, Nick Loeb, frozen for perpetuity.

Recently, Loeb slapped the Modern Family actress with a lawsuit preventing her from destroying the embryos court documents say they created using in vitro fertilization in November 2013.

“I have always strongly believed that life begins at conception and that every embryo is life on the journey towards birth,” the Onion Crunch CEO said in a statement on his lawyer Mark J. Heller‘s website Monday morning. “I created these two female embryos with the purpose of taking them to term and not destruction, because I have always dreamed of being a father.”

Loeb said he would be willing to raise the child and absolve Vergara of any parental responsibilities.

“I have previously offered to waive any parental or financial responsibilities or obligations on the part of my ex, and to even give her the opportunity to be involved with the child in the future, should she change her mind,” the statement further explained. “I take the responsibility and obligation of being a parent very seriously…Regardless of how life comes to be created, this should have no determination on the rights of either wanting to be or the requirements of having to be a parent.”

Bioethicsists say a court would not permit the embryos to be destroyed unless both parties agreed. Apparently when the two stored them, they also signed an agreement that a child would not be borne from them unless both parties agree, Radar Online notes.

Although Loeb is claiming religious reasons for not wanting the embryos destroyed, California courts would more likely regard them as property and treat the matter as a property law one.

Unless the two agree to have a surrogate carry them given Vergara is already 42, there is a chance they’ll stay in storage forever…unless they stop paying storage fees in which case the clinic banking them would be free to destroy them.

What a mess! Weigh in below!

photo: Getty

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Reese Witherspoon wows on Academy of Country Music Awards red carpet

Posted on April 20, 2015

I am totally crushing on the A-line metallic embellished David Koma mini dress actress Reese Witherspoon wore tonight at the 50th Academy Of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium on April 19, 2015 in Arlington, Texas.

Koma is known for his futuristic take on girly girl designs and comes signature with cut outs and creative angles like this similar sleeveless lace and macrame layered A-Line dress from a recent collection which retails for about $2k!

The Oscar winning star and her Hot Pursuit co-star Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) played it up on the red carpet and on stage tonight promoting their new action comedy that will be released in theaters nationwide on May 8.

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