Handmedowns.com

Handmedowns.com has teamed up with celeb parents Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves to raise money for charity!

The star couple donated their son’s gorgeous and gently used Baby Jogger stroller to benefit McConaughey’s own j.k. livin foundation — which helps teenage kids lead active lives and make healthy choices so they can become great men and women.

Handmedowns.com is a revolutionary new classifieds site for parents where you can buy and sell gently used baby and kid gear including strollers, toys, clothes and more. Other celebrity auctions have featured items from Nicole Richie, Gwen Stefani and Melissa Joan Hart and have helped raise thousands of dollars for other children’s charities.

Hurry up and bid! The auction ends on November 18th. All proceeds will be donated to McConaughey’s charity.

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Brunch time!

Tobey Maguire carries daughter Ruby Sweetheart, 3, as they make their way to Real Food Daily on Sunday morning in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Tobey and wife Jennifer Meyer Maguire then switched off and Tobey took son Otis Tobias, 6 months, instead — click below for a photo of the two!

Ruby wears adidas Kids Superstar 2 Flower Sneakers ($33; currently unavailable online).

See Tobey and Otis below!

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Otis wears Trumpette socks from their Boy Pastel set ($26.50 for set of six).

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Céline Dion isn’t pregnant after all – but will keep on trying for a second child.

“We are living the reality of the majority of couples who have to use [IVF]. The process can be long and arduous,” Céline’s husband René Angélil, 67, told the Canadian paper Journal de Montreal of their failed attempts. “But today, we are full of confidence. Celine is more determined than ever.”

Forty-one-year-old Céline’s doctor announced that she was pregnant via in vitro fertilization very early in the process, and it is now revealed that the embryos transferred in August and October were unsuccessful.

“Dr. Zev Rosenwaks believed that the procedure/pregnancy took, but that wasn’t the case. We found out some days later. We were shocked,” said René.

They quickly tried again to get pregnant, but were unsuccessful, he added, “But you know Céline. She doesn’t let go.”

The couple have one “extraordinary” son, René-Charles, 8 ½, who was also conceived with the help of Rosenwaks, director of the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Center Medical Center.

“I admire all the women who go through such a tough process. Since April, she has undergone numerous examinations, multiple hormone injections and blood tests,” René told the paper, revealing the couple will go to New York this weekend for a third try. “Céline and I didn’t get discouraged … we put our faith in life and in the stars.”

– Julie Dam

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Eight is enough for Rod Stewart.

The singer, who has seven children, and third wife Penny Lancaster Stewart, 38, are hoping to add one more.

“Yes, we’re trying – we actually tried last night!” Rod, 64, told the British talk show GMTV. “One more and then we’re going to close the office.”

But there’s still work to do with the ones he’s got already. Rod, now promoting his latest album of R&B classics called Soulbook, said he is having trouble teaching soccer to his youngest son, Alastair Wallace, who will be 4 later this month.

“He’s just a sweet kid at the moment,” he said. “I did take him out on the football field the other day. He put all his Celtic stuff on, I said, ‘Come on, let’s get running out there,’ and he went, ‘Oh, there’s some flowers for mummy – must collect them.’

“He spent about two hours collecting flowers in a basket for his mum!”

– Simon Perry

Maclaren

Calling all Maclaren umbrella stroller owners! Maclaren USA just announced a voluntary recall of all Maclaren umbrella strollers sold in the U.S.

Free of charge, the company will send out a kit to cover the elbow joint on the stroller’s side hinge mechanism. Unfortunately if left uncovered, it can pose a potential finger hazard to a child when opening or closing.

To obtain the hinge covers, visit the company’s recall website or call them toll-free at 877-688-2326 between the hours of 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST.

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For father-of-three Terrence Howard the childhood fairy tales of a little girl’s Prince Charming are a part of life he wholeheartedly believes in.

“Yes, you have to believe that or the world stops spinning,” he tells Redbook magazine. And while his daughters may one day meet a prince of their own, Terrence admits that their first knight in shining armor has already made his appearance.

“The first Prince Charming in our lives is our father, and the first Princess Charming is our mother. I think parents should show their children how to love, how they should be loved.”

In turn, Terrence notes, his girls have taught him a thing or two when it comes to women. “Young men tend to come into relationships feeling very strong and powerful, and they make a lot of mistakes,” he muses. However, according to the actor, welcoming a daughter changes it all.

“You see women through a whole different light because now you know that they were once someone’s little girl,” he adds. “I wish I’d had this knowledge when I was 20 — I wish I could call all the women I’ve ever dated and apologize. I didn’t know how precious they were. I know better now.”

Lending his voice as James in the Disney movie Princess and the Frog, Terrence drew inspiration from his own relationship he shares with his daughters. “Because they are my little princesses,” he says. “When I was speaking as my character, I was speaking to my little girls.”

Terrence and his estranged wife Lori McCommas are parents to Aubrey, 16, Hunter, 14, and Heaven, 12.

Source: Redbook

– Anya

Judy with her Orbit Baby stroller – Jillian Bisinger for use on CBB

Scrubs actress Judy Reyes celebrated the impending arrival of her baby girl — she’s due November 30th! — with a ‘Berry Sweet’-themed co-ed baby shower!

Hosted by the Hot Moms Club on November 1st, the shower took place in a room overlooking the ocean at Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, Calif.

The Hostess with The Mostess decorated the room with everything pink and red, including a mouth-watering candy bar. Guests enjoyed yummy chocolate-covered strawberries from Shari’s Berries and delicious cupcakes by Whitnie Burke Cupcakes.

Opting for an intimate brunch with 30 close friends — including Zoe Saldana and Lisa Vidal — Judy celebrated her shower with lots of laughs, belly rubbing and great food.

The actress, 42, chatted about how excited she is about becoming a mom for the first time.

“Just two weeks ago, I started getting into the physically uncomfortable and emotional oh-my-gosh-she’s-coming place,” she told Life & Style.

Excited to be expecting a daughter with boyfriend George Valencia, Judy is definitely thinking pink.

“I wouldn’t know what to do with a boy. Dressing her is going to be a lot of fun!”

Judy surprised her guests with amazing gift bags worth over $400 from Jewels and Pinstripes — and we have one to give away! Click here to enter (contest ends 11/15/09).

For more details on the shower, check out the February issue of Pregnancy magazine.

Click below for more photos from the shower!

Judy’s Shutterfly invitation – Jillian Bisinger for use on CBB

Hostess with The Mostess candy bar – Jillian Bisinger for use on CBB

Judy holding an advance copy of the The Hot Mom to be Handbook – Jillian Bisinger for use on CBB

Nursing gifts from Lansinoh – Jillian Bisinger for use on CBB

Whitnie Burke Cupcakes – Jillian Bisinger for use on CBB

Judy with goodies from Lady Eco – Jillian Bisinger for use on CBB

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Judy with a Serena and Lily diaper bag and LittleMissMatched receiving blanket – Jillian Bisinger for use on CBB

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How can an expectant mom stay stylish in her second trimester? Accentuate the positive, says Jenna Elfman.

Wearing a clingy sweater dress that showed off her toned legs, the actress told PEOPLE about her sure-fire pregnancy style strategy at Monday’s premiere of Old Dogs.

“I found I’m showing the things that are still intact,” Jenna, 38, said. “That helps with my beauty morale.”

“The legs and the arms — those are hanging in there, I’ll show those. That makes me feel like I’m still sexy despite my whole center of gravity being completely altered.”

For those who may not have killer gams like Jenna’s, she has some advice:

“Show what you feel hot about. For me it’s legs – they’re hanging in there, barely!”

Jenna, whose new show Accidentally on Purpose has just been picked up for the season, says that she’s feeling better after battling morning sickness in the first months of pregnancy with her second son, who is due in March.

“I’ve been good actually,” she said. “I finally feel like I have some energy … Normal and good.”

The actress also said she and husband Bodhi Elfman have managed to nip sibling rivalry in the bud with their elder son, Story Elias.

“He gets it,” Jenna says of 2-year-old Story. “He gives the belly kisses, he lays his head down and says, ‘Night night, baby’ and puts the blankie over my belly. So he’s got it. He’s amazing.”

Accidentally on Purpose airs Monday nights at 8:30 p.m. on CBS.

– Sara Hammel

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Here’s a sweet girl we haven’t seen in awhile!

Sean Patrick Thomas and Aonika Laurent brought their daughter Lola Jolie to Saturday’s March of Dimes Celebration of Babies event, held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

How did the actors choose their 17-month-old baby girl’s name?

“I wanted to name her spirit, and I hoped to give her a French or Creole name,” Aonika explained.

“The baby was very active in my belly and loved music. I thought she had spunk. I suggested both ‘Lola’ and ‘Jolie’ as potential first names. Sean loved both.”

Once born, Sean and Aonika found the choices to be a great fit for their little one.

“Lola was alert, tiny, and filled with energy immediately. She was a ‘Lola,’ and of course we think she is absolutely beautiful, which is the meaning of the French word, ‘Jolie.’ It was perfect.”

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Call it tough love! Thandie Newton has a message for her two girls as they grow up: Pain is all part of life.

The British actress was giving the advice after she bought her daughters, Ripley, 9, and Nico, 4 ½, bikes. Rip — as her mom calls her — cannot yet ride and was in tears because she had been teased by a young friend who said she would fall off.

“I said, ‘Yes baby, but you’ll get back on again and it’ll be sweeter for having fallen off,’” Thandie notes.

Thandie — the cover star for December’s U.K edition of InStyle — says that she has explained to her girls that the answers to problems are often found within themselves. “Don’t be afraid of pain because it’s part of life and it’s a great teacher,” says the actress. “Just get back on that bike.”

She adds, “One of the best things about being a mum is that you can cradle your kids metaphorically when they’re sad, but not eradicate discomfort because it’s valuable to them.”

The actress, who celebrated her 37th birthday last week, was speaking to the magazine to promote her upcoming apocalypse movie 2012. Posing for a series of shots that show off her lean frame, Thandie reveals her secret is Jivamukti yoga.

“It’s my food for the soul,” she tells the magazine. “When I’m not working, I’ll drop Rip off at school and Nico at nursery, then I go to yoga. I also have an amazing personal trainer who I see whenever I can. His name is Liston Wingate-Denys.”

Ripley and Nico are Thandie’s children with husband Ol Parker, whom she wed in 1998. 2012 hits theaters Friday.

Source: InStyle UK; December issue

– Simon Perry

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