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Marshall and Jamie Anne Allman‘s double blessing came early!

The Killing actress and her husband welcomed their sons via c-section on Thursday, Jan. 31, their rep confirms to PEOPLE.

Arriving 81 days ahead of Jamie Anne’s due date, Asher James was born first weighing 3 lbs., followed by his brother Oliver Charles, who weighed in at 2 lbs., 11 oz.

Following Jamie Anne’s difficult pregnancy — she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and spent months on bedrest due to a shortened cervix before a bladder infection led to the premature delivery — the fraternal twins were admitted to the NICU.

Asher and Oliver spent close to three months there before being discharged in late April at 8 lbs., 1 oz. and 7 lbs., 7 oz. respectively.

Jamie Anne and Marshall — best known for his roles on True Blood and Prison Break — announced the pregnancy to PEOPLE in November, revealing they were “ecstatic” but not surprised to be expecting multiples.

“Twins run in both of our families so we were prepared for the possibility, but we know we’re gonna need all the prayers and help we can get,” the couple said at the time.

– Anya Leon

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From marriage to the baby carriage, Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair sure do take their former Best Friends Forever roles seriously — even in the real world.

After tying the knot within one week of each other’s nuptials — Parham, 36, wed Javier Guzman while St. Clair, 35, married Dan O’Brien in July 2006 — the two in-sync stars discovered they could add pregnancy pals to their long list of memorable BFF moments.

Parham and Guzman crossed the pending parenthood finish line first when they welcomed daughter Saraya on April 21, their rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

And come fall St. Clair — whose due date is Oct. 1 — and her playwright husband O’Brien will welcome their own baby girl to their family, the rep adds.

But plunging into parenthood together isn’t the end of the road for the dynamite duo.

In addition to cowriting and executive producing their upcoming series, Parham and St. Clair will costar on their new show Playing House, set to debut in 2014 on USA.

– Anya Leon

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Channing Tatum is now officially the Sexiest Dad Alive.

He and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum, 32, have welcomed their first child, PEOPLE confirms.

Additional details, including the sex of the baby and the birthdate, are not immediately available.

It is the first child for the couple, who wed in 2009 after meeting on the set of Step Up. They announced their pregnancy in December.

Baby Tatum arrived in London, where the couple has been residing while Tatum, 33, films Jupiter Ascending with Mila Kunis.

In April, Dewan-Tatum told Glamour her husband has been a supportive-bordering-on-indulgent pregnancy partner.

“Channing has been great. He takes the route of no confrontation, just support, saying things like, ‘Do whatever you want! What do you want to eat? I’m going to leave it up to you,’” she said.

Meanwhile, the actor admitted he’s clueless when it comes to one key aspect of parenting — diaper duty.

“I have never changed a diaper before, so I may need some help learning,” Tatum told PEOPLE earlier this year. “I don’t have friends who have kids, so it’s going to be an interesting experience to learn how to change a diaper. I hope I don’t have any problems where the diaper falls off and the baby [poops] on the ground.”

Good luck with that, Dad!

– Kathy Ehrich Dowd

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Will Yun Lee may be willing to take on The Wolverine, but is he tough enough to tackle daddy duty?

The actor and his wife, actress Jennifer Birmingham Lee, welcomed their first child on Monday, June 3, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Son Cash Yun Lee arrived in the evening in Los Angeles.

“Monday was easily the best day of our lives! Baby Cash has arrived!!! We can’t be happier! Absolutely floating!” Birmingham Tweeted Wednesday.

The Hawaii Five-O star seconded Birmingham’s sentiments, Tweeting, “The best day of our life is the arrival of our baby boy.”

Lee — who will next appear as the lead villain opposite Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine — and Birmingham tied the knot in October 2010.

– Anya Leon with reporting by Julie Jordan

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Supernatural fans are finally getting a little justice.

Jensen Ackles and wife Danneel Harris Ackles welcomed their first child, daughter Justice Jay Ackles, on Thursday, May 30, they announced via Twitter.

“We are happy to announce the birth of our precious baby girl,” Harris Ackles, 34, wrote, adding that they will call their daughter JJ. “She was born happy and healthy.”

The actress, best known for her roles as Shannon on One Life to Live and Rachel on One Tree Hill, and Ackles, 35, announced the pregnancy in January.

The couple were married in 2010 in the actor’s hometown of Dallas, Texas.

– Andrea Billups

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Tamar Braxton is a new mom to a baby boy — but that’s all the information she’s sharing for now.

“Friends, he’s finally here,” she Tweeted Thursday evening, posting a photo of a large blue teddy bear and an “it’s a boy” balloon.

The singer, 36, and husband Vince Herbert first announced their pregnancy in March, when she was already seven months along. Why the wait?

“Vince and I [were] told we were going to have fertility problems — it was a lot of information — so we had to get comfortable with the fact that it happened on its own,” Braxton told PEOPLE at the time. “We decided [not to announce] until we were both really okay with it — that’s why we waited.”

The Tamar & Vince stars knew the sex of their baby on the way, but chose to keep that private as well.

“You’ll find out at the end of the summer,” she teased PEOPLE in April.

– Sarah Michaud

Let the restless nights begin: Julia Pace Mitchell is a mom!

The former Young and the Restless actress and her husband Stephen L. Hightower welcomed their first child on Wednesday, May 22, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Born at 7:45 a.m. in Middletown, Ohio, son Stephen L. Hightower III weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz. and measured 21 inches.

“Being new parents has brought us closer together, it’s all about teamwork,” Pace Mitchell, 27, tells PEOPLE. “Little Stephen is awesome. Being a mom is the greatest role I will ever play.”

The couple announced the pregnancy in January, with Pace Mitchell telling PEOPLE, “I feel so blessed and hopeful about becoming a mommy for the first time.”

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– Anya Leon

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Update: Happy news for the family — after almost four weeks of hospitalization, the actress has gone home and was able to meet Alice for the first time.

“While Kathryn continues to improve, Gabe will be taking her back to the hospital every day for outpatient physical and occupational therapy, dialysis, as well as hyperbaric oxygen therapy for her hands and feet,” friends and family write.

“Kathryn will be needing professional home care indefinitely, future surgeries and special drug treatments for her HUS [hemolytic-uremic syndrome]. In light of all this, you can only imagine how grateful the family is for your unexpected and stunning generosity.”

Originally posted June 19: Kathryn Fiore is counting her blessings — starting with her baby girl.

The former Wedding Band star and husband Gabriel Tigerman, who has had roles on Supernatural and Journeyman, welcomed their first child on Tuesday, May 28.

Daughter Alice Harper Fiore Tigerman was born at 2:05 p.m. and weighed in at 7 lbs., 3 oz.

However, following a long labor — resulting in an emergency cesarean — the couple’s baby bliss quickly turned to heartache when both Fiore and her baby girl began to experience severe complications.

Doctors intubated the actress — who was suffering from a uterine hemorrhage causing her to lose over two liters of blood — before the new mom went into septic shock and complete organ failure, leading her to lose consciousness. Additionally, the lack of blood flow threatened Fiore’s limbs.

After 12 days of fighting for her life, including undergoing emergency dialysis and other life-saving procedures — doctors are unsure of the cause, but theories include a rare blood disease or amniotic fluid embolism — Fiore’s condition stabilized.

Meanwhile, baby Alice was sent to the NICU after displaying signs of distress, where she spent 10 days before being discharged.

And while the couple’s little girl has since gone home, Fiore, 33, remains hospitalized as she undergoes intensive physical therapy — the actress must learn to walk and use her hands again — and dialysis, before beginning oxygen treatments in the near future.

In lieu of showering the new family with flowers and gifts, a fund has been established to accept monetary donations which will go toward the medical bills not covered by insurance and aide in the costs of Fiore’s treatments, rehab, future surgeries and eventual need for professional nursing care.

Donations to the Fiore-Tigerman family may be made by clicking here.

– Anya Leon

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The littlest gymnast has arrived.

Shannon Miller and her husband, Drummond Press president John Falconetti, welcomed their second child, daughter Sterling Diane Falconetti, on Tuesday, June 25, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

The baby girl, who is named for her maternal great-great-grandfather and paternal grandmother, arrived at 11:49 a.m., weighing 6 lbs., 15 oz. and is 19½ inches long.

“Shannon and John are thrilled to welcome Sterling into the world,” the seven-time Olympic medalist’s rep tells PEOPLE. “Mom and baby are healthy and doing well.”

Sterling joins big brother Rocco, 3½.

Miller announced her pregnancy in January following a battle with ovarian cancer, which required surgery to remove her left ovary and the malignant tumor, followed by nine weeks of chemotherapy.

“Rocco wants a girl,” she admitted in March. “It’ll be the first girl grandchild on my side of the family.”

As part of the Magnificent Seven, Miller took home two golds at the 1996 Atlanta Games, adding to the collection of two silvers and three bronzes she won in 1992 in Barcelona. Most recently Miller, who now focuses her work on health and fitness through Shannon Miller Lifestyle, covered the Summer Olympics in London.

– Sarah Michaud

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Jessica Simpson‘s tiniest fashion star has arrived!

The Fashion Star mentor, 32, and her fiancé, Eric Johnson, welcomed son Ace Knute Johnson on Sunday, June 30, her rep confirms to PEOPLE. The middle name honors Johnson’s Swedish grandfather, the rep explains.

The new addition joins big sister Maxwell Drew, who celebrated her first birthday May 1.

Although Simpson had initially planned to keep the sex of her second baby a secret, she memorably let it slip that she was having a son on Jimmy Kimmel Live in March, and later told PEOPLE she was looking forward to adding a boy to the family.

“I’m so excited to have a son,” she said at the time of her Tom Sawyer-themed shower in April. “I didn’t grow up with a brother and I think the unknown is really exciting. I can’t wait to have that connection with our little man.”

During a Christmas vacation, Jessica confirmed her rumored pregnancy news on Twitter when she posted a sweet picture of baby Maxwell sitting in the sand above letters that read “BIG SIS.”

– Kathy Ehrich Dowd with reporting by Michelle Tan

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Wish granted.

Tracy Morgan always wanted a daughter, and now the comedian and his fiancée Megan Wollover have one, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Maven Sonae Morgan arrived at 12:03 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2 in New York, the rep tells PEOPLE. Weighing in at 7 lbs., 3 oz., she measured 19.59 inches long.

“Mother and child are doing fine,” the actor, 44, tells PEOPLE. “Love to all my fans and thank you for your support. We hope to see you soon.”

Morgan has three grown sons from his previous marriage, while baby Maven is 26-year-old Wollover’s first child.

The former Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock star announced the pregnancy exclusively to PEOPLE in January.

“I am over the moon excited and just want a happy and healthy baby and a safe delivery for Megan,” he said at the time.

The couple, who were engaged in 2011, celebrated at a pink-filled baby shower in New Jersey in May.

– Tim Nudd

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It’s a girl for Colin Hanks and Samantha Bryant.

“Ms. Charlotte Bryant Hanks has decided to join us,” the actor, 35, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “She’s as happy and healthy as we are overjoyed and tired.”

The couple, who married in 2010, are already parents to daughter Olivia Jane, 2½.

The former Dexter star — who recently appeared in a two-episode turn on NCIS — and his wife announced the pregnancy in April by stepping out for the premiere of Tom Hanks‘ Broadway play Lucky Guy.

With the show ending its run this week, the timing is perfect for the elder Hanks and wife Rita Wilson to spend some quality time with their newest granddaughter.

“They cannot wait to just dote on this kid with every single fiber of their being,” his son joked after the birth of Olivia.

“My wife and I are more than happy to give them our baby and say, ‘Here, watch her while we take a nap!’”

– Sarah Michaud with reporting by Julie Jordan

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It’s a win for the girls team!

Quarterback Eli Manning and his wife Abby have welcomed their second child, the New York Giants confirm.

Lucy Thomas Manning arrived on Monday, June 17, the team announced on its Twitter account.

The couple’s newest daughter joins big sister Ava Frances, 2. The pregnancy was confirmed in March.

With Manning, 32, admitting in the past that he’s head over heels for Ava, the dad of two daughters is now officially outnumbered.

“The first time that you see your daughter, and every day just wanting to be around her and telling her that you love her,” the football star has said.

– Anya Leon with reporting by Liz McNeil

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Marsha Thomason is a mom!

The White Collar star, 37, and her husband Craig Sykes welcomed their first child together on Wednesday, June 12, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Born in New York City, daughter Tallulah Anaïs weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled with our new arrival,” the proud new parents say in a statement to PEOPLE.

The British actress, who is also known for her roles on Las Vegas and Lost, and Sykes tied the knot at Malibu, Calif.’s Inn of the Seventh Ray in April 2009.

– Anya Leon

Update: The couple have chosen the name Cricket Pearl for their daughter, Philipps’ rep confirms to PEOPLE.

Originally posted July 3: Busy Philipps is now officially one busy mama.

The Cougar Town star, 34, and her screenwriter husband Marc Silverstein welcomed their second daughter on Tuesday, July 2, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

“Everyone is healthy and happy,” the rep tells PEOPLE, adding that baby girl weighed in at 8.5 lbs. The couple has not yet chosen a name.

“So this happened…” Philipps Tweeted Wednesday, sharing a black and white photo of herself cuddling her newborn.

The new addition joins big sister Birdie Leigh, 4½.

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Philipps announced her pregnancy in December when she posted a photo of her positive pregnancy test on Twitter. In April, she told The Huffington Post she was having another girl and shared that Birdie was ready — sort of — for her little sister.

“My daughter is super excited,” the actress said. “She’s actually incredibly helpful and … she’s really understanding things, when I say like, ‘Mom can’t carry you right now because the baby in her tummy is pressing down on her bladder!’ She understands what that means and she’s cool with it.”

But she’s not exactly expecting to make her the full-time nanny anytime soon.

“We’ll see what happens when the actual baby comes,” Philipps added. “I’m planning for that moment like, ‘And when does she go back?’ I know that will happen.”

Hopefully not anytime soon!

– Kathy Ehrich Dowd with reporting by Monica Rizzo

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From Backstreet Boy to two boys of his own!

Kevin Richardson, 41, and his wife Kristin welcomed their second son on Wednesday, July 10, the singer announced on Facebook.

Born at 3:05 a.m., the couple’s baby boy weighed a “stout” 9 lbs., 8 oz and measured 23 inches long.

“Special delivery! Another Richardson boy … Maxwell Haze Richardson decided to join the party,” the proud papa writes. “Love! Love! Love!”

The couple — who are already parents to Mason, 6 — revealed their pregnancy in April, sharing a sweet photo of Kristin cuddled up with the Easter bunny.

“So excited to share … The Easter Bunny brought a very special egg this year,” Richardson wrote at the time.

Richardson, along with fellow Backstreet Boys Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter and A.J. McLean, recently stopped by PEOPLE for an exclusive performance of their new single “In a World Like This,” a track off their upcoming album, out July 30.

The fivesome kick off their In a World Like This tour on Aug. 2 in Chicago.

– Anya Leon

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Ali Landry‘s littlest guy is here!

The former model and actress, 39, and her husband, director Alejandro Monteverde welcomed their third child — and second son — on Thursday, July 11, PEOPLE confirms.

Valentin Francesco Monteverde was born in Los Angeles and weighed in at 9 lbs. The newborn shares a birthday with big sister Estela Ines, who turned 6.

After announcing she was pregnant with a baby boy in March, Landry told PEOPLE in June that her newest son’s middle name was inspired by a meeting with the Pope she and her husband had earlier this year during a trip to Rome.

“We got to meet the Pope and he blessed this baby. So part of the name might have something to do with our new Pope,” she says. “The other part of the name we came up with on our own.”

Landry also admitted in July that the couple’s children Marcelo Alejandro, 21 months, and Estela, were wary of their unborn brother.

“[Marcelo] wants to be with me all the time and he’s very much still a baby,” Landry told The Bump.

As for her firstborn, she’s aware “double trouble” is on the way, joked the mom-of-three.

“We were at the doctor’s office and the doctor said, ‘How do you like your little brother?’ And she said, ‘He pulls my hair,’” Landry said. “Then the doctor asked, ‘So what do you think about having a new brother?’ And she’s like, ‘I’m going to be bald.’”

– Anya Leon

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It’s a girl for Alana De La Garza!

The actress, 36, and husband Michael Roberts welcomed their second child on Sunday, July 7, she confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Daughter Liv Elena Roberts was born weighing 8 lbs., 8 oz. and measured 19½ inches long.

“[The second I saw her] I was just overwhelmed with pure joy and love. I know it sounds cliché, but that’s exactly how I felt,” De La Garza tells PEOPLE.

“It feels like our little family is complete. She’s been here a week and I just can’t imagine our lives without her.”

De La Garza and Roberts are also parents to 2½-year-old son Kieran Thomas, who has been busy reveling in his role as big brother.

“He was so excited and in awe! He kept kissing her forehead and saying ‘Baby sista’s not in Mama’s belly anymore!’” she says. “It was one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen and most proud I’ve ever been.”

In February, the former Law & Order star shared that she was expecting a daughter, later adding that her son was eager to meet his baby sister and had even developed a penchant for playing with his mama’s pregnant belly.

“[Kieran] crawled in our bed to cuddle. A minute later I feel his little fingers poking my belly button. I gently move them and tell him to rest,” De La Garza told Latina.

“Thirty seconds later, I feel him poking my belly again! I look over and say, ‘Honey, what are you doing?’ He looks up at me and whispers, ‘I’m playing with the baby!’ I melted.”

– Lee Hernandez

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Anna Chlumsky, who shot to fame as a child star in 1991′s My Girl, has a little girl of her own now.

Chlumsky and her entrepreneur husband Shaun So, both 32, welcomed daughter Penelope Joan So on Thursday, July 11 in New York City, she tells PEOPLE exclusively.

“She’s a really good mix between my husband and me,” the Veep actress tells PEOPLE. “When she’s with him, you see him, and when she’s with me, you see me. She’s a perfect mix.”

“We think she has my mouth, but it’s hard to tell. Even the color of her eyes, they are different in different light. But she has a really full head of hair.”

It’s been quite a week for Chlumsky, who on Thursday also earned her first Emmy nomination for her work on Veep.

“I’m still in shock. When I got the call I wasn’t sleeping because I was breastfeeding my daughter,” she says. “It was neat because it was me and my husband and my daughter all in the room getting the news at the same time. When [my manager] told me, it was that nervous, happy, appreciative laughter. I just laughed a lot! It feels really great to have your work noticed.”

Not surprisingly, Chlumsky is on cloud nine about all the new developments. “I’m really, really happy. I’m just smiley,” she says. “I have this new bundle of love that’s now in my life. She has made my life even better.”

And motherhood? “I’m really surprised how real it is,” she says. “What’s really strange is how fast it happened. You prepare for so long, and all of a sudden the baby’s here … It’s seriously the best thing. Holding her is fantastic. It’s one of the more enjoyable things. It doesn’t get boring at all. I could hold her all day.”

– Tim Nudd with reporting by Paul Chi

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The Hawn-Hudson gang finally got their girl!

Oliver Hudson, 36, and wife Erinn have welcomed their third child, daughter Rio, proud grandma Goldie Hawn announced via Twitter on Thursday.

The couple are already parents to sons Bodhi Hawn, 3, and Wilder Brooks, 5½.

“Welcome Rio! Our first baby girl to join our family!” Hawn writes. “Oliver and Erinn thank you for bringing so much JOY to our lives! #happiness”

Although the former Rules of Engagement star never announced the pregnancy, sister Kate — mom to sons Bing, 2, and Ryder, 9½ — revealed the happy news during an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman in May.

– Anya Leon