Baby Shower

Expecting a daughter via surrogate next month, The Young and the Restless star Michelle Stafford celebrated her baby shower with nearly 70 friends and family on Saturday at the home of Kirstie Alley.

With a theme of “fun, fantasy and fairies,” Michelle and pals Jenna Elfman, Marisol Nichols, Jennifer Aspen and Tracey Bergman gathered at the Tupperware-sponsored party for a traditional English tea, enjoying sandwiches from Chado, scones from Julienne, their choice of over a dozen teas and clotted cream, homemade by Michelle’s mother.

Recounting her “three-year journey through hell,” the two-time Emmy winner gifted those who had helped her most with a Tiffany & Co. ring, saying, “Every time you see my daughter do something good, you’ll know that you were a part of that.”

Guests then played baby Pictionary before leaving with a vanilla bean cupcake topped with a glittery lavender-tinted frosting from Yummy Cupcakes and a Tupperware Cupcake Keeper.

Michelle and Jenna Elfman – Johanna Petersen/Denice Duff

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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.

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It was a Girls Next Door reunion on Wednesday for Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt, who treated their pregnant pal Kendra Wilkinson to a baby shower.

“Kendra was really excited about the shower. It wasn’t a surprise or anything so she was really looking forward to it,” says a source. “She was so happy.”

Kendra, 24, the star of the Girls spin-off Kendra, is in town visiting for the week from her new East Coast home.

She was “so excited to see her good to see her friends,” says the source. “It was just so nice for her to have everyone in the same place. They had a lot of fun.”

Held at Hugh Hefner’s longtime secretary Mary O’Connor’s home just outside of L.A., the shower drew playmates, Kendra’s bridesmaids and other gal pals.

Holly and Bridget arrived early in the afternoon to set up the decorations, which included a lot of blue in honor of the baby boy on the way, Hank Baskett IV.

The house was adorned with plenty of sweet treats — multicolored lollipops, taffy candy, cupcakes and blue “It’s a Boy” banners.

Kendra and her husband, NFL player Hank Baskett, were married in June and are expecting their son on Christmas Day.

– Jennifer Garcia with reporting by Pernilla Cedenheim

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Mom-to-be Ellen Pompeo was joined by 25 friends, including Kate Walsh, Sandra Oh and Rebecca Gayheart, for a baby shower held Saturday afternoon at Katherine Heigl’s home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles.

Ellen and her husband Chris Ivery are expecting a baby daughter in October.

As an eyewitness told PEOPLE, “Ellen looked gorgeous in a white summer dress with her hair in a braided up-do. She seemed very excited to celebrate with her girlfriends.”

The catered, outdoor baby bash was held in the backyard. Umbrellas shielded guests from the heat — L.A. temps reached 104 degrees Saturday — and pink flower arrangements and candles accented the tables.

Guests brought gifts wrapped in girly pink and yellow colors. Many of the gifts – which included a Sleep Sheep toy mobile, Sleepy Safari stacking toys, organic hooded towels and a Kiddopotamus organic swaddle wrap – came from the Juvenile Shop in Sherman Oaks, where Ellen is registered.

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– Pernilla Cedenheim

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Expecting a son later this year, Tracy Mourning celebrated her baby shower on Sunday at Guerlain Spa in The Waldorf Towers in the Big Apple.

Attended by pals like Holly Robinson Peete, the shower toasted the upcoming third arrival for Tracy and her husband, recently retired NBA star Alonzo Mourning.

Baby will join older siblings Myka Sydney, 8 ½, and Alonzo III, 13.

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She’s almost there! With just two weeks to go until her due date on the 25th of this month, Nicole Sullivan celebrated the upcoming arrival of her second son with a baby shower.

Held on Saturday in Los Angeles, the party was hosted by Jayneoni Moore and sponsored by Happy Heinys.

Nicole, 39, received gifts from Skip Hop, Orbit Baby and Serena and Lily.

The new addition will join big brother Dashel Pierce, 2, the Rita Rocks star’s first child with husband Jason Packham.

Nicole is wearing Rachel Pally’s Sleeveless Empire Waist Maternity Dress in Midnight ($275).

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As a recognizable redhead, model Angie Everhart could have gone for an over-the-top baby shower, but instead chose an intimate “sprinkle” hosted by the Hot Moms Club and held at Melissa Joan Hart’s Sweet Harts Sweets on July 17 in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Joined by mom Ginnie and a few pals, including Kristy Swanson, Marla Maples and Maeve Quinlan, the guests created their own sundaes while Angie — who isn’t “one for pastels” — opened her black gifts, including a Quinny Buzz stroller and a Tinky Bebe diaper bag.

Seventh Generation also donated diapers to both Angie and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

With Angie set to deliver son Kayden Bobby on July 29th via scheduled c-section, her friends are lining up to provide support for the new mom.

“I am so proud of Angie! She is so strong, and she will be a wonderful mother as her own mother was to her,” Kristy said. “She has a fantastic family and friends. She knows I will be there for whatever she may need.”

“It doesn’t really bother me,” Angie, who gifted her girlfriends with jewelry from Waxing Poetic, says of single motherhood. “I have so many good people around. I’m not afraid.”

“Angie and I have been friends for over 14 years,” 90210’s Maeve explained. “During that time have shared many life changing experiences together, side by side — dating, marriage, divorce, careers — and through everything Angie has always been a rock for me and hopefully me for her. We have a bond. Kayden is truly a very lucky little boy having this amazing woman as his mother.”

For more details and photos from the shower, pick up the current issue of Life and Style. In addition, Angie’s nursery will be featured in the October issue of Pregnancy, on newsstands this fall.

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Celebrating their baby-on-the-way – a boy! – Tisha Campbell-Martin and husband Duane Martin were joined by celebrity friends for a French Cirque du Bebe-themed shower, held Saturday afternoon in California.

Hosted by family friend Jayneoni Moore, the bash drew pals Samuel L. Jackson, Leah Remini, Cedric the Entertainer, Holly Robinson Peete, Eriq La Salle, Niecy Nash and Pauletta Washington.

Styling by Jennifer Sbranti of Hostess with the Mostess transformed the lavish location into a whimsical wonderland complete with mod elephant vases, monkey statues, zebra-print tablecloths, sparkly crystals and giant ostrich feather “trees” comprised of more than 200 electric blue and golden yellow feathers.

“I was so surprised by everything and how extraordinary the party was,” said the Rita Rocks star, 40. “I am such a control freak and usually plan my parties, but this was the most beautiful – from the people, to the decor, to the food.”

Tisha’s creative, French-inspired menu was catered by The Party Goddess and included an opulent cheese display overflowing with olive pâtés, le petite beef sliders topped with triple cream brie and homemade sweet potato fries dusted with Cajun spices.

Guests sipped on specialty drinks that included a “French Martin-tini, “Toast to Tisha” and fresh blueberry lemonade with mint leaves, – from bartenders in masks reminiscent of Mardi Gras – while sweet tooths were satisfied with Heavenly Cupcakes’ 5-tier tower displaying over 200 gourmet treats.

Due in early fall with a baby brother for son Xen, who turns 8 next month, Tisha was ecstatic about her Peanut Shell-sponsored shower.

“Everyone enjoyed themselves,” said Tisha. “It felt more like a family reunion than anything else, which was just the best!”

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– Jennifer Garcia

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Boom, boom, blue! So was the color spotted everywhere last weekend in San Diego at a baby shower held for Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo and his wife Jaymie, who will be welcoming their own little pea — a boy! — this summer.

With Paper Shouts inviting guests including comedian Jo Koy and fellow Black Eyed Peas member apl.de.ap out to the event with invitations that matched the blue and brown color theme, the afternoon was spent listening to a wide variety of music selected by none other than Taboo’s 15-year-old son Josh, who lent his DJ talents for the celebration. Appropriately, the guests and new parents-to-be also enjoyed a round or two of ‘Guess the Celebrity Baby and Parents!’

The guests were treated to a Mexican and Filipino inspired buffet — symbolizing both the couple’s cultures — with a dessert table covered in chocolate chip cookies, cheese rolls, guava pastries, and mini fruit cakes. As for the main cake, Taboo and Jaymie offered their guests quite the selection! Among the choices provided by Merengue Bakery: chocolate, strawberry, red velvet, yellow cake, white cake, and Cuban style.

When the guests packed up to head home, they were gifted with customized blue, white, and brown m&m’s that had been decorated with the couple’s face inside tiny, baby blue alphabet boxes; As for Jaymie, she was thrilled to receive a few great gifts of her own, among them an Orbit stroller and a Gucci diaper bag.

“The music, food, and having our close family and friends all together supporting another momentous moment in our lives [was my favorite part of the day],” shares Jaymie.

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Ana Ortiz – and her Ugly Betty co-stars! — celebrated the impending arrival of her baby girl with a shower in her honor on Sunday, April 19th. Hosted by the Hot Moms Club and Pregnancy magazine and held at Robert Verdi’s Luxe Laboratory in New York City, the shower brought together castmates America Ferrera, Eric Mabius – who introduced 4-month-old Rylan Jaxson! — Mark Indelicato, Tony Plana, Sarah Lafleur and Vanessa Williams to party with Ana.

Due in July, Ana, 38, had only one request for her Big Apple baby bash — “I didn’t want it too frou frou, frilly, princess-y. You know it’s New York. She’s going to be a hip little kid with a bit of edge!” Mission accomplished!

We’re giving away the gift bag from Ana’s shower this week on CBB — the contest ends Monday, so get those entries in!

Larry Busacca/Getty for PEOPLE for use on CBB — America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rylan Jaxson Mabius, Mark Indelicato, Ana Ortiz, Tony Plana, Sarah Lafleur and Vanessa Williams

Source: PEOPLE, May 4th issue, with photos and quotes for use on CBB

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