This year has been an intense one in a lot of ways, but there were plenty of moments of joy and light as well — thanks, in part, to the new lives that were brought into the world. A ton of celebs had babies in 2020 or got pregnant in 2020, and several even became first-time parents.
There's nothing quite like becoming a parent for the first time. No matter how prepared a new mom or dad is, there's really no accounting for what it's actually going to be like. The learning curve is steep, but so rewarding. Any parent has to go through being a complete newbie once, and these celebs just happened to do it during one of the most challenging years ever. Total rock stars.
For anyone who needs a little infusion of joy as 2020 winds down, check out these celebs who became new parents to the cutest kids during this crazy year.
Cameron Diaz & Benji Madden
Ashley Graham
In January, the model started off the year on a high note when she gave birth to her first child. She and her husband, cinematographer Justin Ervin, named their son Isaac Menelik Giovanni. Throughout her new motherhood journey, Ashley has been real about everything from coming home with stretchmarks to breastfeeding.
Malika Haqq
Khloe Kardashian's BFF Malika Haqq gave birth to a baby boy in March. She named him Ace Flores, and he doesn't know it now, but his playdates are going to be with some of the richest celebs in the world. Must be nice, little Ace. Wanna trade lives? We'd love to hang out with Stormi or North for a day.
Hope Solo
The world works in mysterious ways. In March, soccer star Hope Solo gave birth to twins after miscarrying twins two years prior. Not only did she get one rainbow baby, but she was blessed with two. She named her little ones Vittorio Genghis and Lozen Orianna Judith. So sweet.
Rachel Bloom
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend creator and star Rachel Bloom had her first kid in late March, and she welcomed her daughter into the world with a pretty rockin' playlist. Makes sense since Rachel's show was a musical. She said on Late Night with Seth Meyers that her playlist included "Space Jam." She joked, "You know, I was making a labor playlist, and I was like, 'What's going to make me happy? And what's going to make me wanna push a baby out?' There was only one answer."
Jodie Turner-Smith & Joshua Jackson
Actress Jodie Turner-Smith had a hard road to becoming a first-time mother in April. She was in labor for a whopping four days while giving birth at home. After that lengthy labor, she finally welcomed her daughter Janie into the world. "Every stage of my pregnancy brought its own challenges and lessons," she told British Vogue. "Nobody really teaches you about what your body goes through to bring a child into the world until you're actually doing it."
Jill Wagner
Christmas came early for Hallmark star Jill Wagner. She welcomed her first child, a girl named Army Gray, in April. "Here is my heart. My life is finally complete," she wrote on Instagram to announce Army's arrival. And even after having a baby, Jill got back to work in no time as the star of The Angel Tree, which was included in this year's Hallmark holiday slate.
