Jeannie Mai reveals newborn’s name and the inspiration behind it, plus more celebs who had babies in 2022
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_ On Jan. 11 — nine months after they married — “The Real” host Jeannie Mai Jenkins and rapper Jeezy welcomed their first child together. “I asked God for a life of love and happiness. He sent me my family. Baby Jenkins is here,” she shared on Instagram after giving birth. On Jan. 20, she revealed their child’s name: Monaco Mai Jenkins, though the couple have yet to reveal the baby’s gender. The name is inspired by a trip she and Jeezy took to Monaco where they talked about their future goals and dreams. This is Jeannie’s first child. Jeezy is also a dad to three kids from previous relationships. RELATED: Celebrity kids then and now: See how they’ve grown
_ “Bachelor in Paradise” season 4 winners Raven Gates and Adam Gottschalk — who married in April 2021 — welcomed their first child, a son, in Dallas on Jan. 18. “Little man made it,” Adam shared on his Instagram Story. “Had emergency C-Section after pushing for about an hour and a half. Mom and baby are doing very well.” RELATED: Celebs who are expecting babies
_ Model Ashley Graham gave birth to twin boys on Jan. 7 — almost two years after welcoming her first child with husband Justin Ervin, son Isaac, in 2020 — she announced on her Instagram Story later that day. “Justin and I are so excited that our baby boys are here. They were born early this morning at home and are happy and healthy,” she shared. RELATED: See Hollywood stars’ tween and teens then and now
_ On Jan. 8, “Skins” and “Maze Runner” franchise star Kaya Scodelario announced that she and her husband, Broadway performer and “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” star Benjamin Walker, had welcomed their second child. “You made it here little one Starting the new year with so much love in our hearts & in our home,” she captioned a photo of the three of them in the hospital, adding, “Plus poop and puke, lots of that too.” The couple are also parents to a son born in 2016.
_ Retired figure skater Michelle Kwan is a mama! The two-time Olympic medalist — who in December 2021 was nominated by President Joe Biden to become the next ambassador to Belize — took to Instagram on Jan. 5 to announce that she’d given birth to her first child, daughter Kalista Belle Kwan. “I’ve always wanted to be a mom and, to me, she’s a perfect miracle. I had a hard time picturing what she might look like yet it seems like she’s been in my life forever. This has been a challenging journey to motherhood (not to mention a very long labor!!!) and I’m glad I never gave up. I feel so grateful to have had the support of so many during this time, including my fertility doctor, doctors and nurses who looked after me, friends that shared their stories, and of course, my family & my [heart] who I could not live without,” she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of her daughter and a time-lapse video of her growing baby bump (she had not previously announced she was expecting and has not shared the identity of her child’s father). “As people closest to me know, I’m always full of surprises and tend to keep my personal life private. And, I’ve wanted to share this happy news for many months but each milestone seemed to be exciting and daunting at the same time. Each step of the way, I knew that there was still more time needed until I could hold her in my arms. Here’s a quick montage of the last 9 months to catch you all up,” she continued, adding, “Also, I want to send my best to all the moms out there (as we all know, moms rule the world!). And, I wish anyone trying to conceive in any which way (ivf, iui, surrogacy, adoption and naturally) all the success and love. You’re not alone on this path and I’m pulling for you.”
How Celebrities Proposed To Their Significant Others
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Union shared on Live! With Kelly and Michael that Wade planned the proposal with his two children from his previous marriage to Siohvaughn Funches, Zaya and Zaire. While everyone was at their home, which was under construction at the time, Wade’s children initiated the proposal.
“The [kids said], ‘We want to do a presentation for you.’ So I thought they were gonna do, like, a skit or a song or something,” Union said. “So me and [Wade] turn around, and they’re like, okay, now! And we turn back around, and they’re holding signs that say … ‘Will you marry us?’”
Wade’s children had brought the subject of marriage up to Union before, so she initially didn’t think the signs were meant to be taken seriously. She realized the proposal was sincere, however, once Wade got down on one knee. She said yes to his proposal, and they tied the knot in 2014. They welcomed a daughter, Kaavia, in 2018.
Erie history in photos: The Landsdowne, a GE picketer on horseback, Waterford Academy, more
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The Landsdowne is shown on Presque Isle Bay, Jan. 24, 2006, at the end of the Sassafras Street pier that would become the home of the Bayfront Convention Center. The ship was built in 1884 as a railroad car ferry. In the 1980s it was converted into a floating restaurant that operated in Detroit until the late 1980s or early 1990s. In 1999 it was towed to Erie and sank at its moorings on Dec. 25, 2005. It was scrapped in Buffalo, New York in April 2009.
On Jan. 23, 1975, a Radio Shack advertised in the Erie Daily Times various deals including a Micronta quartz crystal digital electronic watch that was accurate to “+/- 1 minute per year.” The watch was on sale that day for $88, which would be about $460 in 2022 dollars. At the time, Radio Shack had locations at the Eastway Plaza in Harborcreek Township and in the KMart Plaza, then called Plaza 79, at 2419 W. 26th St. The retailer, which once operated more than 5,000 outlets nationwide, closed more than 1,700 stores in 2015 after filing for bankruptcy, including four Erie County locations and one in Meadville. The KMart Plaza store remained in operation the longest, closing sometime after March 2017.
St. Paul Catholic Church, 1617 Walnut St., in Erie’s Little Italy neighborhood, is shown on Jan. 15.
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Jodie Sweetin on the ‘joy’ of turning 40: ‘Your time on this planet is very limited, so you better f*****g enjoy it’
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Mining kids’ original thoughts as a source of entertainment has a long and cute history, from Johnny Carson’s reading of school-age kids’ letters on the Tonight Show in the 1970s and Rosie O’Donnell sharing children’s jokes on her 1990s talk show, to Jimmy Kimmel featuring kids in video bits and, of course, the ongoing series Kids Say the Darndest Things and Kids React. But with Recess Therapy — the runaway-hit Instagram series that asks kids on the street to weigh in on topics from superheroes to climate change —creator, host and producer Julian Shapiro-Barnum is looking to shift from that groundwork. “I use it kind of as a counter text [to the] vetted kids who have gone through probably a couple rounds of interviews,” he tells Yahoo Life. “I’ve always found what makes Recess Therapy special is that it can be any kid — no studio … [or] casting call or anything. It’s really just the kids walking around Brooklyn.” And unlike some of the historic ways of approaching kids and their humor, he adds, “I try to meet them exactly where they’re at and, like, feel like a peer with them a little bit.”
Nick Cannon says he’s insecure about his ‘skinny’ body when having sex
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Yahoo Life Videos
Mining kids’ original thoughts as a source of entertainment has a long and cute history, from Johnny Carson’s reading of school-age kids’ letters on the Tonight Show in the 1970s and Rosie O’Donnell sharing children’s jokes on her 1990s talk show, to Jimmy Kimmel featuring kids in video bits and, of course, the ongoing series Kids Say the Darndest Things and Kids React. But with Recess Therapy — the runaway-hit Instagram series that asks kids on the street to weigh in on topics from superheroes to climate change —creator, host and producer Julian Shapiro-Barnum is looking to shift from that groundwork. “I use it kind of as a counter text [to the] vetted kids who have gone through probably a couple rounds of interviews,” he tells Yahoo Life. “I’ve always found what makes Recess Therapy special is that it can be any kid — no studio … [or] casting call or anything. It’s really just the kids walking around Brooklyn.” And unlike some of the historic ways of approaching kids and their humor, he adds, “I try to meet them exactly where they’re at and, like, feel like a peer with them a little bit.”