Baby Watch

Gwen Stefani and hubby Gavin Rossdale went furniture shopping at Sonrisa on Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles last week. Gwen, looking very pregnant, sat down for a little bit while Gavin browsed around.

Katie and Brooke both had babies on the same day, and both are in the battle to lose the post-natal bulge. But who will get in-shape first?

Brooke is looking pretty good, but Katie has hired the service of Buff Brides to get in-shape for her impending wedding to Tom Cruise.

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The bidding war for pictures of Hollywood's biggest stars' babies has begun, and sources tell TMZ the pics for Brangelina's baby joy are reportedly worth more than TomKat's.

Photo agencies tell TMZ that photos of little Suri Cruise are commanding a hefty $500,000 to $1 million each. And if the tabloids get into a bidding war... the pictures could sell for up to $3 million. Starting bids for photos of Baby Jolie-Pitt are double that- between $1 and $2 million.... and could go for over $4 million!

Agents don't like to learn things about their celeb clients from the tabloids, and they especially don't like to find out that their biggest client -- whom they've been selling all over town for feature film roles -- is pregnant.

"Frustration" is a word being used around the offices of William Morris, the agency that reps Britney Spears. "It came as a shock," said one insider.

Kevin Federline avoided answering questions about Britney Spears' alleged pregnancy on LA's Power 106 radio this morning.

When pressed further if the rumors were true, all K-Fed would say was he "wouldn't bet" on it.

The budding rapper did say he spends his days recording music in his home studio and confirmed that Britney was working on a new album as well.

Britney Spears is four months pregnant, Us Weekly reports in this week's issue.

Sources tell the mag that Britney is "100 percent pregnant" and due "Oct. 2 or 3."

The mag goes on to say that Britney "cried her eyeballs out" when a doctor confirmed the pregnancy in February.

THE RUMOR: Brad and Angelina will wed in Namibia.

WHERE IT STARTED: The wedding talk surfaced in early April, when Brad and Angelina uprooted their family to set up camp across the globe in Namibia. Angie, already well into her third trimester of pregnancy, will likely give birth in the African country. The word is that the couple wanted to minimize paparazzi intrusion for the birth. The fact is they could also marginalize the photographers by marrying there

Tom Cruise was able to pull away from his fiance?nd newborn daughter to jet to Rome to talk about his new movie, 'Mission: Impossible III.' Cruise popped in on the rest of the 'M:I:3' cast at the press conference for the film.

Brooke Shields has beaten Tom Cruise to birth. Brooke had a girl, Grier Hammond, just hours before Tom Cruise's fiancee, Katie Holmes, spawned her own baby girl, Suri.

Both sets of mothers and daughters are said to be doing well.

Last year Brooke and Tom, who co-starred together in the 1981 film 'Endless Love,' traded barbs in the media over Shields' use of psychiatric drugs while suffering from post-partum depression. Cruise, a staunch critic of psychiatry, believes the ailment can be treated through exercise and vitamins.

Shields' daughter weighed in at 7 pounds even, measuring 20 inches. Holmes' little bundle of joy weighed in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces and also measured 20 inches long.

Grier Hammond is the second child for Shields and hubby Chris Henchy. The couple's other daughter, Rowan, turns 3 next month.

Suri is the first child for Tom and Katie. Tom has two children: Isabella, 13, and Connor, 11.

UPDATE: 11:05PM ET -- TMZ cameras were outside Tom and Katie's home in Beverly Hills. We caught paparazzi milling around the grounds and cars going in and out. Word is the black Excursion in the video going into Tom's home is his. We spotted that same Excursion leaving the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre shortly before that.

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Scientologist Anne Archer is setting the record straight about so-called "silent birth." Archer, who has been a Scientologist for nearly 30 years and had a child before and after joining the church, says her pregnancy "was much smoother" the second time.

"We did try to keep as quiet as possible," Archer told 'EXTRA.' "We weren't completely successful, but we did the best we could!"

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have jetted off with their two adopted children to Namibia as her due date nears. The couple reportedly plans to stay in Africa for the birth of their child to minimize the danger of out-of-control paparazzi. But Africa could pose an even more serious danger -- namely, malaria.

TMZ contacted Passport Health for their take on pregnant women traveling to Namibia and giving birth there. Carol DeRosa, the Executive Director and head nurse, said, "I would not recommend it. No one would."

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on record discouraging pregnant women from traveling to areas where malaria is prevalent, adding that malaria is a "major risk." Malaria causes high fevers, shaking chills, and rigors that can cause premature birth, miscarriage, and stillbirth.

Tom Cruise took to the air in a 63-year-old airplane as his pregnant fiancee, Katie Holmes, contemplated the birth of their child. Cruise took a P51 Mustang out for a spin Saturday, taking off from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif.

Cruise owns the refurbished 1943 plane and is currently renting a hanger at the airport.

Tom had a co-pilot securely in tow during the ride.

(April 7) -- Just 17 days after giving birth to The Donald's newest apprentice, Barron William Trump, Melania Trump is out and about.

The stunning Mrs. Trump took a ride with 'EXTRA's' AJ Calloway and told all about Donald's personal time with his new baby boy.

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Celebrity magazine editors and the paparazzi are on call 24/7 this weekend, speculating on buzz that Katie Holmes will give birth in complete silence by following Scientology's strict birthing plan.

Since taking-up with the world's number one movie star, Katie, 27, has been a regular at the Celebrity Scientology Center in Los Angeles where she has been learning about the mysterious religion which Cruise, 43, claims guides his every life decision.

Scientologists believe that a woman must deliver her child without any anesthesia or noise during both her labor and birth. Furthermore, they believe that a newborn must not be separated from its mother immediately after birth, under the theory that separation could cause the baby enormous grief.

An employee of the store told TMZ that Spears came in with her assistant and bought a car seat for her baby, as well as a stroller. The Toys 'R Us manager then installed the car seat in the assistant's car.

Shields and her TV writer-producer husband Chris Henchy have announced that their second child, due in May, will be a girl. "I'm thrilled for my daughter to have a little friend," Shields says.

Shields bravely chronicled her battle with post-partum depression in the book 'Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression.' Her outspoken support of antidepressants prompted the criticism of Tom Cruise, a Scientologist who opposes psychiatry and prescription medication to battle depression.

Shields' daughter, Rowan, is 2.