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2009 started off with the birth of Jennifer Garner and Ben Afleck‘s baby girl, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Afleck on Jan. 6 , allowing big sister Violet to dodge the bullying name bullet on the playground. Although Ben told Entertainment Tonight he wouldn’t reveal the origin, he forgot about Google and the definition was only a click away.

Nicole Richie loves motherhood! On Sept. 9, big sister Harlow welcomed baby brother Sparrow James Midnight Madden to the world. Seriously, why do these celebrities keep giving these kids names that make them optimal bullying targets on the playground?!

By way of surrogate, Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick postponed the on-the-outs talk and welcomed two twin baby girls. On June 23, their two bundles of joy arrived: Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge in Ohio… who will for sure inherit an amazing shoe collection.

The ever controversial Elisabeth Hasselbeck gave birth to a son Isaiah Timothy in August, which barely made a blip on the radar. However, the silence that ensued while she was on maternity leave was greatly appreciated.

After denying the rumors for months, Jennifer Hudson‘s baby bump with fiance David Otunga finally came out after the singer’s baby shower. On Aug. 11, Hudson gave birth to baby boy, David Daniel Otunga Jr. In an interview with Oprah, the Oscar winner gushed about her son and how she intended to spoil him this Christmas.

Sexy Irish actor, Colin Farrell, successfully seduced Alicja Bachleda with his lustful brogue while filming Ondine. The couple began dating earlier this year and Bachlea became baby mama #2 of son, Henry Tadeusz Farrell on Oct. 7. Farrell is currently blessed with a 5-year-old son, James, with model Kim Bordenave. Each blessed with sexiness, here’s hoping those sons have the sexy Irish brogue super power.

A few short weeks after filing papers to divorce his wife of 28 years, Mel Gibson walked the red carpet with Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva. Not long after, sources confirmed that the woman who ended the marriage was pregnant with Gibson’s eighth child … surprise, surprise! Grigorieva gave birth to a baby girl on Oct. 30.

Confirming that Victoria’s Secret Angels have bodies we’d all kill for, Heidi Klum graced the pink carpet at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in NY after giving birth to daughter Lou Samuel on Oct. 9 a few weeks before.

Proving beautiful people make beautiful babies, fellow Victoria’s Secret Angel Gisele Bundchen and husband Tom Brady finished the year with what will probably be a to-die-for set of genes given to their son, who’s name has yet to be confirmed. Brady insists the name will be simple. I’m thinking: hottie. Too literal?