Nicole Kidman Gives Birth To Girl

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As with most new parents, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban might have difficulty telling what day it is.

No matter. From here on out, they'll have a little Sunday every day.

The Oscar-winning actress and her country-star husband welcomed a baby girl on Monday, then named her after the day before.

"Earlier this morning Nic gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban," read the message posted on Urban's Web site. "We want to thank everybody that has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We feel very blessed and grateful that we can share this joy with all of you today."

The first baby for Kidman and Urban, Sunday weighed 6 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces, according to Paul Freundlich, a publicist for the singer. There was no immediate explanation for the name, though one thing is certain: She'll never be upstaged by the likes of Suri, Apple, Moses, or Shiloh.

Sunday _ not the day on which she was born, lest she be associated with the beginning of the work week _ joins a long list of offbeat celebrity baby names, from Suri (of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes), to Apple and Moses (of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin) and Shiloh, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's most recent addition.

Kidman and Urban married in June 2006. She has two children, Isabella and Connor, from her marriage to Tom Cruise. Cruise filed for divorce in February 2001 after 10 years of marriage, and the divorce was finalized later that year.

Kidman, 41, won an Oscar for her role in the 2002 film "The Hours."

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During a concert Saturday in Nashville, Urban said, "I'm going to dedicate a song to my very, very, very, very, very pregnant wife" before singing his hit, "Better Half."

Urban, 40, won a Grammy in 2006 for best male country vocal.

The couple, who were both raised in Australia, have a home in Nashville.

In a recent radio interview in Nashville, Kidman revealed that Urban had been getting hands-on in preparation for the birth by attending Lamaze lessons, saying, "He doesn't know the name (of the classes), but he has been very good at it!"

So when will Sunday's birthday finally fall on a Sunday? That won't be until 2012, when she turns four.

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On the Net:

http://www.keithurban.net/site.php

Comments

[MyGuyO]

Congratulations to the happy couple on the birth of their daughter. Nicole deserves to be happy.

[lisakaz2]

Good luck to them and congrats.

[H215]

Congrats to them, and I wish them much happiness.

[trinity]

I'm happy for both of them but especially Nicole...H­opefully this helps to relieve some of the pain and sorrow from her repeated miscarriages.

[Venise Alstergren]

And I had breakfast this morning!!!­!!!!!!!The cleaner and I have just had a cup of coffee!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!200 million people in Asia had babies today!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!The price of petrol has gone through the roof !!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!Aust­ralia is paying the price that everyone else will have to pay in order to combat global warming!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!! George Bush and John McCain want to bomb the sheet out of Iran!!!!!!!!!The seas are rising!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!Hairy Nosed Wombats are almost extinct!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­God is dead!!!!!!!!!!!!

And you, and your pathetic, twee little girls with the lights of celebrities in their eyes think 200 million extra mouths to feed pales into insignificence comparted with some anorexic, utterly self-centred, and rather plain redhead at that, has had a baby as well. Where the hell have you all parked your brains?????????
Do none of you have any sense of balance???­??????????­???

[SouthpawSass]

If you make everything all CAPS, then it looks as though you're yelling. Much more effective when trying to convey anger... Let me show you:

"DAMMIT PEOPLE, IT DOESN'T MATTER!"

See the difference?

[HamletsMill]

Venise,

There are some people in this world who bring happiness to others BECAUSE THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS.

Here are a few (one of which is the Great Keith Urban):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v==N2wxL1N1U4g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip_mB6DWXv0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m0UnlrEI9Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWLw7nozO_U

Artists sustain our souls so we can try to solve the problems of the world.

Nicole Kidman was absolutely brilliant in "The Hours".

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Urban on the birth of their beautiful baby daughter. May they have every happiness.

PS
WTF is a name like "Venise" anyway?

[Trueheart]

I like Venise Alstergren has a certain clang to it. Don't ever change it Veni.

[haimchaim]

do you not have a sense of humour in your bones??
it's a happy day for every one, so wake up and smell the roses....

[doctorwang]

Do I denote a touch of jealousy, Venise? If so, there is no need for it. I just found instructions online on how you can make your very own baby Sunday:

BABY SUNDAY

Ingredients:

1 baby
1 quart vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup chopped nuts
8 oz. whipped cream
4 oz. semi sweet chocolate morsels
2 - 3 maraschino cherries

[sustainable]

"And you, and your pathetic, twee little girls with the lights of celebrities in their eyes" - and yet here you are.

[cblcar]

How nice that they gave their daughter a normal name like Rose. Very sweet and old fashioned. I wish their little family all the best.

[mbh78213]

It's "Sunday Rose." If that were my name, I'd definitely go by "Rose."

[castlerider]

I love Nicole. She is a sweet lady who is a commited, very hard worker. Her passion exudes in all of her films, even the ones not that successful. She seems very deserving of much happiness. I think a lot of people hated Cruise for doing her like he did, including me.
At the same time, Keith seems a lot better match for her, so good move after all. Especially now since there's a precious little child. Only God can make a baby.
I wish them all much happiness. She's a Cancer with a Virgo moon. Water, with Earth within. How cool..
Congrats, Nic and Keith.

[Jazzylady26]

hope it don't look like casper the ghost, lol.

[mcole]

you're disgusting

[tasukibeth1]

You guys are jerks. She has had multiple miscarriages and had finally managed to have the child she always wanted. And she did it quietly without having to rent a country to give birth in.

Instead all you can do is make botox and scientology jokes. Nuts to you.

[wbateman]

I'm the pappy.

[Trueheart]

This is amazing. My cat had a litter of kittens in the early morning hours of Monday, July 7th 2008. There are 3 of them--which is small for a litter. There's an all black one and two grey ones. They have big heads and tiny feet like Keith Urban. We are thinking about naming them Nicole, Keith and Tom.

[jethrock]

Shouldn't the headline to this be:

Nicole Kidman Releases Thetan to it's New Form as a Human Girl

[Agentlady007]

HA! Ha! ha!

Funny. (It actually is a nice heading.)

[wanked]

I thought by looking at NK that she had a few months to go!!!!!! WOW Congrats!

[GQTaste]

I only hope the kid doesn't come out botoxed to death. Both parents should have stock in the company. I esp. love it when grown men over do their faces w/ plastic surgery and botox. oh, and of course highlights in their hair and hair extensions for Keith.

That's not his real hair. And whats the deal w/ Nicole's attraction to short dudes? Her whole life she's going to have to watch what she wears w/ shoes.

[rzan]

Nicole is a beautiful, highly intelligent and talented woman. She has it all. But I think she has picked another winner as a husband. He has a drinking problem, I understand. However, I do wish them well, and I am sure this is one of the happiest times of their marriage, welcoming a new little girl.
(I really like the name).

[Hagrid]

Congratulations, dear girl!
And Keith too!