Katherine Heigl's Husband Calls New Baby 'The Bomb'

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First Posted: 09-19-09 06:29 PM   |   Updated: 11-19-09 05:12 AM

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Josh Kelley is one proud papa.

"We adopted a baby from Korea, me and my girl, and she's awesome, dude! This girl is the bomb!" the singer, who's married to Katherine Heigl, gushed at a concert Friday night in Oxford, Ohio.

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Josh Kelley is one proud papa. "We adopted a baby from Korea, me and my girl, and she's awesome, dude! This girl is the bomb!" the singer, who's married to Katherine Heigl, gushed at a concert Frid...
Josh Kelley is one proud papa. "We adopted a baby from Korea, me and my girl, and she's awesome, dude! This girl is the bomb!" the singer, who's married to Katherine Heigl, gushed at a concert Frid...
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- julesbh I'm a Fan of julesbh 8 fans permalink

Sweet little baby

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:43 AM on 09/22/2009
- huffyjive I'm a Fan of huffyjive 6 fans permalink
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That's a strange name.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:09 AM on 09/22/2009
- editrix66 I'm a Fan of editrix66 11 fans permalink

I think people should stop being so judgmental. Evidently, Heigl's parents adopted a child, so it is common in her family, and the child has special needs. I am the mother of a special needs child, and I know how challenging, yet wonderful this is. I wish this family all the very best.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:46 PM on 09/21/2009
- jayzam I'm a Fan of jayzam 2 fans permalink

What about adopting American children?? Foreign adoption should be illegal in the US until all American children have been adopted. I agree with the previous posts that foreign children are becoming fashion accessories and American self indulgence and money are fueling these illicit adoption agencies. If someone was truly altruistic and wanted to raise a child, they could get one right here in the US.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:22 AM on 09/21/2009
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Apparently it's hard to adopt here.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:34 AM on 09/21/2009
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I appreciate the view, and to each his own. But children in need of homes are children in need of homes, period. Why are American children more deserving than Korean children?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:14 AM on 09/21/2009
- jayzam I'm a Fan of jayzam 2 fans permalink

My post was not directed at any ethnicity, I suggest you read it again. The reason why American children should be adopted before we look overseas is because we have to take care of our own before we can help someone else. While this is a nationalistic view, it is like an individual family, we should take care of our own first.. The AMERICAN family.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:49 PM on 09/21/2009
- treegirl I'm a Fan of treegirl 5 fans permalink

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

Theodore Roosevelt

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:47 PM on 09/21/2009
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great quote, treegirl.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:36 AM on 09/22/2009
- BetterDays I'm a Fan of BetterDays 33 fans permalink
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Katherine's sister is also Korean. The baby has special needs so I would never criticize their motive.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:24 PM on 09/21/2009
- Doc0976 I'm a Fan of Doc0976 10 fans permalink

A very interesting article in the LA Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fg-china-adopt20-2009sep20,0,401407.story

Again, in no way am I trying to be judgmental or self-righteous, but I think it is important to note that the supply and demand issue is a scourge on the international adoption process that needs to be investigated and addressed immediately. Although this article highlights the issues in China, it is likely that these issues are also endemic in other countries with high international adoption rates.

I am not insinuating that those involved in international adoptions are part and parcel to this problem, but it is worth looking into and people should be cognizant of the methods by which certain countries are able to provide children for adoption.

I'm concerned about countries that are not as mindful about the rights of parents and children but more willing to turn a blind eye to trafficking to turn a profit in an age where borders are no longer an issue for many with the means.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:26 PM on 09/20/2009
- treegirl I'm a Fan of treegirl 5 fans permalink

Doco976,

Your efforts to be a little more sensitive are appreciated. The majority of us in the China adoption community are aware of this problem, and have been for some time. Human trafficking has been a huge problem in China for many years, decades before the onset of their international adoption program. But where there is the opportunity to succumb to greed, people will take it, and international adoption has become another avenue for that. Measures have been taken by the Chinese to address the problem, and an indication that it is working is that the number of children available for adoption in China has drastically declined in the past five years. Parents wishing to adopt a healthy baby now must wait for up to FIVE years to be matched with a child. Most of us understand that this is a good thing. In addition, China has been working very hard to re-focus their efforts on finding homes for the special needs children in their orphanages. These children are more likely to have been truly abandoned, not trafficked, because of the cultural issues involved with the disabled in China.

cont. below

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:04 PM on 09/20/2009
- treegirl I'm a Fan of treegirl 5 fans permalink

One thing that that has not been stated in this thread yet, is that many adoptive parents are "preferential" adopters. This means that they don't need to adopt due to infertility, but rather CHOOSE to adopt. We are not desperate people trying to "get" a baby by any means possible. Our intentions, however misguided others judge us to be, are to simply provide a home to a child that needs one.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:05 PM on 09/20/2009
- Doc0976 I'm a Fan of Doc0976 10 fans permalink

The information you provided in your response is much appreciated.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:12 PM on 09/20/2009
- treegirl I'm a Fan of treegirl 5 fans permalink

Another important point to make in this thread is that the international adoption program in China was a direct result of the one child policy currently in effect and the cultural preference for boys over girls. In China and other countries such as India, there are tens of millions of "missing" women and female children. (By this, I mean that birth rates and sex ratios indicate that there should be more females than currently exist). Infanticide, selective abortion, and neglect resulting in the death of female children is thought to be the main cause. The international adoption program in China was initiated when the sheer numbers of female infants who were lucky enough not to be aborted or killed but were abandoned soon after birth instead, became known to people outside of China. Before about 1990, there was no international adoption program in place, yet the orphanages were overflowing with abandoned children. At that time, it was estimated that the mortality rate for these babies was anywhere from 30 to 90% AFTER they made it to the orphanages. Conditions have improved greatly since 1990, mainly due to the orphanage donations that parents are required to pay, the improvement in the local Chinese economy, and the increase in awareness of the Chinese people that these children existed and could be adopted domestically.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:02 PM on 09/20/2009
- MsLiz I'm a Fan of MsLiz 112 fans permalink
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Koreans are beautiful.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:44 PM on 09/20/2009

Are Asian babies the new fashion accessory?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:03 PM on 09/20/2009
- Epiphany2b I'm a Fan of Epiphany2b 20 fans permalink
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Not at all new. Over the last forty years or so I've known personally dozens of families who have adopted from Asia. Maybe it seems new because there have been several celebrities doing so recently.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:08 PM on 09/20/2009
- treegirl I'm a Fan of treegirl 5 fans permalink

Sorry in advance to anyone who has heard my spiel before:

Here is my standard response to this comment .... If I read one more comment that states the only reason someone adopts a child is "because they want a fashion accessory" or "because they like to collect children" or "because it is trendy" to adopt from a certain country, I believe I will go absolutely insane. A child is not a handbag that you can bring home and then set on a shelf when you are tired of it. I have adopted three times: a son from the US foster care system, and two daughters from China. Parenting is hard work, whether your children are biological OR adopted. It is a huge and lifelong responsibility. And thankless much of the time, as most parents can attest. Whoever makes these stupid statements about children as "fashion accessories" are completely ignorant, and obviously childless. No one in their right mind would subject themselves to so much time, work and responsibility if their only objective was to have a pretty little child to dangle from their arm. I'm sorry that it is so hard to believe, but there are actually people out there, celebrities and commoners alike who have a sincere desire to do something meaningful with their lives. It is not about PR. It is not about being "fashionable". It is about love, compassion, service to others, ...things that you obviously cannot understand.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:17 PM on 09/20/2009
- MsLiz I'm a Fan of MsLiz 112 fans permalink
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Hear, hear. Not to mention the germs they will bring home from school!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:34 PM on 09/20/2009
- Doc0976 I'm a Fan of Doc0976 10 fans permalink

And you called me a troll? Really?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:49 PM on 09/20/2009
- lil11 I'm a Fan of lil11 2 fans permalink

I agree that parenting a child is "hard work". I am not a mother, but just seeing what my parents went through raising my sibling and me is enough to make me wait until I am good and ready to be a parent. What a challenge. Right now the only people on my mind that I would adopt would be my own nieces and nephews. I would prefer having my own children.

Katherine and her husband haven't even been married 2 years and already they are adopting. Wow. I would be interested in having some alone time with my husband seeing that marriage is something that I glamourize about I wouldn't be in the market to share him with a kid so soon. Can't see bringing in a a kid that soon after I tie the knot.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:02 AM on 09/21/2009
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Are all people from westphilly a$$h*oles?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:59 PM on 09/20/2009
- tlgeiger62 I'm a Fan of tlgeiger62 61 fans permalink
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Very sweet photo. I wish them all the best.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:30 PM on 09/20/2009
- dagnew I'm a Fan of dagnew 21 fans permalink

I thought I read a headline that the baby has some developmental issues. I have a grandchild with developmental issues, and if that is the case, I applaud them for having the courage to help such a precious child. Life changes in so many ways, and this child is blessed with new parents who will love her no matter what.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:25 AM on 09/20/2009
- ConjureMan I'm a Fan of ConjureMan 11 fans permalink
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Is that baby gon'na get Obama-care...free?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:14 AM on 09/20/2009
- VOTER I'm a Fan of VOTER 188 fans permalink
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(-)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:31 AM on 09/20/2009
- 2garen I'm a Fan of 2garen 13 fans permalink
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Are you arrogant or ignorant?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:01 PM on 09/20/2009
- ConjureMan I'm a Fan of ConjureMan 11 fans permalink
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None of the above, toots. Jus showin' how utterly ridiculous the lunatic fringe can sound...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:56 AM on 09/21/2009
- Epiphany2b I'm a Fan of Epiphany2b 20 fans permalink
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It might be of interest to such as yourself to know that If you adopt internationally, there is NO state or federal financial assistance to help the family out with medical bills. This from a family who adopted a child (2 years old) who developed severe emotional Reactive Attachment Disorder as well as a myriad of other physical and emotional issues that has cost them several thousands of dollars in care, making it necessary for them to sell their home and move into a small apartment.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:13 PM on 09/20/2009
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OOh Now i can sleep knowing that their family is complete.

Thank you HP for keeping me informed on such grand matters.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:02 AM on 09/20/2009
- VOTER I'm a Fan of VOTER 188 fans permalink
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It is good to know HP gave you the information you sought and the
'clicking on" technique is working for you.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:35 AM on 09/20/2009
- Posterella I'm a Fan of Posterella 15 fans permalink

Wow. I am so impressed with these two. They seem very loving and generous. I'm sure their new little baby will be very happy with them and vice versa.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:00 AM on 09/20/2009
- Faxus I'm a Fan of Faxus 14 fans permalink
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In S. Korea, family is everything, no family no status no nothing. Koreans don't want adopted kids, they want their own so orphans are outcasts. This child will have a wonderful life, opportunity for success and the love of family. Good luck to them, at least they want this child.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:52 AM on 09/20/2009

Was this in reference to some diaper action perhaps?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:53 AM on 09/20/2009
- wietog I'm a Fan of wietog 25 fans permalink
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I thought that if you called something "the bomb" it made you ineligible for adopting.

In other news, Katharine Heigl's husband (I'm sure he LOVES that moniker) calls new baby "homeslice".

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:26 AM on 09/20/2009
- cgracec I'm a Fan of cgracec 16 fans permalink

Lol. I was going to write something alone the lines of that but I chickened out because I thought people would criticize me for digging at his comments when they are adopting, of all things. While I wildly applaud their decision to adopt, his use of "dude", "awesome" and "bomb" made me snicker. Just a bit.

But hey, the poor guy IS married to Katherine Hiegl, so he deserves some slack.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:02 AM on 09/20/2009
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