In a year when the Victoria Beckham birthed a mini-me Posh for a 2029 'Spice Girls Spawn' revisited tour, and more importantly a scrabble partner she can contend with, while Holly Wolloughby sprung forth a small cheese wheel we can also celebrate our very own birth here at entertainment.ie.

ION, born with mild complications just over six months ago is now doing rather well. Our very first official TV platform was christened after a show fronted on The Simpson's called 'Eye on Springfield'. Thank you Kent Brockman. The littler is already up on their hinds and is busy shuffling around Dublin and beyond, celebrating Bob Dylan, cutting it with The Scissor Sisters and The Saturdays (where Una Healy chatted about her own expected with fiance Ben Foden), and dribbling over the likes of Dara O Briain, Jedward, JLS and Christopher Mintz-Plasse aka McLovin. We hope to see the little tike running around and potty trained very soon.

Black Swan Oscar winner Natalie Portman feathered her nest for a little boy with her dancer man. The stunning and talented Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem gave birth to a child that will have no family legacy or genetic prowess to live up to... However, that little Babóg will still have less pressure on him than the heir to Hip-Hop and the Beyoncé/Jay-Z global mega empire. And fans of 30 Rock congratulated the birth of Jenny Maroney's little boy. While, Lily Allen gave birth to a baby girl in November.

But, the one emergence this year that has to be mentioned is the one that should never have seen the light of day, and that had to be the birth of Amanda Brunker's musical career at Oxegen. Incidentally, she is the only 'celeb' to feature in both "Births of 2011" and "Deaths of 2011".

2011 Late Arrival: Westlife's Kian Egan and his missus Jodi Albert had a little boy named Koa, which sounds remarkably like a South Korean car manufacturers, a last minute Westlife cover of "Baby, you can drive my car," is invariably in the works. While we're at it, Piers Morgan's wife furnished him with a boy. The night feeds must be getting to him. Kate Hudson, Hilary Duff, Jessica Alba and many others are also were/are in the family way.

PS. Andrea Corr announced she was pregnant, as did as did Charile Brooker and Konnie Huq... Even if you are with child Charles, my little Brooker candle still burns brightly on my window ledge...