It’s time once again to congratulate those celebrities entering into parenthood:

• Marisa Nichols: The 24 actress and her husband became first time parents earlier today. Nichols and Taron Lexton, a director, welcomed a baby girl just after 2 AM this morning. Although Rain India Lexton wasn’t expected to arrive until October, she still weighed in at healthy 7 lbs., 5 oz.
• Andrew Firestone: The former Bachelor and his new wife, Ivana, have just announced that they are expecting. This news comes just months after their July wedding. The baby - who was apparently conceived right after the nuptials - is due in mid-April. Andrew, who was once engaged to contestant Jen Schefft, has been with Ivana since early 2005.


• Laila Ali: Although she didn’t make the news public until earlier this month, the former Dancing with the Stars contestant and her husband, Curtis Conway, welcomed a baby boy back on August 26. Curtis Muhammad Conway Jr., who weighed in at 6.8 lbs, is the first child for the couple. (Curtis Sr. has three other children from a previous relationship.)

 

• Jenna Jameson: The former porn star - who had already announced that she was pregnant - recently disclosed that she and her boyfriend (mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz) are actually expecting twins. Jameson told her fans through her MySpace blog that she has been spending a lot of time in bed lately. While the rest is not doctor-ordered, she’s had to deal with a lot of a nausea. Fun.

 

• Jonny Lee Miller: The Eli Stone star is about to become a daddy. Although he’s seen his ex-wife (Angelina Jolie) become a mother to six, this will be the first child for Miller and his wife, actress Michele Hicks (The Shield). The newlyweds were just married earlier this year.

 

• Mark Wahlberg: The Max Payne star and his fiancee, Rhea Durham, just welcomed another child together. The baby boy, born last Tuesday, joins a family that already includes a 4-year-old girl (Ella) and a 2-year-old boy (Michael). No wedding date has yet been set for the recently engaged parents.