Jared Padalecki Baby Arrives, Second Child 'Home-Birthed'
Jared Padalecki and his wife Genevieve Cortese welcomed their second child this week; a baby boy.
The happy father took to Twitter with the news on Monday, confirming that the child was born at home.
"My amazingly strong wife home-birthed a happy and healthy baby boy last night," Padalecki wrote to his followers. "Please send love."
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The "Supernatural" star and his wife are already parents to 21-month-old son Thomas Colton.
Padalecki and Cortese formerly co-starred on "Supernatural" together and wed in Sun Valley, Idaho in Feb. 2010.
In having a home-birth, Cortese joins thousands of other women who elect a non-clinical setting to welcome newborns. Home-births are often assisted by a midwife and have gained popularity in recent years.
Meanwhile, Padalecki and his wife join several other celebrities who welcomed children this holiday season.
Also on Sunday, Dec. 22, stylist Rachel Zoe and her husband Rodger Berman welcomed their second child, also a baby boy, which they named Kaius.
"As loyal readers of The Zoe Report, I wanted you to be the first to see a picture of the beautiful new addition to our family, Kaius Jagger Berman, aka "Kai," the 42-year-old mother wrote.
The new baby joins big brother Skyler, 2.
"Rodger, Skyler and I are madly in love and will be happily hibernating for the next couple of weeks," Zoe added. "Thank you for all your kind words, as they mean so much to us. Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year!"
Also welcoming a new baby just in time for Christmas was Kate Winslet and her husband Ned Rocknroll. The 38-year-old actress opted to name her son Bear Winslet following his Dec. 7th arrival.
Bear is WInslet's third child; the "Mildred Pierce" star shares a daughter Mia, 13, with ex-husband Jim Threapleton, and a son Joe, 10, with her second ex-husband, Sam Mendes.
