6.09.2006

Our Messiah.

The world's most highly anticipated baby is here. While you may think I'm talking about Alex's baby-in-a-burger, I am referring, in fact, to baby Brangelina. Before showing you a picture, let's get some background on the baby.

Her name:
Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. Shiloh (does anyone else agree with me that this is a boy's name?) is Hebrew for peaceful, though it can also be used to refer to the messiah. Nouvel is a masculinized form of the French word for "new" (the real masculine form is nouveau, or feminine nouvelle). Jolie means pretty. And Pitt means, well, pitt. In summation? This baby is a pretty new messiah (pitt). Now, if this wasn't the kid of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, I would say that that's a pretty lofty name to give your child. But you never know, maybe this is our messiah.

Her birthplace:
Shiloh's first glimpse of the world happened in the Cottage Medi-Clinic in Swakopmund, Namibia. It may not look like much, but the 70-bed private hospital, says a source, features a modern maternity ward.
And if you're thinking "Born in Namibia? What?!" don't worry. Not only did Angelina fly in three doctors from Cedars-Sinai so she wouldn't have to worry about Namibian nurses tending to her baby, Shiloh also has a $9 million oceanfront house in Malibu to go home to. She'll be fine.

More interesting facts:
- 57% of Namibia's population think that Shiloh's birthday should be a national holiday
- For the final two months of her pregnancy, Pitt, Jolie, and the Jolie-Pitt children stayed in the Burning Shore resort, spending $5,000 a night (quick math: that's $300,000 for their lodging alone in Namibia).
- It is being said that the baby has "mom's plush lips and dad's blue eyes." As if it wasn't going to be pretty enough already.

And, finally, the picture...


(What I'm most curious about on this cover is the "Car Crash Mix-Up: What Went Wrong.")

Poor Jennifer Aniston. At least she gets Vince Vaughn. That's compensation for no longer being married to Brad Pitt. Right?

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