Call it baby's first photo op. On Saturday, Halle Berry's striking, smiley and until now only fuzzily seen 5-month-old daughter Nahla Ariela was captured by a contingent of paparazzi as she hit the Los Angeles Zoo with her mom and grandma (see many more pics of the three generations of Berry women here). Not along for the animal outing was Gabriel Aubry, the Oscar winner's model beau, although speculation about their three-year romance has ramped up thanks to the substantial sparkler the actress was flashing on her all-important finger. While her rep isn't commenting, Halle has repeatedly made it clear that after two disastrous marriages (to baseballer David Justice and singer Eric Benet), she considers her bridal days over. "I will never, never get married again," she declared to In Style last year. "Actually, it's just that now I've come to a place where I think two people can share their lives without the ring, without the piece of paper."

Ashlee shows off her bump (and her questionable taste in scarves) at an event in Canada.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is waging her own version of the battle of the bulge over tabloid reports that claim she's packed on too many pregnancy pounds. "Today I read on a blog that I went to the doctor and he said I was overweight and I cried and went to Planet Blue (because I was blue) and bought six pairs of size zero jeans," the warbler, 23, writes on her MySpace page. "Now, it is ridiculous to read such nonsense about oneself so I thought I would address this one." According to Ashlee, "My doctor says I am right on target with my weight gain [and I] have not been to Planet Blue in at least two years." What's more, she says, "[I] love my maternity jeans -- they have stretchy tops. It is awesome!" As for her "closetful of size zeroes," she reveals those are currently being sported by her skinny pants-loving hubby, Pete, "and he looks hot in them." Despite the rumors, Simpson is feeling some serious incubation elation, and she gushes how "carrying a child is the most inspiring, emotional, amazing experience of my life. My weight and my pant size are the absolute last thing I am concerned about. I am only concerned with having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. People who talk and judge pregnant women's weight need to get a life!!!" Meanwhile, when he's not shimmying into Ashlee's hand-me-downs, Wentz is serenading her belly. He tells People he sings to their tot "late at night ... Baby's gotten a couple lullabies."

When your wife is going through the effort of gestating twin girls, it's usually a good idea to speak of her in nothing less than saintly terms. Alas, Jerry O'Connell still needs a little practice on the flattery front. He tells People his more statuesque half, Rebecca Romijn, is "getting bigger by the day," and she needs to be fed regularly or there will be hell to pay. "Meals are not missed," he attempts to quip. "We promptly hit them and if we're a little late, then ... somebody's not happy." Jerry says the actress' cravings currently include soy cream cheese, which he complains is tough to track down, although probably not as tough as growing two Jerry O'Connell-shaped human beings. "It's crazy, right? Can't be cream cheese. Soy cream cheese," he says. "Do you know how difficult it is to find soy cream cheese? It's usually in the corner of the supermarket someplace!"

Mrs. Beckham, with sons Cruz and Romeo, gives her patented Posh smile to photogs in London.

Four months ago, David Beckham told Ellen DeGeneres that he and wife Victoria were "working" on giving sons Brooklyn, 9, Romeo, 5, and Cruz, 3, a sibling, but their family planning is currently in a holding pattern. "I can't even think about having another baby right now. The boys take up so much of my time," the twiggy, promotional-minded Posh tells the London Daily Mirror in between shilling for her new perfume, Signature. "Life is busy in L.A. because Brooklyn's got football, Romeo's got gymnastics and Cruz has break-dancing. Plus, they have school commitments. They start school again next week so we all have to go uniform shopping now." The Beckhams also have no plans to join the celebrity adoption brigade. "We really respect people who go through adoption," explains Vicky, "but it's not something we have considered as we have our hands full with the three children we do have!"