Katherine Heigl Adopts a Korean special needs baby

[julesce.livejournal.com]

Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley have released the first photos of their 10-month-old daughter Naleigh, whom they adopted from South Korea.

"Katherine, Josh and Naleigh are together and doing well," her rep said in a statement.


Naleigh, a special-needs child, "was actually born the day before me in November, which I thought was really serendipitous and just kind of like a sign," Heigl, 30, said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last week.

Heigl said she named her baby after her mother, Nancy, and her sister, Margaret Leigh, who was also adopted from Korea.

The new issue of Us Weekly reports Heigl and Kelley — who wed in December 2007 — have been preparing for a baby since late last year. That's when they applied to adopt from Korea — completing an exhaustive, 40-page questionnaire that grilled them on everything from personal backgrounds to parenting philosophies.

"Katie and Josh were aware it could take years, so they were being patient," says an insider. Of their willingness to care for a special-needs baby, the insider says, "they are thrilled to have a child in their lives, no matter what the challenges."

EDIT: more pics of Naleigh:







Sources: Us Magazine, Celebrity Babies
mods, this may not technically be kpop news, but I thought it was relevent to omona's interests

Comments

[hellodee16.livejournal.com]

~so prection~

[tigerlark.livejournal.com]

Wow, cute. And good for them!

[leap4detonation.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's so cute. ;~;

[merlinspants.livejournal.com]

that bb is so cute ♥

here (http://seoulfull.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/celebrities-get-together-for-adoption-promotion/) is an article about korean celebs promoting adoption. there's also this (http://www.njarch.org/images/Korea%20Aims%20to%20End%20Stigma%20of%20Adoption%20and%20Stop%20Exporting%20%20Babies%2010-9-08.pdf) for the people who don't think it should happen just in case anyone wanted ~more info~

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

Wow this makes me dislike her a lot less. Naleigh is a little cutie XD

[spread.livejournal.com]

IA.

[mystisblom.livejournal.com]

Aww they are so adorable.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

Does anyone remember that campaign celebrities were doing to encourage adoption within korea and to try and stop babies from being adopted outside of the country? Apparently Korea is like the 4th largest exporter of orphans. Too bad there is such a stigma about adopting in Korea.

http://seoulfull.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/celebrities-get-together-for-adoption-promotion/

[maisoui.livejournal.com]

Apparently Korea is like the 4th largest exporter of orphans. Too bad there is such a stigma about adopting in Korea.

Did not know that. How sad. :(

[kurikuribebi]

Even though this isnt Kpop news, it's alot more interesting than alot of the other stuff that's been posted these days.

[bokchil.livejournal.com]

I'm totally with you here.

[samiee-supastar.livejournal.com]

Aw she is sooo cute!

[canyoucelebrate.livejournal.com]

She's a bitch but at least she has a heart when it comes to babies ^^

[akihoshika.livejournal.com]

really?o.o I never really followed her but I thought she seemed like a nice person....

Man. All of these celebs I didn't know that were bitches suddenly are. aka kanye. Sorry OT XD

[xxsmiiles.livejournal.com]

Woah, I thought that was Gerard Butler for a second. ROFL, I just watched The Ugly Truth a while back.

Naleigh is adorable!

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

I AM HAPPY FOR THEM..every child needs a home.
A BIT RUSHY ON THE PHOTO OP DONTCHA THINK!
One might think you are fishing.

[goto.livejournal.com]

(http://tinypic.com)
:)

[smilez4you.livejournal.com]

awww look at those chubby arms!! :3

[natacha92.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful, I hate her a little less.

[yulins.livejournal.com]

bb is so juicy i wanna eat her up.

[baeraki.livejournal.com]

prection overload ♥

that's a really cute baby.

[freezing-flames.livejournal.com]

Aww~ what a cutie ♥

[freakative.livejournal.com]

♥ i've said this before but those cute chubby arms = omnomnom!!!

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

AW. HOW SWEET!

And I love chub babies, omg. ^__^ So cute.

[daangdanu.livejournal.com]

I can't stand this bitch, but the baby is so freaking adorable!

[iheartomntd.livejournal.com]

cute baby and I'm happy for her and all that good stuff. But I still can't stand her

[waitingtosay.livejournal.com]

this.

[jennyholly2.livejournal.com]

She's so adorable with her chubby arms, aww.

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

omg that baby is freaking adoooorable

and good for them! now a special needs baby has a home and loving parents who can give it the love and care it deserves :D YAY!

[neumi.livejournal.com]

omg cutest fat baby

[jongjin-jaeho.livejournal.com]

aww adorable baby
^___^ so sweet of katherine.