Mariska Hargitay

Arrival date: June 28
It's a... boy! His name is August
Proud papa: Husband Peter Hermann, an actor who has guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
And baby makes... three. This is a first baby for the couple, who got married in 2004.
Pregnancy diary: August was born on Wednesday at 3:21pm in Los Angeles. He was a week overdue and weighed 10 lbs. 9 oz. (June 29)... Mariska tells TV Guide that she's never been happier in her life. "This is all I ever wanted," said the mom-to-be. "It's going to be all baby, all the time. Now that she's on maternity leave, she said she's going to "wear a big muumuu, meditate, do prenatal yoga, get massages and lie in bed and pop chocolates" (April 3)... According to Us Weekly, Mariska had a baby shower in NYC's Soho Grand hotel. Some of her Law & Order costars -- like Diane Neal and Tamara Tunie -- were in attendance. Mariska asked that guests bring gifts that represented themselves. Diane got her baby Pumas and Pittsburgh native Tamara got the little fella Steelers attire. Additionally, Us reports that she's due in June (March 5)... In her new blog, Mariska writes that she's "loving every minute" of her pregnancy and "so excited to be a mom." She also reports that the L&O:SVU producers decided not to make Olivia pregnant. So she'll go on maternity leave in March and will be replaced by a "special guest star" (January 13)... The actress's spokesperson confirms she's expecting (Nov. 30).

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