It’s been a while since I’ve seen photos of Nicole Kidman with Keith and their two girls. These are new photos of the family from the weekend – the girls went to a play-date or a birthday party or something. Is it just me or do Faith Margaret and Sunday Rose look a lot like Keith? I barely see any of Nicole in either girl, although I guess Faith is a little ginger, right? Blonde-ginger. Strawberry.

Anyway, there isn’t much to say other than this is a cute family. I’m glad Nicole is no longer holding little Faith like she’s a wiggly sack of potatoes. I’m glad that both girls look like normal little girls, and I like that we don’t see photos of them all the time. Nicole has faults, sure, but she’s not dimple-parading her kids around constantly – we can go full-on months without seeing photos of Faith and Sunday. I don’t know if that’s because Nicole and Keith are still calling Nashville their home base or not – I don’t even think they’ve been in Nashville that much over the past year. It’s more likely that Nicole has just learned to keep her kids more hidden than other celebrities manage.

Oh, and how skinny does Nicole look? She looks really, really tiny in these photos.

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Here are some photos of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards in LA Friday night. Nicole wore this black-and-white Collette Dinnigan dress which… I like? I think? You know how I feel about lace and stuff, but I think this black lace effect was done beautifully, and Nicole definitely does not look like she’s wearing a white tablecloth with a black lace overlay. Well… the belt helps. I’m a little disappointed that Nicole didn’t do a big bouffant, though. I was one of the few that loved her giant, Southern-style, teased-up look the other day, and seeing her on another red carpet with her hair down (save for one strand pulled back with a tiny clip!) is kind of boring.

I have a quick question – does anyone else think Nicole dresses too “girlie” for her age, or is that not a thing? Like, she’s not Zooey Deschanel, a 30-something woman who dresses like a 6-year-old on a sugar high. And it’s not like Nicole is dressing “too young” in the sense that her clothes are too revealing or too “young startlet”. But there’s something that I find too “precious” about Nicole’s red carpet style over the past year. Her style used to be so much more sophisticated and avant-garde, but now it’s just little lace dresses and frills and stuff. I’m guessing it only bugs me.

As for Keith – STOP FLAT-IRONING YOUR HAIR. Enough. You have the same hair as Cojo.

Shall we even discuss Nicole’s lips? There are a few photos where it seems like her bottom lip is a giant, immovable slug. I’m reminded of that photo Michael K just used the other day – go look at Nicole’s vintage, original lips, and then come back and look at her lips in these photos. Dear God.

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Maybe it was just the light, maybe it was just some extra-glossy lipstick, but whatever it was, Nicole Kidman’s lips looked out of control at last night’s Golden Globes. What’s weird is that I actually think Nicole has eased up somewhat on the Botox – her face was moving, she didn’t seem to be made of unbreakable porcelain, she was emoting… and then the lips. Did she just get them done (again) for the Globes? Does she have some kind of permanent lip implant in there? I‘m including some closeups of her face so you can decide.

So, Nicole was at the Globes with her husband Keith Urban. Nicole was there to present – with Clive Owen!! – and promote Hemingway & Gellhorn, the HBO movie she and Clive did together. Nicole wore this studded Versace gown which… on one hand, I like it. It flatters her body, it’s not a sack, it’s not a lace doily, and it’s not overly frilly, which it what Nicole does too often. I like the idea of Nicole in studded Versace – she used to be more rock n’ roll, and studded Versace is always a good idea. That being said, it’s still too light for Nicole. It washes her out. And the bust on the dress makes her tatas look super-fake and bolt-on-y. Which they very well might be, but still.

As for her hair and makeup – just shoot me because I think her hair looked fine. I would complain about another woman with her long hair worn down and worn simply, but it kind of works on Nicole, and I’m not hating it. Her makeup is fine… except for the lipstick, which just draws attention to her lip-jacking.

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These are some newish photos of Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban and their two girls at LAX yesterday, where they flew in from Sydney. Little Sunday Rose gets to walk all by herself (holding the hands of her parents), but little Faith Margaret gets carried because she’s only 6 months old. That makes sense… except… um, is this the right way to carry a six-month old? I don’t know much about babies, true, but are you supposed to just toss them, face-out, over your forearm like a sack of potatoes? I would only hold a baby like that if I thought the baby was going to barf on me – which might be Nicole’s rationale. Little Faith is all “BAAAAAAARF…” and Nicole was like, “Fine, have it your way.” Do mothers have these kinds of arguments with their babies? I’d really like to know.

Would you like to know why Nicole and Keith suddenly seemed to rush back to LA after only a brief visit to Australia? They’re going to meet Prince William and Duchess Kate! Yes, when Will and Kate come through California, the BAFTA organization (which I believe William is honorary president of) is throwing them a major gala affair Sunday night. And Nicole (and Keith?) have been invited! Also invited: Tom Hanks, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kristin Chenoweth, Derek Hough, and maybe Jennifer Lopez and Jack Black. Er… it’s not really star-studded, is it? I mean, Derek Hough? Seriously? I hope Will and Kate get to spend some time with some true A-listers.

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These are photos of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at last night’s CMT Awards. Nic and Keith were the biggest stars there – Taylor Swift is on tour and it just seemed like most country music people couldn’t be bothered – although Justin Bieber was there and he won too (of course). Back to Nicole: Er… the dress is Proenza Schouler Fall 2011. Go here to see how it was featured on the runway. On the runway, the skirt looks fully lined. Nicole, however, opted for the simple, sheer bottom half, and added her own twist – a visible slip. At first I was like, “Bitch, are those your Spanx?” But it’s a slip.

As you know, I’ve been pushing a theory that over the last year – and even more so after little Faith Margaret came into their lives – Nicole has really stopped giving a crap about fashion and styling. She spent so long really, really, deeply caring about fashion and being the thinnest, most perfect figure on the red carpet, but not anymore. Nowadays she has some happiness in her life, she’s married and she’s got two young baby girls, so Nicole is letting it all hang out. I mean that in a good way – I like the Happy Nicole. Happy Nicole looks like she enjoys Southern food and like she might have oatmeal in her hair. Happy Nicole wanders through a red carpet in hideous, unflattering dresses, her slip hanging out, her bangs trauma looking catastrophic. (Just a note: I don’t hate Nicole with bangs in general, but whatever is happening here is just hideous.)

So, my verdict: she looks like ten kinds of hell, but she also looks happier than she has in a long time. Good for her.

PS… I know, I didn’t even get to what’s happening on her feet. Don’t get me started.

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Here are some photos of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, out and about in New York on Friday and Saturday. In some of the photos, Nicole seems to wearing a unfortunate pair of unflattering pants and a billowy white blouse. The blouse and how it catches the breeze, it’s an interesting affect. When I first saw these photos, I thought, “Nicole put on a few pounds – but just a few. Good for her.” When obsessive bump-watchers saw these photos, they started squealing “BABY BUMP!!!” Uh… really?

There are quite a few celebrity ladies who are under bump watch these days, and now it looks as though one more name can be tossed into the pregnancy speculation pool. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were spotted doing a little shopping in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York, and she appeared to be sporting what looks like a baby bump. Is Nicole Kidman pregnant?

Nicole and Keith have two daughters together, Sunday, 2, and little Faith, who was born a few months ago via a surrogate. Keith and Nicole supposedly had problems conceiving a second child, so that is why they went with a surrogate to have Faith. Sometimes when a couple lets go of the stress of trying to get pregnant, they suddenly find themselves expecting a baby, much to their surprise.

[From Babble]

Babble also thinks the other photos – the ones where Nicole’s hair is wet – are evidence of a bump as well. Something about how Nicole is carrying her bag, like she’s trying to hide “something”. Here’s my take: I think that as she gets a little bit older and more content in her married life with two young children, Nicole has stopped caring about two things. One, she’s stopped caring about big, show-stopping fashion. Two, she’s stopped caring about always being the thinnest, most fragile-looking woman out there. Nicole’s current incarnation looks like she enjoys Southern food and anything comfortable. I don’t think she’s pregnant – I don’t know if she’s even capable of being pregnant. What I do know is that I kind of love this version of Nicole. I enjoyed the slimmer fashionista version too, just because I love a good fashion moment and Nicole was an addict for the red carpet. But I think this Nicole is happier. And God bless.

By the way, I love this photo. I think Keith is getting Nicole to smell his breath? And after that, he probably got her to pull his finger.

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These are some new photos of Keith Urban getting a star on the “Music City Walk of Fame” in Nashville yesterday. His wife Nicole Kidman was in attendance, of course. And she was really animated too! She even forced his BotoxFace into a contortion of laughter and pride. That’s about it for the photos, I guess. I mean, that’s all of the “news”. Although I would like to say a few things, of course.

First of all: has anyone else noticed Nicole’s latest style “trend”? She’s been dressing very, very matronly lately, but it’s a unique kind of matronly. If you saw her clothes on a 60 year old, you would be like “Yeah, that makes sense.” But on Nicole, it seems like her high-neck collars and fussy lace details and everything prim and proper… it all seems rather… I don’t know, like she’s trying to do the “sexy librarian” thing. Only I’m pretty sure she’s not really trying to look like some fetishized “librarian” I think Nicole just thinks she looks awesome. The high-neck collar on her blouse is giving me some kind of 1980s flashback. That kind of blouse was the height of ladies’ professional attire circa 1983.

What else did I want to talk about? I guess her BotoxFace, but I was so overcome by the collar I kind of forgot. My favorite photos are the ones where she’s giving that big black guy a “WTF?” look (not really, but the angle suggests it), and the one where she’s laughing and it looks really, really painful. Oh, I love this one too:

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were also at the Academy of Country Music Awards last night, although I don’t think Keith took anything home…? No, he didn’t. He was up for two awards but he didn’t win. Well, at least he and Nic had an excuse to be there. Nicole wore her biggest high heels (Manolo Blahnik) and this fascinating L’Wren Scott dress. I would have loved to have seen this on Taylor Swift… right? Swifty would have looked really cute in it! But on Nicole… I don’t know. The combination of the “python” (I think that’s real python too) and fur detailing…it reads like “dominatrix lite” to me.

I will say this, however: I prefer Nicole in this kind of gear than what she wore throughout the awards season, which amounted to a series of ill-fitting, too-frilly gowns. Remember that fug Christian Dior? Yeah. This is much better. But here’s a question: what’s going on with the fit of L’Wren dresses these days? Penelope Cruz’s L’Wren dress seemed to be oddly tailored too.

Oh, and people are still talking about Nicole’s frozen face. The Mail has an interesting piece (plus photos!) here. I don’t know about her Botox (well, I do), but her lips are seriously out of control. This is what I could find:

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Nicole Kidman in white Christian Dior. Ugh. This was one of my worst dressed picks! I think it’s mostly because I remember the era of red carpet fashion when Nicole Kidman could do no wrong, and the comparison between then and now is so stark. Maybe she just doesn’t care anymore… although I don’t think that’s the case. I think Nicole still cares about fashion. I think she cares very much of this Dior gown. I think Nicole feels this dress is beautiful and that she looks amazing in it. And that’s the problem with Nicole these days – she’s just lost it. “It” being whatever she had that made her so watchable, in films and on red carpets. Oh, and note to Nicole: stop wearing white on red carpets. You are not virginal. You are not bridal. You are pale, and white makes you look like you’re glowing (not in a good way) and nearly translucent.

Anyway, this dress was so fug and unflattering that I wasn’t even paying attention to Nicole’s ugly hairstyle, or her fug shoe shoice, OR her giant diamond choker. I dislike all of it! Those little strands of hair in her face are tragic, while the vintage Fred Leighton choker is… okay. But not really with this fug dress, with this hair. And when did Nicole develop this epic shoe problem?!

Last thing, a note to Keith Urban: CHANGE YOUR HAIR. You do not need to flat-iron your junk every single day!!!

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I just spent way too much time looking through photos of Nicole Kidman and her Lips of Doom. No, seriously, I wasn’t really trying to look at her lips, but they were like an alien tractor beam sucking me in. My real purpose for going through the Kidman photo archives was to see if we had any photos of her wearing this cross necklace mentioned in the following story. Unfortunately, we don’t have any photos of it. So… picture it in your brainsicles: a big, expensive-looking diamond and emerald cross pendant necklace. That’s what Keith Urban gave Nicole Kidman as a “push present” for baby Faith.

She didn’t give birth, but Nicole Kidman still got a “push present” from husband Keith Urban when their baby daughter Faith was born to a surrogate.

According to a friend, Keith designed an emerald-and-diamond cross that he gave Nicole soon after Faith was delivered.

“Keith worked with a jeweler, but he pretty much came up with the look,” a friend explained. “He spent around $120,000.”

[From In Touch Weekly, print edition]

My only criticism is that it shouldn’t be called a “push present”. Just in general, I find that term very patronizing, and in this particular case, inaccurate. That being said, I like the idea of a man giving his wife/baby-mama a significant piece of jewelry upon the birth of their child. I think it’s a lovely way to mark the occasion, and it’s a tradition that works. Just don’t call it a “push present”. Especially when another woman did the pushing, for the love of God.

Photos courtesy of WENN.