• January 26, 2004
• Vol. 61
• No. 3

Kate Delivers!

After a Stylish Nine Months, Actress Kate Hudson Makes Goldie Hawn a 'Glam-Ma' with the Arrival of Her First Child, Son Ryder Russell Robinson.

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From PEOPLE Magazine

Ryder Russell Robinson takes his middle name from his grandpa Kurt Russell. But even Grandpa is having a hard time figuring out whether his namesake more closely resembles Mom (actress Kate Hudson, 24) or Dad (rocker Chris Robinson, 37). "He looks a lot like Chris," says Russell, whose longtime love is Hudson's mom, Goldie Hawn. "But then I came back last night and said, 'He looks a lot like Kate.' And then I saw Chris's brother Rich and thought he had a lot of Rich too. You do that with babies. It's the great fun."

The fun has only just begun for the close-knit Hollywood clan, who welcomed 8 lb., 11 oz. Ryder on Jan. 7 in Los Angeles. Hudson, who delivered via C-section, "looks so at peace," says pal Naomi Watts, her costar in last year's Le Divorce. "The three of them are gorgeous, and the baby is beautiful."

And every inch as stylin' as his hippie-chic parents—not to mention his grandma Goldie, 58. "[Kate's brother] Oliver said, 'You are not gonna be Grandma, you are gonna be Glam-ma!' " says Russell, 52, whom Hudson calls Pa. (Kate and Oliver's father, musician Bill Hudson, split from Hawn in 1980.) Now that the "really cute" Ryder is finally here, "it's quite an amazing time," says Russell.

Amazing, yes, but for the new mom, who is taking a three-month break before filming the thriller Skeleton Key, motherhood simply feels like second nature. "Kate's a born mother," says Russell. "That's what we've discovered: Kate's a mama."

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Pregnant & Proud

From the street to the red carpet, Hudson reveled in her new shape, proudly displaying her bump and staying stylish till the end. Just last month she dropped $1,700 on maternity wear at L.A.'s Naissance on Melrose. "She said, 'I can't wait to have Chris see me in this—he's going to love it!' " says clerk Jennifer Noonan. "She chose pieces that were fitted and trendy."

A Mother Prepares

As Kate Hudson's due date grew nearer, her shopping cravings grew stronger. Four days before Ryder's arrival, Hudson and her mom spent $1,500 at Babystyle in Santa Monica. "They were as excited as I'd seen any new mom and first-time grandmother," says a salesclerk. At L.A.'s Intuition, Hudson was unsure whether to buy the boy or girl version of a camouflage diaper bag (shown below). No problem: Owner Jaye Hersh sent one over soon after Ryder was born.

Hudson fell for this 100-percent-cotton romper, which sells for $16 at babystyle.com.

Hudson's $700 Bugaboo Frog is a celeb fave.

This $280 Bolsa bag is so new, Hudson was the first to score it.