Jake Stringer and his partner Abby Gilmore welcomed their first child on August 21, and have named their daughter Milla Jane Maree. Jake plays for the Western Bulldogs, and made his debut last year. He is the nephew of Jamie Bond, who played for Hawthorn and Fitzroy.

Daniel Merrett and his wife Sarah welcomed their daughter Matilda Jean on July 2. Daniel has played for the Brisbane Lions since 2005.

Nathan Lovett-Murray, and his partner Janalli Brown, welcomed their daughter Harmony Mary May on June 1. Harmony joined big brothers Nyawi, aged 10, and Mara, aged 5. Nathan played 145 games for Essendon from 2004-13, and comes from a sporting family. He is the grandson of Sir Douglas Nicholls, who played for Fitzroy, and a cousin of former Essendon player, Andrew Lovett. Nathan’s sister Jessica is married to Carlton player Jeff Garlett.

The blog featured the name Harmony for Harmony Day in March this year, and I wonder if Harmony Day also inspired the choice of baby Harmony’s name?

(Photo shows Jake and Abby with daughter Milla)

Supermodel Kristy Hinze-Clark, and her husband, American billionaire Jim Clark, welcomed their second child together on August 19, and have named their daughter Harper. Harper joins big sister Dylan, aged 2, as well as Jim’s adult children from previous relationships, Michael and Kathy. Dylan’s birth was announced on the blog.

Joanna Fincham and Rob Hodges, who found love together on rural dating show The Farmer Wants a Wife, welcomed their daughter Maggie at the end of last year. Maggie’s big sister is named Darcy, aged 3; Darcy’s birth was announced on the blog. Joanna has written an inspirational memoir called Out of the Blue, about her experiences of finding love and moving to the country, overcoming severe depression and bulimia in the process.

Masterchef 2013 contestant Lucy Wallrock, and her husband Sam, welcomed their son Oscar last month. Lucy is originally from Britain, and has just published her first cookery book, called Simply Sweet. It’s a collection of simple baking recipes.

(Photo shows Lucy holding Oscar)

Jeni and Ray Bonnell, the parents of Australia’s largest nuclear family, welcomed their sixteenth child recently, and have named their daughter Katelyn Vera, who was born at St Vincent’s Hospital in Toowoomba.

Katelyn joins siblings Jesse, aged 24, Brooke, aged 23, Claire, aged 21, Natalie, aged 19, Karl, aged 17, Samuel, aged 16, Cameron, aged 14, Sabrina, aged 13, Timothy, aged 11, Brandon, aged 9, Eve, aged 8, Nate, aged 7, Rachel, aged 5, Eric, aged 4, and Damian, aged 3.

The Bonnells have been featured on the blog earlier, and Jeni and Ray are still open to having more children.

Surfer Kai Otton, and his partner Sarah Herbert, welcomed their first child on May 3, and have named their son Oscar. Kai won the Rip Curl Pro in Portugal last year, and will be competing in the Billabong Pro in Tahiti this month.

Geoff Huegill, and his wife Sara, welcomed their second daughter on Australia Day, and have reportedly named her Gigi. The name doesn’t seem to have been publicly announced by the Huegills, but they got into a spot of legal bother, and during the reporting of it, it was mentioned that their youngest daughter is named Gigi. The Huegills eldest daughter is named Mila; Mila’s birth was announced on the blog.

Jockey Kristy Banks, and her husband Dale Groves, welcomed their first child on September 6 last year, and named their son Nash. Before Nash was even born, Kristy bought him his own miniature pony named Gordie. Kristy was paralysed in a horse riding accident in 2011, but still races horses, and hopes to regain the use of her legs one day. During Kristy’s pregnancy, Dale raised $3000 for Spinal Cure Australia by growing a beard for the entire nine months.

Actress Ada Nicodemou, and her husband, restaurateur Chrys Xipolitas, have announced with deep sadness that their son Harrison was delivered stillborn today, August 7. They are grateful for the public support they have received as they mourn their loss, but ask for privacy so they can have the space to grieve and heal. Harrison is the brother of Johnas, nearly 2; Johnas’ birth was announced on the blog.

Editor Neil Breen, and his wife, writer Lizzie Meryment, welcomed their son on the weekend of June 7-8, and have named him Harry Daniel. Harry joins big sisters Juliet and Matilda. Neil is the food editor at the Sunday Telegraph, while Lizzie is a food writer for the same publication.

Channel 10 chief programmer Beverley McGarvey welcomed her daughter Scarlett in April. Beverley is originally from the UK, and has worked in television in England, Ireland, and New Zealand.

News presenter Janice Petersen, and her husband, musician Julian Hamilton, welcomed their daughter Arkie around a year ago. Arkie joined big sister Odessa, now aged 4. Janice is the co-host of World News on SBS, and Julian is a singer, songwriter and keyboardist in the electronica duo, The Presets.

Freelance writer Antoinette Lattouf, and her husband Danny, welcomed their daughter Halena about two years ago. Antoinette appears as a guest panellist on Channel Ten’s morning show, Studio 10, writes for The Hoopla, and works at the SBS news room. Danny works for Microsoft.

(Photo shows Antoinette and Janice with their children, along with Wendy Kingston, Eliza Harvey, and Sarah Cumming, who have already been featured on the blog)