Radio and TV presenter Fifi Box, and her estranged lover Grant Kenny, welcomed a daughter on April 5 who has been named Beatrix Belle, nicknamed “Trixie“. Trixie Box was born at 2.30 pm, and her birth was announced live on Hamish and Andy’s annual Logie show. Grant has three children with his former wife, retired swimmer Lisa Curry, and their names are Jaimi, Morgan and Jett.

Fiona or “Fifi”is co-host of Fifi and Jules on the Today radio network, and is also entertainment editor on Channel Seven’s Sunrise. You may recall that Fifi’s radio partner, Jules Lund, also welcomed a baby girl not long ago. Fifi is the sister of Kiernan Box, who is the keyboardist for indie band Augie March.

Grant is a former Ironman champion who was a household name in the 1980s, and won bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He has been awarded the Order of Australia, the Australian Sports Medal, and the Centenary Medal. Grant and his ex-wife co-own the Curry Kenny Aviation group.

Fifi did not choose her daughter’s name until after she was born, and also considered the names (or nicknames?) Coco, Lulu, Gigi, and even Fifi. The name Beatrix, with its nickname Trixie, was covered on the blog only recently under names which don’t chart in Victoria (Fifi’s home state).

Patrick Keating and his girlfriend Penny Hunt welcomed their first child together at the end of March, and have named their son Jax. Jax has older siblings named Avalon and Slade, who are the children of Patrick and his ex-wife, Amber McDonald.

Patrick is the eldest son of former Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating, who was in office 1991-1996. Patrick has a background in private banking, and is now said to be pursuing a new career with the support of his father.

Penny is a fashion stylist who has worked with stars such as Asher Keddie, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Jennifer Hawkins, Mischa Barton, Dominic Monaghan and Evangeline Lilly. She is the former Beauty Editor of Vogue Australia, and the current Fashion and Beauty Editor at Mindfood. Patrick and Penny have been together for about a year.

Local Adelaide cricketer Robbie Colville, and his wife Trudie, welcomed their daughter Sophie on March 24. Sophie Colville was born at 8 pm at Flinders Medical Centre, weighing 4 kg (9 lb). She joins big sister Claire, aged 3.

Robbie plays for Reynella, who won their grand final match against St Peter’s Old Collegians on the same day Sophie was born.

Rory Sutherland and his wife Cheynna welcomed their daughter Aurelia on March 13. Aurelia Sutherland joins big brother Eston.

Rory is originally from Canberra, and has been racing competitively since the age of 14. He has won many international races, and currently rides for Team Saxo-Tinkoff. At one point, Rory lived in Colorado in the United States, which is where he met his wife Cheynna. The family are now based in Girona, Spain. Although the name Aurelia is a little dated in Spain, here it is becoming very fashionable.

Matt Wilson and his wife Meg welcomed their son Hugo on March 21. Matt was a member of the national team, and after surviving cancer took up professional cycling. He came first in the National Road Race Championships in 2004, and the Herald Sun Tour in 2007. He retired last year.

(Photo shows Rory winning the first stage of the Tour of Utah last year)

Media personality Chrissie Swan, and her partner, Chris Saville, welcomed their daughter Peggy on March 26, and her birth was announced on Channel Ten’s The Project. Peggy Swan Saville was born in Melbourne at 9.15 am, and joins big brothers Leo and Kit; Kit’s birth was reported on the blog in 2011.

UPDATE: Chrissie has revealed that her daughter’s name was originally going to be Josephine, and was actually named Josephine for twenty minutes before she and Chris decided to be “brave” and go with something “a little bit different”.

I think they made the right choice, because while royal Josephine is trending upwards like nobody’s business, retro Peggy is bang on for style, as short forms of Margaret become ever more fashionable.

(Photo of Chrissie from the Sunshine Coast Daily)

Cricketer Shane Watson, and his wife Lee Furlong, welcomed their first child on March 14 and have named their son Will. Will Watson was born in St George Hospital, and Shane apparently got himself sacked from the team before the 3^rd test in India so he could be home for Will’s birth; he returned to captain the 4^th test. Shane plays for the national cricket team, as well as the New South Wales Blues in the state competition, and Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League. Lee is a former model and TV sports presenter.

Rugby union player Matt Hodgson, and his wife Jodie, welcomed their first child on March 14 and have named their son Hunter Patrick. Hunter Hodgson was born at 6.27 pm, weighing 3.1 kg (just under 7lb). Matt is the captain of Perth team, the Western Force.

Ironman champion Craig Alexander, and his wife Neri, welcomed their daughter Lani May on March 19. Lani May Alexander joins older siblings Lucy and Austin. Craig is a three-time winner of the Ironman World Championship, and is the oldest man to win the Hawaiian Ironman world title, setting a world record in the process.

Cricketer James Hopes, and his wife Maria, welcomed their daughter Emerson Charlotte on March 20. James is the captain of the Queensland Bulls, and plays for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League and Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League.

Australian rules footballer Colleen Gwynne, and her partner Megan Duncan, welcomed their daughter Hayley Marie on March 9. Hayley Marie Gwynne-Duncan joins big brother Jayden, aged 3. She also has a twin brother named Jarrod Peter, who passed away before Hayley was born. Colleen is the captain of the Waratahs, a team in the Northern Territory Women’s Aussie Rules Football Association.

(Picture shows Shane Watson and Lee Furlong with baby Will)

Journalist Annabel Crabb, and her husband Jeremy Storer, welcomed their daughter Kate late last year. Kate Storer joined big sister Audrey and big brother Elliott.

Annabel has worked as London correspondent for several major newspapers, and returned from the UK in 2007 to become senior writer and political columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald. Since 2009 she has been chief online political writer for the ABC; she is also a co-host of The Drum on the ABC’s 24-hour news channel and hosts her own cooking-political chat show, Kitchen Cabinet. She is a frequent panellist on other ABC shows, and has written two books on the Australian Labor Party.

Jeremy is a lawyer specialising in media, communications and technology, and both he and Annabel are originally from Adelaide.