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The 13 Funniest Celebrity Birth Announcements

by Meg Kehoe

In this day and age, everything is a production. That includes announcing to the world that you're pregnant, or that you've welcomed a baby into this world. With bumps showing up on Instagram, and gender-reveal parties flying through your Facebook feed, it's no wonder that people feel the need to announce their upcoming bundles of joy in a big way. And celebrities are no exception. Over the last few years, the public has been privy to some of the funniest celebrity birth announcements out there, thanks to social media.

No matter if your favorite celebrity chooses Instagram or Twitter to show off their brand new baby bump, or the actual bouncing bundle of joy, the following birth announcements certainly bring some fun flavor to the baby game. Though it might seem that all of your social media channels these days are constant streams of new babies, you can't deny that when a birth announcement is funny, or better yet, clever, it brings you joy. Right? Even on days when I think I can't handle another photo of a former classmate's baby, a funny announcement comes through and I'm back on the baby train. So get your baby fever on and check out the adorable, hilarious celebrity birth announcements below.

1

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde announced her second child with partner Jason Sudeikis with this adorable and hilarious Instagram of she and her son Otis sporting dual belly bumps.

2

Naya Rivera

Naya Rivera announced her pregnancy with then-husband Ryan Dorsey in 2015 with this adorable bun-in-the-oven graphic.

3

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani remained the queen of her household as she welcomed yet another boy into her clan of rock royalty.

4

Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard

You have to appreciate celebrity parents who just get it. Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard never disappoint with their hilarious take on parenting.

5

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood let her dogs do the announcing for her, on Labor Day no less. This girl's got a funny bone, there's no denying it.

6

Chanel & Torrey Smith

NFL wide receiver Torrey Smith and his wife Chanel announced their pregnancy with a can of pasta sauce (and what looks like some seriously delicious garlic bread), proving that announcing you're having a baby can be tasty and hilarious.

7

Stacy Keibler

Leave it to Stacy Keibler to put things quite literally, with a little bun in her oven.

8

Fergie & Josh Duhamel

Photoshopping vintage pictures of he and his wife Fergie together, and adding a throwback but hilarious hashtag? Josh Duhamel has it figured out.

9

Jaime King

Jaime King announced her second child on Instagram with her first child, James Knight, looking precious as ever with a hilarious note about his excitement over upcoming big brother duties.

10

Busy Phillips

Hilarious and to the point, Busy Phillips announced her pregnancy in 2012 with a good old fashioned photo of the pregnancy test. If you don't follow Phillips on Instagram, I highly recommend it — her Instagram Stories will give parents a good laugh.

11

Kevin Jonas

Now this is the kind of pregnancy announcement you've been waiting for, right? Husband reading up on everything, pregnant wife binging on all the snacks? Kevin Jonas and his wife Danielle really hit a home run with this one.

12

Vanessa Lachey

With a cute and funny play on words, Vanessa and Nick Lachey announced they were expanding their family yet again on Vanessa's Instagram account.

13

Chelsea Peretti

And perhaps my personal favorite out of this list, Chelsea Peretti announced her pregnancy just after Beyoncé this February, by posting an Instagram photo of her bump, with the caption "beyonce shmonce" and if that doesn't make you laugh, I don't know what will.