Bryce Dallas Howard Gives Birth to a Girl!

Celebrity Moms January 22, 2012 AT 10:10AM By Ariana Finlayson

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Bryce Dallas Howard can finally pass on her gorgeous red hair to a child who will appreciate it!

The Help actress welcomed a daughter into the world on Thursday, which her dad, famous movie producer/director Ron Howard, confirmed via Twitter Saturday evening.

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"Beatrice Jean Howard-Gabel. Born Jan 19 2012 8lbs 6oz. Bryce & Baby B are spectacular. Daddy Seth & brother Theo are beaming ear to ear :-)" the proud grandpa, 57, tweeted.

"Beatrice's arrival is hugely exciting for our family Thanks for all the kind tweets folks," he added.

Beatrice Jean is the second child for the 30-year-old actress and her actor husband of five years, Seth Gabel. Their son Theo, 4, was born in February 2007.

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When Theo was three-years-old, Howard opened up about dealing with postpartum depression after her son's birth on Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP blog.

"I felt I was failing at breast feeding. My house was a mess. I believed I was a terrible dog owner. I was certain I was an awful actress," the actress revealed in 2010.

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With the support of family and friends, Howard sought professional treatment. She also read Brooke Shields' Down Came the Rain, which she described as "a revelation."

"Do I wish I had never endured postpartum depression? Absolutely," wrote Howard. "I...feel deep gratitude for those who stood by me, for the lesson that we must never be afraid to ask for help."

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January 23, 2012 - 9:22am Minerva Gomez
Congratulations on the birth of your little girl Beatrice! :)
January 22, 2012 - 3:16pm Danielle Billy
at last a normal name!
January 22, 2012 - 1:03pm Staci Elizabeth
I love the name Beatrice! My grandmother's name! And they could call her Bea. Too cute! I'm sure she is beautiful too, her parents make a handsome couple. :)
January 22, 2012 - 11:28am Courtney Puzzo
congrats to the family love the name Beatrice have since the first time I saw the movie The Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man In The Moon Marigolds when I was a child and it's seen a rebound in popularity of late since Paul McCartney & Heather Mills named their daughter Beatrice Millie in 2003 then we had Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayhart name their first daughter Billie Beatrice in March 2010