With summer coming an end, we take a (tongue-in-cheek) look back at all we've learned...from celebrities and from our readers.

From celebrities we discovered:

The first photos of the Brangelina twins cost more than the working budget of a small developed country.

If Mary won’t do, name the baby after a day of the week a lá Sunday Rose Kidman Urban or a life virtue a lá Honor Marie Warren.

J. Lo’s triathlon method of losing baby weight is either extremely inspiring or the result of entirely too-much-time on your hands (my vote is for the latter).

Hiding your baby bump is totally trendy and done best when another living thing, child, or dog, is used as the prop.
 

Having a child would be so much easier if everybody “went tribal” during labor—yes, Brazilian music is the equivalent of an epidural, thanks Matthew!

Guests lack mathematical skills at celebrity baby showers; Minnie Driver is having one baby…not 24.
 

And from our readers, we learned:

When your kids turn into tweens they often want nothing to do with you. “The good new is that I was actually able to read an entire book this vacation while sitting on the beach, and enjoyed sunset cocktails with the other moms!” says Deirdre Carey, author of Hope, Faith, and Charlie.

“The smell of baby spit up on my husband is actually kind of a turn-on,” says Jennifer.

Daughters can grow up to be your best friends. “I raised such smart girls—they are women now—and I value their advice more than anyone else,” Tamara says.

“I missed my kids when they went to camp more than they miss me,” Jackie shares. Thought she did sort of take that back when they returned with bags full of dirty clothes.

“That Chelsea Clinton, Megan McCain, and Malia and Sasha Obama are our future, and our future looks very good,” Michele says.