Kate Middleton's baby among most anticipated celebrity babies of 2013 (Photos)

The British royal family, as well as reality television royalty will expand in 2013 with the addition of some highly anticipated babies. Kate Middleton and Prince William's baby is due within weeks of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's first child this summer. While the two babies may battle it out for weekly magazine covers, they're not the only celebrity babies due in 2013.

Other highly anticipated babies due this year include the first born for Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Holly Madison, and Shakira. Jessica Simpson is expecting her second child while "Bachelor" couple Molly and Jason Mesnick will welcome their first child together. Actor Dax Shepard and his wife Kristen Bell have confirmed they're expecting a baby in 2013, as is beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings. She found out on live television, in December, her third baby is a spring. The Jennings baby will join two big brothers.

Those are just some of the celebrity babies due during the first half of 2013. Click through the slideshow above to see even more celebrity parents-to-be who will welcome additions to their families this year.

Which celebrity baby do you think ranks as the most highly anticipated? Leave a comment below.

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Melissa Viscount is a freelance writer, a former television news producer, and a stay-at-home mom. In this column Melissa will cover an array of topics related to Kate Middleton -- the future Princess Catherine and wife of Prince William of Wales. From their royal engagement to this commoner's...

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