Latest UPDATE/Monday, July 14, 2007~

After speculation when Angelina Jolie’s OB-GYN arrived at the hospital first thing in the morning, double parked his Rolls with his emergency lights on, and hustled up to Angelina’s room for an hour-long visit with his superstar patient, he professed that all was well with both Angelina and the babies.

At around 5 pounds apiece the babies, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, are quite small especially if you consider that most newborns drop a bit of weight initially, before they start gaining again. They are reported to be are in excellent health, but they do need to gain some weight.

Dr. Sussman said that Angelina may remain at the hospital another six or seven days while the newborns grow.

The Nice newspaper Nice-Matin reported that the babies spent Saturday night in Jolie’s room and she took care of them by herself.

Brad Pitt, the father of Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, was reported to have repeatedly told the mayor of Nice, “I’m the happiest father ever.”

UPDATE/ from hospital web site Madame Angelina Jolie a donné naissance…. Press Release Doctor Michel SUSSMANN, Mrs Angelina JOLIE’s gynecologist, declared that Mrs Angelina JOLIE has given birth on saturday July 12 th, 8 p.m to a boy Knox Leon JOLIE-PITT, 2.27 kilogrammes (five pounds) and to a girl Vivienne Marcheline JOLIE-PITT, 2.28 kilogrammes (5.02 pounds), at the SANTA MARIA Clinic, FONDATION LENVAL , in Nice. “Everything is going well,” said Dr SUSSMANN. “The mother, the babies, the father are doing marvelously well.” Press Conference Tuesday July the 15TH 4.30 PM In LENVAL

And about those baby’s names…

“Knox was the middle name of Pitt’s maternal grandfather, Hal Knox Hillhouse.

Vivienne is more well-known. In the early 20th century, it was regularly among the 1,000 most popular girl names. Its most recent year on the chart, however, was 1930.”–E! Online

My guesses in re: the babies monikers~ I know Angelina’s deceased mother name was Marcheline. I thought “Knox” might be an architect that I’d not previously heard of but it has mostly religious connotations. The simplest answer about what significance the name “Knox” has is that it has the same last letter of both of the Jolie-Pitts older boys, Maddox and Pax. Leon, however is the Greek word for “lion.”

Update Three, Sunday From People.com:
Mayor Christian Estrosi of Nice, France, presented one of the birth certificates of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s twins on the steps of Nice’s Fondation Lenval hospital, where son Knox Leon and daughter Vivienne Marcheline were born Saturday. The typed certificate revealed that Knox was born at 6:27 p.m. on July 12. Sister Vivienne came within a minute of that time according to Dr. Michel Sussmann.

The document also showed the Mayor’s signature, as well as Pitt’s initials, the letters WBP representing his full name, William Bradley Pitt.

The mayor entered the hospital at 3:24 p.m. to oversee the signing, telling PEOPLE, “It’s a pride to Nice and all its citizens.”…

In welcoming the twins, Estrosi told reporters, “On behalf of the inhabitants of Nice, I congratulate the happy parents, the most famous couple of the world who have chosen our city for this happy event.”

Earlier in the afternoon, a large bouquet of white roses and lilies for Jolie were delivered.

Update Two: People.com

As for the actual delivery People.com reports: that during the labor and delivery, the couple “were talking, they were together,” Dr. Michel Sussmann told reporters outside Fondation Lenval Hospital in Nice, France, where twins Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon were born on Saturday, July 12, 2008. “It was an epidural, so [Angelina] was awake and speaking and laughing. They were happy.”

Pitt never left Jolie’s side – “he was my assistant!” Sussmann said jokingly – and even cut the babies’ umbilical cords.

“He was … perfectly calm, totally determined, very pleased to be at the birth of his children, very moved and very emotional,” said Sussmann.

Dr. Sussmann reported that there were, “absolutely no problems,” during delivery.

Dr. Sussmann went on to say that in regard to when Angelina will leave the hospital, “She will stay for a few days. You know, in Europe it isn’t like in the United States, where the patients go home after three days. They will stay a bit longer until everything is OK.”

He added: “The babies are fine. The babies are with the mother and father and they are fine.”Update One: In Touch

Angelina Jolie gave birth to her twins on Saturday night at the Fondation Lenval hospital in Nice, France. “Mother, father and babies are doing terrific,” ” Dr. Michael Sussmann tells In Touch. “And they are very, very happy.” The 33-year-old Jolie gave birth to a boy, Knox Leon, and a girl, Vivienne Marcheline, by C- section on Saturday night. Knox weighed 5.03 lbs, and Vivienne 5 lbs. Angelina checked into the seafront hospital earlier this month in anticipation of the birth. The doctor told the Associated Press that the Cesarean was moved forward “for medical reasons” so that the babies could be born “in the best conditions.” Sources say Angelina will leave the hospital with the next 48 hours.

Previously: (see updates above for corrections)An “In Touch” Magazine exclusive is reporting that Angelina Jolie has given birth to twin girls. According to unzipped lips at La Fondation Lenval hospital in Nice, France 33-year-old Angie had a C-section today at 6pm French time, delivering two girls. The first baby clocked in at 6:45 pm French time and the second at 7 pm.
Unsurprisingly, Brad Pitt was said to be at Angelina’s side at the time of the births. Both babes are reported to be in good health.

However, Nadine Bauer, a spokesman for the hospital, was quoted as saying that journalists would not be notified ”within minutes” after the birth and that the only way they would be told was by a press release posted on the hospital web site.

It’s expected via unofficial word that Angelina will take her leave of the hospital within 2 days, despite what her OB-Gyn says about the way the Europeans do it.

Angelina checked in to a four-bedroom suite of rooms overlooking the ocean in Nice, France about 10 days ago in anticipation of the impending arrivals.

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