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Candace Parker and Shelden Williams Have Baby Girl

by Jon Azpiri | May 13, 2009 at 03:37 pm

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Candace Parker of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks has given birth to a baby girl. Parker and husband Shelden Williams of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves welcomed a new child who weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches long.

"Shelden and I are thrilled," Parker said in a release. "This is such a life changing moment for us, we feel blessed to have a healthy and beautiful baby girl."

Parker plans to rejoin the Sparks once the season WNBA season starts in June. Just how quickly Parker can get into game shape remains to be seen.

I just looked up several articles about how quickly after childbirth moms can expect to return to exercise. Many suggest that for women who exercise throughout pregnancy, exercise of some kind can be safely resumed within a week or two -- although at reduced levels of exertion.

Parker is coming off an amazing year. In April, Parker helped the Tennessee Lady Vols win their second consecutive NCAA title. She was then the #1 overall pick in the WNBA draft and went on to be named both the WNBA's Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player, She also won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and was named the AP female athlete of the year.

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mahoganey (not verified)

at 10:58 on May 29th, 2009

wow she looks great.... and she is sooo pretty and i really think her and her husband are good partner and parents...... they have a lovely pretty baby girl she is sooo pretty.... and iam so happy for her and her husband...... and i wish them the best of luck of what ever they do and what life brings they way........