May 14, 2010
Born in January 2010, Bullock adopted son Louis Bardo from New Orleans. The Oscar winner kept her adoption a secret throughout the awards season — and after her then-husband Jesse James was caught cheating.
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July 3, 2010
"He was always mine, you know?" Bullock has said of adopting Louis. "It wasn't like I felt like someone was going to take him away. But it was nice to have someone say, 'I think you're a fit parent.'"
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July 14, 2010
Before meeting Louis, Bullock assumed she would adopt a girl. "We don't have any boys in our family. Boy, is everyone really happy about that," she said. "So, he's like the crown prince. It's nothing but girls in our family...it was just the hierarchy that needed to be broken."
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August 22, 2010
"He's a little Cajun cookie," Bullock told the Today show's Matt Lauer of her son in mid-August. "How lucky am I?"
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October 18, 2010
The Blind Side actress and baby Louis returned to Austin, Texas to escape the media frenzy surrounding the demise of her marriage to Jesse James. "Sandra's such a natural with him, and so easygoing and chill," a local store owner told Us.
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October 20, 2010
"Having Louis around is perfect therapy for what she went through with Jesse," a source told Us in 2010. Being a single-parent has been "an extraordinary lesson for her," a Bullock pal added.
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October 21, 2010
Bullock, Louis and a handful of friends got some much-needed R&R while vacationing in Anguilla. "Sandra was very friendly with everyone," a resort staffer told Us. "Her baby is adorable. So cute!"
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October 21, 2010
"Sandra is a loving, giving person, and Louis could not be in a better home," longtime Bullock pal George Lopez told Us in 2010.
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November 5, 2010
How does Bullock keep tabs on her tot when she's working? "The beauty with modern technology is that you have Skype and iChat. Every five minutes my phone goes off with pictures, documentation," she explained. "He's got the iPad and the iPhone and the computer with iChat," she added jokingly.
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December 11, 2010
Before Bullock and Louis spent their first Christmas together, the mother-son duo hit up a pal's yuletide bash in Tujunga, Calif. "Sandra was in a great mood," a witness told Us. "Everyone was commenting on what a sweet and mellow baby [Louis] is."
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