Baby Boy

An Anne Arundel County woman who had recently moved out west to have her first baby was found dead Friday in the Oregon home of a woman she might have met through Craigslist, police said. The baby also died. Heather M. Snively, 21, was eight months' pregnant with a boy and had been trying to purchase and trade baby clothes online, relatives said. Korena Elaine Roberts, 27, was charged with Snively's murder and also could face charges in the baby's death, said Sgt. David Thompson of the Washington County, Ore., Sheriff's Office.

Cuba, a 7-year-old horse sired in Maryland and bred in New Jersey, took the lead coming out of the far turn of the Jim McKay Maryland Million Classic yesterday and outraced Diamond David and defending champion Evil Storm down the stretch for a four-length victory in the feature race of a card at Laurel Park restricted to offspring of Maryland stallions. Nearly 22,000 showed up at Laurel for the 23rd running of what is considered Maryland's second-most important race day next to the Preakness, and $2.96 million was wagered at the track and elsewhere.

 I am plural. My husband and I are expecting a baby boy in mid-June, but because it took us so long to get to this point, for a while it didn't seem real. Several bloggers I read frequently have noted that when you get pregnant after a struggle with infertility, at first it can feel like you're just playing the role of a mother -to-be. It was like that for me, after two years of trying. Eight home pregnancy tests, properly doubling beta blood-test results and two early ultrasounds be damned: For weeks, I felt like I was starring in some elaborate masquerade.

Jennifer Armour of Shakopee, Minn., is suing R&B star Beyonce for allegedly stealing one of her songs to produce the 2004 hit "Baby Boy." Armour's federal lawsuit, filed this week, accuses the singer of copyright infringement. "The music will definitely speak for itself," Armour said Thursday. Armour's lawyer advised her to deny all requests to hear her original song "Got a Little Bit of Love for You" which Armour says too-closely resembles Beyonce's "Baby Boy." She claims she recorded the song in early 2003 with producer Theo Forest, who then circulated the tune to record labels and other producers looking for songs.

THERE CAME a day when Justin Beckwith reached into a box of old things and discovered the secret. At first he found just baby things -- tiny articles of clothing he had worn 21 years earlier, some photographs, greeting cards, a scrapbook -- the kinds of things a mother sets aside to preserve memories from a special time in her life. Justin Beckwith knew he had been adopted as an infant, but he had never seen this small trove of souvenirs from 1980, the year Mary and Frank Beckwith of Columbia became his parents.

Tennis Hall of Famer and Baltimore native Pam Shriver, 42, has given birth to a baby boy. Baltimore tennis fans have followed Shriver's career since she was a child and have shared her on-court successes as well as news of off-court joy and sadness. They knew of her boyfriends and of her sister Marion's illness and death. They rejoiced with her over her marriage to Joe Shapiro and shared her pain at his death. When she married George Lazenby, 63, who played James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, fans again wished her well as she talked about her dream of becoming a mother.

The Ehrlichs are now a family of four. Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s wife, Kendel, gave birth to the couple's second son last night. Joshua Taylor Ehrlich was born at 6:22 p.m. at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, said Kendel Ehrlich's spokeswoman, Meghann Siwinski. The baby boy weighed 7 pounds and 3 ounces and emerged during a delivery with no complications. Kendel Ehrlich arrived at the hospital yesterday at 8:30 a.m., after labor had begun, Siwinski said. Joshua came 10 days earlier than the due date, March 16. Doctors noted his most unusual features are big feet and big hands, Siwinski said.

IN A BIG orange-and-yellow soundproof booth in Grand Central Terminal, people are telling the stories of their lives. For $10, they get 40 minutes to remember and record their piece of history. That's history with a small h, a tale, a story spoken that reveals as much about a place in time as an individual. There's the coincidence of two guys from Brooklyn meeting as soldiers in New Guinea during World War II - Where ya from, Bud? - and discovering they live on the same street and in the same building in Flatbush.

Top 40 Singles 1. Beyonce featuring Sean Paul, "Baby Boy" 2. 3 Doors Down, "Here Without You" 3. Nelly featuring P. Diddy and Murphy Lee, "Shake Ya Tailfeather" 4. Santana featuring Alex Band, "Why Don't You & I" 5. Maroon 5, "Harder To Breathe" Urban Singles 1. Ludacris featuring Shawnna, "Stand Up" 2. Ashanti, "Rain On Me" 3. Beyonce featuring Sean Paul, "Baby Boy" 4. Youngbloodz featuring Lil' Jon, "Damn!" 5. Jagged Edge, "Walked Outta Heaven" Country Singles 1. Keith Urban, "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" 2. Toby Keith, "I Love This Bar" 3. Gary Allan, "Tough Little Boys" 4. Martina McBride, "This One's For The Girls" 5. Rascal Flatts, "I Melt" Rock Singles 1. Staind, "So Far Away" 2. Nickelback, "Someday" 3. Audioslave, "Show Me How To Live" 4. A Perfect Circle, "Weak And Powerless" 5. 3 Doors Down, "Here Without You"