Exton Elias

I was on Skype with my wife last night. I asked her to show me our son, it was so touching - he’s very cute, and then the cats.

    Robert Downey Jr. on Exton and his cats (Interview with Russian Journalist 4/17)

It [The name Exton] comes from her [Susan’s] side of the family…the healthy side.  - Robert Downey Jr. on the origin of Exton’s name.

“Three weeks ago, we had a bun in the oven, and we were about to have a kid. There was all this trepidation, all this projection, all this anticipation and goodwill and a good vibe about it. But what you’re squeezing to the side — or what’s in the glove box — is these thousands of forms of fear. And then he was born and they’ve all just kind of scattered now. It seems like he’s always been here. … I guess here’s what’s come to me in the last three weeks: That anticipation and fear are going to come back. Am I going to know what to do with them? Does any new parent, even if you’re not a first-time parent, ever really know what to do? Only thing you have to do, the only requirement, if you can hack it, is to not transfer your own discomfort in the moment to this fresh soul, right? … You got to be mindful. I don’t want to be so confident in myself. It’s that balance between being relaxed enough to not be communicating anxiety and present enough to not be creating the very thing that you were anxious about by being so relaxed — because I’ve seen that parenting style, too.”

— Robert Downey Jr., on the birth of his baby son Exton in Esquire May 2012

RDJ: “She is literally the greatest mother I have ever seen on planet Earth”

(Source: robertandlittled)

iwantcupcakes:

… I WANNA SEE THE BABY :(

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Backstage Bag gifts A list celebrities luxury baby baskets with Phil and Ted’s strollers, Maxi-Cosi car seats, Target Liz Lange diaper bags and more.
Backstage Bag (http://www.backstagebag.com), known by A list celebrities as the leader in high end celebrity gift bags and baby bags, wows again with an amazing baby basket given to new and soon to be celebrity parents. Backstage Bag produces three baby baskets a year for expectant celebrity parents. These baby baskets include luxurious and unique items carefully chosen with the specific celebrity parent. Products included range from travel stays, beauty products, clothing and accessories for mom and dad to baby strollers, bassinets, cribs, clothing, baby accessories and more for their new little ones. Past celebrities who have been have been gifted Victoria Beckham, Mario Lopez, Natalie Portman, Tori Spelling, Emily Proctor, Christina Applegate, Pink, Selma Blair and more.
Celebrities who received Backstage Bags March Baby Basket include Robert Downey Jr, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, Beyonce, Bruce Willis, Hillary Duff, Jessica Simpson, Jason Bateman, Bryce Dallas Howard, Curtis Stone and Lindsay Price, Rebecca Gayheart, Pierce Morgan and Rosalyn Sanchez. Products are also sent to select media. Pregnancy and Newborn will feature Backstage Bags March Baby Basket in their August 2012 issue.
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ATLANTA, GA — (Marketwire) — 03/27/12 — KooKoo Bear Kids, an online, catalog, and retail store marketer of designer kids’ rooms and exceptional gifts, announces that Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr. received numerous gift items from KooKoo Bear Kids in a gift basket put together by Hollywood Baskets. Robert Downey Jr. & wife Susan had a baby boy, Exton Elias Downey, on Feb. 8th. “Kids are the greatest gifts in the world,” said Tara Mediate, president of KooKoo Bear Kids and mother of three. “That’s why celebrities love to pamper their new arrivals with designer items and top quality products like we offer at KooKoo Bear Kids.” KooKoo Bear Kids gifted Robert Downey’s son with a blue, metal Keepsake Bucket (shown in photo) filled with personalized, super soft chenille blue and white blanket with Exton’s initials monogrammed in chocolate brown. He also received a blue elephant ring rattle, a baby bib by Caden Lane in a paisley, another bib by Swankie Blankie in a soft blue, minky fabric, and a light blue elephant stuffed lovie. Robert Downey Jr. may be best known for his role in the action-adventure films Sherlock Holmes for which he earned a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical in January of 2010.

(Source: marketwatch.com)