By Megan Riedlinger
8:36am PDT, Aug 24, 2017
Some of your favorite child stars are so grown up, they have children of their own now! In honor of "Spy Kids" star Alexa PenaVega turning 29 on Aug. 27, 2017, we're taking a look at her and more stars who started their careers young and now have little ones of their own to care for! Keep reading to see which celebs have taken on the role of parenthood!
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Alexa PenaVega welcomed her first child, son Ocean King, with husband Carlos PenaVega in December 2016. The couple, who married in January 2014, opened up about their child's name on Instagram, explaining, "God called the dry ground 'land' and the water the 'seas.' And God saw that it was good. That is why we went with Ocean. And he is a son of the one true 'King.' For us it has a beautiful biblical meaning."
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"Sister, Sister" stars Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry charmed '90s television audiences with their show about identical twins separated at birth. Now all grown up with their own families, see how many kids the twins have today!
Tia Mowry is a mom! The star has one son — Cree, who was born in June 2011 — with husband Cory Hardrict. But what about her twin sister and co-star?
Tamera has kids too! Now known as Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tia's twin has two kids with husband Adam Housley — Aden, born in November 2012, and Ariah, born in July 2015.
We've known Candace Cameron Bure since she was a tot — we watched her grow up on the small screen as D.J. Tanner on "Full House" in the '80s and '90s. These days, she has her own full house to tend to!
Since she's barely aged, it's hard to believe Candace Cameron Bure is a mom of three teenagers! The "Fuller House" star and husband Valeri Bure share daughter Natasha, born in August 1998; son Lev, born in February 2000; and son Maksim, born in January 2002.
Melissa Joan Hart made a name for herself as one of the biggest Nickelodeon stars on the block as Clarissa Darling on "Clarissa Explains it All." She then spent her teenage years as "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" on ABC. These days, she's keeping very busy with her own brood…
Today, three boys call Melissa Joan Hart mom! The former child star has three sons with husband Mark Wilkerson — Mason, born in January 2006; Braydon, born in March 2008; and Tucker, who was born in September 2012.
Kyla Pratt starred on "Smart Guy" along with a family member of some other stars on this list — Tia and Tamera Mowry's little brother, Tahj Mowry. She also voiced Penny Proud on the hit animated Disney show "The Proud Family." Today, she's mighty proud of her own family!
Kyla Pratt has two adorable daughters with husband Danny "KP" Kilpatrick: Lyric, who was born in November 2010, and Liyah, who was born in August 2013.
Before finding success on Nickelodeon's "Kenan & Kel," "Good Burger" and "All That," Kenan Thompson was making appearances in popular kids' movies like "The Mighty Ducks" sequels and guest starring on series like "Sister, Sister" and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch."
Now Kenan Thompson has a kid of his own! The "Saturday Night Live" star welcomed a daughter named Georgia Marie Thompson with his wife Christina Evangeline back in 2014.
And what about Kenan's sidekick, Kel Mitchell? Kel also rose to fame on Nickelodeon as half of the hilarious young comedic duo in the '90s. He, too, is a parent today…
Kel Mitchell is also a dad — three times over! The actor has two teenagers, son Lyric and daughter Allure, and welcomed his youngest child, a daughter named Wisdom, with wife Asia Lee in July 2017. After her birth, he took to Instagram to boast about his latest addition, writing "My love @therealasialee gave birth to our baby girl Wisdom on Saturday afternoon. She was 7lbs 11oz with a head full of hair and full of happiness! Im so grateful and happy! My baby girl is here! So much joy in my heart."
As Ren on the Disney Channel classic "Even Stevens," Christy Carlson Romano starred alongside Shia LaBeouf. She also had a role in the Disney television flick "Cadet Kelly" alongside fellow child star-turned-mom Hilary Duff. How many kids does Christy have today?
Christy Carlson Romano joined the parent club in December 2016 when she and husband Brendan Rooney welcomed daughter Isabella.
As a kid, Marla Sokoloff was a busy actress with a slew of good roles. Her most notable? Stephanie Tanner's bad-girl buddy Gia on "Full House" and Jody on "Party of Five." She continued to pop up in teen movies like "Sugar & Spice," "The Baby-Sitters Club" and "Dude, Where's My Car?" But nowadays, Marla has settled into another type of role…
Mom! Marla Sokoloff is a mom two times over! The actress and musician husband Alec Puro welcomed daughter Elliotte Anne (seen here) in February 2012, and a second little girl, Olive Mae, in March 2015.
Most remember Anna Chlumsky as Vada in the "My Girl" franchise. Now all grown up and starring on "Veep," Anna has also made another adult transition. See how many kids the actress has today!
Anna Chlumsky is the proud mom of two darling daughters with husband Shaun So: Penelope Joan, born in July 2013, and Clara Elizabeth, born in July 2016.
Christina Ricci was a successful child actor in the '90s with roles in big films like "Mermaids," "The Addams Family" and "Casper." Now all grown up, she's added parenthood to her resume.
These days Christina Ricci is still a fixture in Hollywood, but with another role back home — mom! The actress shares son Freddie, born in August 2014, with husband James Heerdegen.
Jewel Staite pulled double duty in her younger days — she had hit shows on rival kid channels Disney and Nickelodeon! She first starred on "Space Cases" on Nick and then moved to "Flash Forward" on the Disney Channel before moving on to the Joss Whedon universe with "Firefly" and Serenity." But Jewel, who's now in her 30s, is also in the mom universe these days…
Happily married to Charlie Ritchie since July 2016, Jewel Staite welcomed son Wilder in December 2015.
