Halle Berry who looks fabulous and lost lots of weight since giving birth to daughter Nahla has been enjoying some extra time with hubby Gabriel Aubry in New York. Daddy Gabriel is proud of this daughter, he mentioned in an interview recently that being a dad is challenging but very fun.

She opted against selling off pictures of her baby daughter to the highest bidder. But at last, the very first photos of Halle Berry with Nahla Ariela Aubry have been released!

The 41-year-old “Catwoman” actress was seen carrying her little girl around in Los Angeles on Thursday (July 17) – with her mother, Judith Ann, nearby to help out with her granddaughter.

Nahla, which means “Honeybee” in Arabic, was born on Sunday March 16th, 2008.

She’s the first child for the Oscar-winning actress and her 32-year-old model boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry.

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“Gabriel felt the time was right to propose. He gave her the family heirloom because he wanted to show her how much she means to him, and how she will be accepted into the Aubry family,” a source close to the couple said.

“The ring belonged to Gabriel’s grandmother – it was her engagement ring.”

The ‘X Men’ actress, 41, was snapped flashing the diamond ring in Hollywood this past weekend.

Berry gave birth to the couple’s first daughter, Nahla Ariela, in March.

Halley and Gabriel, 32, started dating in November 2005.

The actress will portray a black woman struggling with a multiple personality disorder in the psychological drama – and her alter-ego is a racist, according to Daily Variety.

New mum Berry won an Oscar for her shocking portrayal of a desperate mother in Monster’s Ball.

“We’ve e-mailed, and she’s loving motherhood,”said Nancy, who gave birth last June to daughter Ashby Grace

“She is loving every minute of it, couldn’t be any happier,” O’Dell says. “She’s going to be such a great mom.”

41-year-old Berry gave birth to daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry last month, and Nancy has “sent her a whole page e-mail about things I wish friends had told me,” the TV host adds. “I said, ‘I wish people had given me this advice. They didn’t, so I’m going to give it to you.’ She was appreciative, really appreciative.”

Berry’s daughter will be a fine addition to kids’ play dates, O’Dell Says, though she joked that she was holding out for the Hollywood beauty to have a son.

“I’m glad she had a girl, so the girls can play, but the other side of me went, I bet that would be a very attractive young boy to set up with my girl,” O’Dell tells People.com. “I was pulling for either one.”

It looks like we’ll be seeing pictures of Halle Berry’s post-baby body before we see pictures of the baby. Berry and Gabriel Aubry’s baby, Nahla, was born March 16 and has yet to make an appearance in the pages of any celebrity weekly.

One magazine editor said that “photos are being shopped, but nothing’s been settled,” so we’re left to wonder if Berry will bring Nahla to the Halle Berry Celebrity Golf Classic on April 27. At the very least, the actress will be revealing her post-baby body.

According to Us Weekly, Berry wants to be back in fit form for the tournament. “She’s thrilled to start exercising again,” the source added of the star, whose dialed-back pregnancy fitness regimen includes yoga, swimming and light weights.

Still, for Berry, nothing these days tops spending time at home. “Halle loves being a mom,” the source told the magazine. “She is so happy.”

The 41-year-old actress and boyfriend Gabriel Aubry have called their newborn daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry.

“We didn’t have a name picked out until just before we left the hospital,” she told a US entertainment show. “For us it was hard to name the most important person in our life until we met her.”

Berry gave birth to baby Nahla on Sunday morning, at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. It is her first child with model boyfriend Aubry.

Michael D. Cooperson, the associate professor of Arabic at UCLA, confirmed to People magazine that the name means ‘Honeybee’.

Gabriel’s sister, Eugenie Aubry, said she was delighted at the news.

“I was so happy when I found out,” she told People. “It’s been a long time since we’ve had a new baby in the family. It’s very exciting.”

Eugenie, who lives in Canada, said the Aubry family were planning a big bash in Montreal to welcome their newest family member.

“We’re going to have a big party for them,” she said. “My father is so happy right now.”

She added that she was thrilled to hear Halle had been learning French and wanted to bring Nahla up to be bilingual.

“I’m a Quebecer and it’s great that she is learning how to speak French,” Eugenie said. “I’m glad that the little one will speak French too.”

Halle began dating Aubry in November 2005, after meeting him at a Versace photoshoot.

She made no secret of her wish to become a mother and previously said she would adopt if she was unable to conceive naturally.

In October last year she told US talk show host Oprah Winfrey she planned to try for a second baby as soon as the first was born.

Nahla – Berry’s first child with boyfriend Gabriel Aubry – was born Sunday.

“Nahla is the Arabic word for ‘drink of water’,” Pamela Redmond Satran, the co-author of The Baby Name Bible and Cool Names for Babies said. “Ariela is related to the Hebrew Ariel, which means ‘lion of god.’

“Nahla is one of those names that is occasionally found among people of African or Arabic descent, but isn’t commonly used in any particular culture,” she adds.

Both names also have a connection to the silver screen.

“Nala was the name of Simba’s lioness mate in Disney’s The Lion King, so it kind of has an African flavor as opposed to a genuine African pedigree,” Satran tells Us Weekly magazine.

A day after tot’s birth, Aubry’s sister, Eugenie, said, “It’s been a long time since we’ve had a new baby in the family. It’s very exciting.”

Berry first announced her pregnancy in September last year, when she was three months along.

Halle Berry has revealed the name of her newborn daughter: Nahla Ariela Aubry.

The baby girl, who was born Sunday is the first for the Oscar winning actress and her model boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry.

A day after Nahla’s birth, Aubry’s sister, Eugenie, told PEOPLE, “It’s been a long time since we’ve had a new baby in the family. It’s very exciting.”