Kendra Wilkinson

For Kendra Wilkinson, speaking to reporters from her hospital room the day she gave birth wasn't enough.

Neither was posing on the cover of a tabloid and focusing on her diet as much as her newborn baby.

The reality TV star and former Playmate had to continue cashing in on motherhood by plastering photos of herself, her son and her husband all over the latest issue of OK! Weekly.

Hugh Hefner's one-tie sex toy spoke to the magazine about her new life and the man at the center of it. A few excerpts follow:

On Hank Baskett:"Hank is the man. He makes sure we're taken care of, and he gives us so much love. He's perfect."

On holding her son for the first time: "I started crying. I was like, 'Oh my God, it's the happiest day of my life!' I was just in heaven."

On changes to her world: “A whole new life just started for u. I’m still going to be me, though. I’m at a place now where I can have fun but not go overboard. I’m a lot more responsible now. I’m a mom!”

This must be some sort of record.

On December 11, Kendra Wilkinson gave birth to her first child, a son named Hank Baskett IV. She then gave an interview to OK! Weekly from her hospital room and wound up on that tabloid's cover within days.

Now, the former Playboy model and old man banger is featured in the publication yet again. Forget the sounds of a baby crying. All Kendra appears to hear when she looks at her child is the sound of a cash register ringing!

The cover story sends an unhealthy message to women: you better lose that pregnancy weight ASAP!

“The doctor said I can’t exercise until after six weeks [due to a C-section], but getting up and down in the middle of the night — feeding him, changing him and soothing him when he’s crying — is my ab workout already," Wilkinson says in the issue.

Also featured: baby Hank's second photo shoot in less than a month. This adorable child is gonna start thinking the paparazzi are his relatives.

The magazine does also promise an exclusive interview with Snooki from Jersey Shore. We can't find anything to criticize with that. She's awesome.

In her latest blog entry, Kendra Wilkinson writes about the joys of being a mother. She says:

Lil hank has enriched our lives more than we ever dreamed possible and now i cant imagine my world without him.

The former nude model then shares a few pictures of newborn Hank Baskett IV, all of which are incredibly adorable until one remembers: she made hundreds of thousands of dollars by snapping these pics for OK! Weekly from her hospital room.

Still, let's not puilsh baby Hank for that fact. He's one cute kid!

Kendra Wilkinson wasted no time giving an interview after she became a mother. She spoke to OK! Weekly from the hospital hours after welcoming Hank Baskett IV into the world.

Similarly, the former nude model says she wants to waste little time expanding her family.

“We definitely want another kid right away, because we want the two kids to be close in age,” she said recently. “We want four, but you know, we are taking it one step at a time. We’re concentrating on our first child and seeing where things go from there.”

For Baskett, a wide receiver on the Colts, catching touchdown passes and breaking tackles isn't what life is all about.

“Being a loving husband and father is what I’ve always described as the definition of a successful man," he said.

Kendra, meanwhile, is accustomed to attention via her naked body. But a baby does even more for her profile... and her family.

“He completes the family,” she told OK!. "It’s so cool how this little baby, this little bundle of joy, just brought all families together. Hank’s family was out here, everybody was out here for this. Not one person was missing.”

The Hollywood Gossip staff is excited to bring back our Tale of the Tape, the Internet sensation in which we break down various matchups within the celebrity gossip world.

This week, our editors had no choice but to pit a pair of newborns against one another. We hope Mason Dash Disick and Hank Baskett IV live long, happy, fruitful lives; but it's not clear if this is possible.

That's what happens when your respective parents - Kendra Wilkinson and Kourtney Kardashian - seem to care more about publicity than child-rearing.

We've already asked readers which of these kids is worse off, but we're here now to examine each child's prospects in closer detail. Who will prevail in this grueling battle? Let's find out. Ding, ding!

1. FATHER IS...
Hank IV: A back-up wide receiver on the Colts.
Mason: A jobless jackass.
Edge: Hank.

2. MOTHER IS...
Hank IV: An E! reality star.
Mason: An E! reality star.
Edge: Tie.

3. NAMED AFTER...
Hank IV: Dad, grandpa and great-grandpa.
Mason: Some crappy clothing boutique.
Edge: Hank.

4. CREEPY, OLD MAN INFLUENCE
Hank IV: Hugh Hefner.
Mason: Bruce Jenner.
Edge: Hank.

5. AUNTS AND AUNT-LIKE FIGURES
Hank IV: Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison.
Mason: Kim and Khloe Kardashian.
Edge: Mason.

During her time with Hugh Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson learned how to use her vagina; change diapers; and make headlines.

Now, in her marriage to Hank Baskett, the former Girl Next Door has mastered all three skills.

She squeezed out her first kid last week, giving birth to Hank Baskett IV on December 11. Mere days later, from her hospital room, Kendra spoke to OK! Weekly about the process of child bearing.

"I was induced early in the morning; then it was wait, wait, wait. I was experiencing contractions throughout the day, and I was anxious. I kept checking the monitor every second, like 'Is it happening yet?'" she said.

Once the tyke was born, Wilkinson said: "I was just in heaven."

Makes sense. She likely already had a deal in place for cashing in on the birth via the cover story below.

Fellow E! star Kourtney Kardashian also gave birth for the first time this week. There's no doubt she and her valuable asset son will soon be featured on a magazine cover.

The dueling children got us to wondering: Which of these newborns is worse off - Mason Dash Disick or Hank Baskett IV?

It's a boy for Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett!

Their son, Hank Randall Baskett IV, was delivered via C-section at 12:37 a.m. on Friday in Indiana, where Baskett is a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts.

The baby boy is 9 lbs., 5 oz., and 22 inches long. Definitely the dimensions of a future NFL star like dad! Both mother and child are said to be very healthy.

Kendra Wilkinson's due date was December 12.

The Girls Next Door star announced the pregnancy weeks before she got married to Baskett in a June 27 ceremony at the Playboy mansion in Los Angeles.

Sharing pregnancy news with fans 24/7, the Kendra star expressed joy – and choice of baby names – upon discovering that she would be welcoming a son.

"We already decided to name our son Hank Baskett IV," she said. "Hank's dad and grandfather were both named Hank, so we'll carry on the family tradition."

Just don't expect a sibling anytime soon.

"I told Hank, 'You know what you're getting in your stocking this Christmas?'" Kendra recently joked. "Not coal - well a little bit of that - but condoms. A whole lot of condoms. I want a little girl. In a couple of years."

Congratulations to Kendra, Hank III and Hank IV!

Because Kourtney Kardashian has been hogging all the pregnancy headlines, it's easy to forget: Kendra Wilkinson is knocked up, too.

Former co-star and current BFF, Holly Madison, hasn't lost track of this fact, however.

"I'm super-excited for her! She's less than a month away. It could happen anytime," the busty blonde told Us Weekly over the weekend.

The former roommates on The Girls Next Door haven't seen much of each other since Kendra moved away with her husband, Indianapolis Colts receiver Hank Baskett.

But Holly and Kendra keep in touch, just less closely than they used to when they were double teaming Hugh Hefner together.

"It just sucks that she's all the way in Indiana because I want to be there, but I’ll see the baby soon enough," Madison said. "We text all the time and she's really excited. She's happy as can be."

Holly, meanwhile, is back in our living rooms. Her new reality TV show, Holly's World, premiered on E! last night.

We may receive some complaints for this, but THG must tell it like it is:

Pregnancy is not sexy.

Look, our staff loves babies. In the interest of full disclosure, in fact, our Secretary is expecting his first child this spring. But that doesn't mean we need to see knocked up celebrities parading around in a bikini, about to pop.

Especially when that celebrity (let's refer to her as "Kendra Wilkinson") is clearly making money off her state by posing for a supermarket tabloid. It's just creepy all around.

Shockingly, Kendra has not heeded this advice, however, and is featured (in all her pregnant glory) in the latest issue of In Touch Weekly.

Inside the magazine, Kendra keeps grossing us out by explaining how pregnancy has affected her sex life.

"I am a wild girl in bed and I can’t really be that wild anymore because I have limits now. I have 40 extra pounds in my belly, so I get tired easily. But... I have a great man in bed, he definitely knows how to please me."

Way to go, Hank Baskett. We guess.

These photos would be a lot cuter... if they weren't placed in the pages of a celebrity gossip rag.

Kendra Wilkinson enjoyed a special baby shower for her son, Hank Baskett IV, who is tentatively listed as probable to be born on Christmas Day.

Who better to throw her a perfect shower than BFFs and former Girls Next Door co-stars Bridget Marquard and Holly Madison? No one, that's who.

The festivities took place at longtime Playboy secretary Mary O’Connor’s house just outside L.A., and the theme was pickles and Candyland.

Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt arrived early to decorate the house with tons of blue balloons and streamers in honor of their friend's baby.

Here's K-Dubs getting ready to devour some serious pickle ...

THAT THING IS HUGE: Seriously, check out Kendra's bump!

Also in attendance were Kendra's "ex," Hugh Hefner, and the array of Hef's whores, a.k.a. Crystal Harris and twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon.

Hef, who even put on clothes for the occasion, wouldn't miss it for anything. Well, unless Kimberley Conrad were there, then he would've sat it out.

“The girls are going to Kendra's baby shower today,” he Twittered. “Crystal, the Twins, Holly, Bridget & Kendra will all be there. How can I stay away?”

The house was also filled with multicolored lollipops, taffy candy, and cupcakes. Marquardt herself baked hundreds of miniature cupcakes for the event.

“Just got done baking, frosting and decorating a ton of mini cupcakes for Kendra's baby shower. It's been a busy day. I'm exhausted,” she Twittered.

Click to enlarge some photos of the guests at Kendra's shower ...

[Photos: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]