Whoa Baby! Spectacular Post-Baby Appearances

When we saw Penelope Cruz at the Academy Awards this past Sunday evening, our jaws dropped. The woman had a baby barely a month ago and looked absolutely amazing! As a matter of fact, Cruz was confident enough in her new curves that she chose a fitted and sparkly L'Wren Scott dress to highlight them. Did we mention how much we love this woman?

In honor of all the hot mamas who inspire us every day, take a look at all of our fave celeb's very first post-baby appearances:

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When Penelope Cruz hit the Oscars in support of her nominated husband Javier Bardem on Sunday, there was a collective gasp—and it wasn't just that she was chanelling Jessica Rabbit in her low-cut vampy red dress. It was because Cruz was positively glowing after giving birth to her first son, Leo Encinas on January 22, 2011 and totally owned that red carpet.