Sandra Bullock made the surprise announcement that she adopted a baby boy three months ago, before her husband's infidelity scandal broke out.
While she started the adoption process with Jesse James, she tells <a href="http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20364464_20364639,00.html" target="_blank">People magazine </a>she will now be adopting as a single parent.
Bullock tells <a href="http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20364464_20364639,00.html" target="_blank">People magazine</a> she adopted Louis Bardo when he was 3 1/2 months old.
The bouncing baby boy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The news of Sandra's adoption came on the hells of a tumultuous time for the actress.
Until troubling news about <a href="http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/03/17/tattoo-model-sandra-bullock-jesse-james-cheating-sex-scandal/?test=faces">her husband's possible infidelity</a>, Sandra Bullock was on top of the world.
The actress just won her first Oscar, and looked incredible on red carpet after red carpet.
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The actress and her husband at the 2010 Academy Awards on March 7, after Sandra won Best Actress.
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Sandra won an Oscar for her role in "The Blind Side" at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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In addition to Sandra's win, "The Blind Side" was nominated as Best Picture.
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Though her drama "The Blind Side" won the actress and Oscar, Sandra was given a Razzie Award for worst female performance in "All About Steve," on March 6, 2010.
No performer has ever won a Razzie and an Oscar the same year.
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Sandy won best female actor in a leading role for her work in "The Blind Side" at the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Another award! Sandra picks up a Golden Globe for "The Blind Side" in January.
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Sandra poses with her "All About Steve" co-star Cooper in Hollywood on August 26, 2009.
The actress played a socially awkward crossword puzzle creator who falls in love with a cameraman (Bradley Cooper) and stalks him. The movie was panned and the role won her a Razzie.
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Sandy smiles at the Mann Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on August 26, 2009.
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The actress arrives at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival to receive the festival's American Riviera Award on February 5, 2010.
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Sandra kisses Meryl Streep after their tie win for best actress at the 15th Critics' Choice Movie Awards on January 15, 2010.
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Sandra poses at the 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in L.A.
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Sandra poses with George, whose talk show she produces, at the 2010 People's Choice Awards in L.A. on January 6, 2010.
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Sandra appears on NBC's "Today" show to discuss her Best Actress Oscar nomination.
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The actress arrives at the 41st Annual NAACP Image Awards on February 26, 2010.
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Sandra poses for a portrait after the Academy Award Nominees Luncheon on February 15.
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The star of the film attends the premiere of "The Proposal" in L.A. on June 1, 2009.
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