Charlize Theron new son

Congratulations are in order to Charlize Theron who announced today that she adopted a son.
"She is the proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson," her rep said in a statement.

This is the first child for the South African-born star, who split from long-term boyfriend Stuart Townsend two years ago, though kids have always been part of her plan. “I do want to have kids, yeah,” she told Vogue just a few months back in November. “I always have. I’ve never had a rush for it, a moment where I really wanted to do it. I don’t have a panic about it.”

As far as a number she said, “I don’t think about the amount so much. You have to be aware of what you can give. I don’t know where I’m going to be in five years. I might be in a place where I’m like, ‘Yeah! Six!’" After cracking up over the thought of that many children (so Jolie-Pitt!), she added: “I don’t think it will ever be that."

The Academy Award-winning actress, who will next appear in Snow White and The Huntsman, is just one of many single celeb ladies who decided to take the plunge into motherhood without a mate. In the last six months, Kristin Davis and Connie Britton also adopted.Offer your congratulations to new mom Charlize Theron below. Plus, what do you think of the name Jackson?

Charlize Theron's new haircut is creating quite a buzz.The actress, 36, was photographed with a shaved head while carrying son Jackson, 6 months, in Beverly Hills Monday. Theron's new look is for her role as Furiosa in Mad Max 4: Fury Road

Charlize Theron was first attached to the film in 2009 (along with Tom Hardy, 34), but it was shelved after a series of production setbacks. "It's been three years: It's time to skin this cat already!" Theron told  Us while promoting Prometheus in London May 30. "I'm very excited about it."

"The original Mad Max created such a vivid world, so to go back and re-imagine it and re-play in that sandbox sounds like fun to me," she continued. "Its a really challenging piece of material."

With everything from Young Adult to Prometheus, I feel very creatively satisfied, especially going in to Mad Max," Theron told Us. "I feel very lucky.