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Beyoncé and Jay-Z - On Feb. 6, Beyoncé and Jay-Z stepped out for the first time since the birth of their baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter. The power couple shared some much-deserved new mommy and daddy time. Bey showed up to support her husband at his history-making performance at Carnegie Hall. Upholding "date night," away from the kids and other obligations, is important for new parents. There are many ways that other star couples are keeping the spark alive as well. Here's a list of celebrity couples with children and the ways they take time to focus on each other while also being great parents.(Photos: AP Photo/Donald Traill; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

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Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys - Swizz Beatz isn't afraid of public displays of affection. On January 26, he gave his new bride a sentimental birthday shout-out on Twitter: "Happy B Day to a true Queen with a amazing soul :) kiseessssssss," he wrote and attached a photo of Alicia across a dinner table from him, taking in the sunset on a private jet.(Photo: Joseph Marzullo/WENN.com)

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Robin Thicke and Paula Patton - Robin Thicke is another guy who's unafraid of PDA. One of the most recent love notes he sent his high school sweetheart was via Twitter: "@PaulaPattonXO am dying for u! So excited!!! Headed to airport," he wrote while on his way home after a long time away from his family.(Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith - In the heat of rumors that the couple had already split up the children in preparation for a divorce, TMZ cameras caught up with Jada Pinkett Smith on January 25 to ask her if Will Smith would be her Valentine this year. Her answer? An enthusiastic "Of course." Days later, the couple was spotted courtside at a 76ers game in Philly where Will and son Jaden are living while shooting an upcoming film.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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LL Cool J and Simone Smith - Although Simone Smith isn't a celebrity, her husband LL Cool J always makes her feel like one. Prior to her support of his appointment as the host of the upcoming Grammy Award ceremony, LL was playing cheerleader to his wife at the Simone | Smith Fall Jewelry Collection debut at Fashion's Night Out at Bloomingdales in L.A.(Photo: Maury Phillips/Getty Images for Bloomingdale's)

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Carmelo and La La Anthony - As we saw on her reality series La La's Full Court Life, it's difficult for La La Anthony to secure quality family time with her NBA baller husband Carmelo Anthony and son Kiyan, let alone get some alone time for themselves. However, in a recent interview with E! La La shared that V-day is her thing. "I actually do make a big deal about it," she said. "I want something for me that day. Usually, All-Star Weekend falls on that day and I get mixed into events and craziness. This year it doesn't, so I don't know what my husband has planned, but he better have something planned."(Photo: Fernando Leon/PictureGroup)

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Monica and Shannon Brown - This past November, Monica and Shannon Brown celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia, on a small boat with no kids in sight. Brown recently spoke glowingly of his wife on an episode of a television series Fascinating Celebrity Weddings. ""She was so beautiful," Brown said of their fairytale wedding. "Everything from her dress to her hair and makeup and, you know, her smile is beautiful as well and it just took me away."(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon - Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon rarely go anywhere without "Dem Babies" (their twins, Monroe and Moroccan), however, Cannon still finds unique ways to honor his wife. At the BET Honors Award ceremony last month, Nick called Mariah his "hero" for taking care of him and the children during his recent health scare.(Photo: Brad Weingarden/PictureGroup)

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Grant Hill and Tamia - Grant Hill and Tamia stay keeping it lowkey; this is perhaps one of the reasons why their marriage has lasted so long. After more than 12 years of wedded bliss, Grant and Tamia still find the time to show up at red carpet events arm in arm.(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Rev. Run and Justine Simmons - When you have as many kids as Rev. Run does, it's hard to escape them all. However, the rap pioneer found time to spend alone with his wife, Justine, in Miami just before celebrating his 47th birthday in Vegas with daughter Angela.(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga - Relationships are about give and take. Jennifer Hudson's fiance David Otunga was spotted on the sidelines, at a signing for Hudson's new book, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, at a Barnes & Noble in Chicago. In an interview on The Talk in promotion of the book, J Hud revealed that just months after receiving her engagement ring on her birthday in 2008, she returned the favor by surprising her husband with a ring on his birthday.(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)

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Mel B and Stephen Belafonte - Mel B and her husband Stephen Belafonte have taken their lives Down Under to get the peace and quiet that they need. Before the pair made the big move to Australia, they celebrated by leaving the kids at home and hitting up Hollywood night after night until their departure.(Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

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T.I. and Tiny - Every episode of T.I. and Tiny's show is a love-fest, but T.I. always keeps the romance G, even off-screen. During a recent trip to Miami he took his boo, wife Tiny, out for a night out on the town, while both were wearing sweat suits.(Photo: Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images for AKOO)

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Keyshia Cole and Daniel "Boobie" Gibson - In an interview with Ebony magazine, Daniel "Boobie" Gibson revealed that he and wife Keyshia Cole took things slow before building a foundation. "We were kind of losing faith in love," he shared. "We wanted to be sure about each other. So we talked about it and had deep conversations about our goals, what we wanted out of life, and from a family standpoint, that's what made our bond strong … The crazy thing about me and Key is that we talked on the phone for three or four months before ever meeting in person. We did the high school thing — we talked on the phone until the morning."(Photo: Johnny Nunez/Getty Images)