TV doc Katherine Heigl may finally be getting her wish: to be released from "Grey's Anatomy" duty for good.

The actress has been off the show for maternity leave during the past three months, caring for her adopted daughter, but she was due to report for duty on March 1. "She was not there," a source close to the situation tells People.

Ellen Pompeo appears on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" today, and reveals a new addition to her family.

Pompeo, 41, shares the first photo of 4-month-old daughter Stella Luna, pictured with husband Chris Ivery.

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The two Ellens dished about baby nurses, and Ellen P. spoke of her husband's involvement with the baby. "He loves dressing her up like him. He goes out and buys her clothes that look like his clothes."

Pompeo is a hardworking Hollywood mom and credits her "amazing" baby nurse for helping her get through the challenges of being a new mom. "I couldn't do it without her," she admits.

You can see the entire interview on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," February 3rd.

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Katherine Heigl's adopted daughter Naleigh turns 1 Monday.

The mother/daughter duo attended Heigl's sister's baby shower Sunday night in Los Angeles.

Heigl celebrates her 31st birthday Tuesday. The "Grey's Anatomy" star and her husband, Josh Kelley, adopted Naleigh from Korea last September.

Reese Witherspoon revealed a star-studded film she has coming out next year. "I have this movie I just finished with Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson. I'm very excited about that." But Reese was hush-hush on her collaboration with Pixar, only confirming that it exists. "Yes, I have a movie I'm doing with Pixar."

Lauren Conrad has a few things lined up as well. "I'm writing a couple of books, I've been working with Kohl's department store, and when I get home I'm meeting with some writers for my movie."

The night ended with the lone man in the bunch, Patrick Dempsey, giving word on how things at "Grey's Anatomy" are going this season. "It's been great. The writers have really changed the format on how they are presenting the show. It's fresh." And what about the women of "Grey's"? Dempsey had the answer. "The girls are growing up. They're no longer girls, they're women, with children, and it's a great thing to see."

"Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo and record producer hubby Chris Ivery have welcomed a baby girl.

"Her name is Stella Luna Pompeo Ivery," the actress' rep tells Us magazine. "She was born Sept. 15."

Pompeo and Ivery, a record producer, met in 2003 at a Whole Foods and tied the knot in New York City in 2007.

"Grey's" co-star Katherine Heigl, who recently adopted a baby girl from Korea, threw a baby shower for Pompeo earlier this summer.

The season premiere of "Grey's Anatomy" airs Thursday, September 24.

"Grey's Anatomy" fans were thrilled when it was revealed Katherine Heigl's character Izzie Stevens would return for season six of the hit series, but now Heigl and co-star Ellen Pompeo are scheduled to temporarily check-out of Seattle Grace.

Heigl will take a leave of absence to film the romantic comedy "Life as We Know It." An ABC rep tells People magazine, "Katherine is taking time off to film a movie. The producers at 'Grey's' have accommodated things like that before. It's a cast of 13 and it is a true ensemble so the show is mindful [of other commitments]."

Heigl's hiatus begins this month and extends to November. Castmate Ellen Pompeo is expected to give birth to her first child this October and will be on maternity leave.

The show's producers have announced three new characters will join the cast in recurring roles to be played by Nora Zehetner, Robert Baker and Jesse Williams.