SANDRA BULLOCK: OSCAR FIRST, BABY NEXT

Life’s suddenly supercharged for America’s New Sweetheart SANDRA BULLOCK (sorry, JULIA ROBERTS!) – the Oscar winner’s juggling her suddenly red-hot movie career and caring for stepdaughter Sunny – but even at 45, she’s NOT giving up on her dream of having a baby with hubby JESSE JAMES.

Said a pal: “Even now, Sandra will just smile and say, ‘I may surprise you!’ And she knows it’s now or never. That’s why she’s turned down 20 movie deals in three months. She wants to keep her slate clean to work on conceiving that baby. It won’t be the end of her life if she and Jesse aren’t successful, but she really wants to try.”