The Madonna-Horde Syndrome Strikes AGAIN!

Someone, please stop this woman, before I go into cardiac-arrest!

http://entertainment.msn.com/music/hotgossip/8-29-07_3?gt1=7702

Madonna's red tape-filled adoption of Malawi-born cutie David Banda still isn't finalized, but that hasn't stopped burblings that she's hoping to bring home another baby from the African nation.

In a story that we urge you to take with a heaping helping of salt, the London Sun claims the Big M, 49, has been given the go-ahead to adopt a 13-month-old girl named Mercy, whom she first met in October and will supposedly add to her brood in April.

Seems it's all part of her plan "to redress the balance" in her household, which in addition to 1-year-old David includes hubby Guy Ritchie, daughter Lourdes, 10, and son Rocco, 6.

(And if that "balance" concept sounds familiar, it's because Angelina Jolie has also expressed a desire to "balance the races" in her melting pot clan.)

"Madonna's over the moon that she's been told she can take Mercy," a "close family source" tells the tab. "She didn't want another complicated adoption."

The insider enthuses that the ankle-biter "is a beautiful baby girl. She's so joyful and happy and giggles every time she's picked up. Madonna just loves the way she claps her hands and laughs constantly. She has huge, dancing eyes. Madonna calls her her smiling angel."

Madonna's rep had no comment on the Mercy mumblings.

In related news, has the sinewy, well-preserved pop icon hired some strong helping hands for David?

According to the London Daily Mirror, she's recruited a male nanny to look after her youngest son, a job that appears to come with some stringent stipulations.

"The manny has been told he will only look after David, not the other children," a mole tells the paper. "Madonna is very strict with her rules for whoever looks after her children as she wants the best standards for them. He will be a live-in nanny [at her luxurious London digs] and need to be available 24/7."

What's more, claims the insider, "The manny has been given specific instructions never to bring a girlfriend back to the house and not to bring home any women younger than 30."

No word on whether their IDs will be checked at the door.

Anyhoo, the caretaker may also have to get on board Madonna's self-proclaimed prohibition of mainstream media.

"She has also banned him from watching TV in the house, having a TV in his room and reading newspapers or magazines at home," alleges the spy.

And it's a good bet any new employee will be required to sign an ironclad non-disclosure agreement. You'll recall that a former nanny attempted to sell a tell-all about her time with Madonna, a project the megastar was reportedly able to quash.

And in a final bit of Madonna news, it looks like she plans to celebrate Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, in a big way.

The Jerusalem Post reports the Kabbalah devotee, with hubby and kids in tow, will hop a private jet to Israel, where she'll join fellow red string-wearers Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher to celebrate the holiday, which begins at sunset on Sept. 12.

Valium and vodka mix, right?

I wonder if The Original Madonna, Mother of Jesus, would have wanted her son relinquished to a women like Lady M and Angelina?  Ya think?