Nicole Richie is expecting her second child with Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden! The new dad-to-be-announced the news on the Good Charlotte blog.

“What’s better than winning an Oscar?” he asked. I guess it’s becoming a father again, because he went on to write, “I am so happy to tell everyone that Harlow is going to be a big sister! God has truly blessed my family. Hope you’re all feeling as good as I am right now.”

Harlow was born 13 months ago. There’s no word on one this little bundle will appear, but I guess we’ll find out soon enough!

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Nicole Richie will forever remember 2008 as the year she became a mom to her daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden. While the arrival of her little girl was “the best thing ever,” Nicole shared that “just in general, it’s been a really great year for me. All of my dreams are becoming a reality.”

This includes the launch of her jewelry collection House of Harlow, named after her baby girl. Nicole says she’s “not too caught up in [Harlow's] fashion at the moment,” but her daughter has already developed a sense of style.

“She likes to dress up. You can see it in her face. She just loves dressing up; she loves putting on tights and bows and stuff like that. I just let her wear what’s comfortable for her. But she loves those tights.”

It sounds like little Harlow could take after her stylish mama!

With their babies born just a day apart, it makes sense that songbird Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie would become fast friends. A mutual pair introduced the moms and the rest is history.

Christina says she is “blown away with how great of a mom she [Nicole] is” to 10-month-old Harlow Madden.

“I actually ask her for advice because she has a lot of great things that she does for her little one. She’s even a little more stricter with battery operated toys and what not, she’s a great woman.”

However will Harlow Winter Madden choose the perfect pumpkin? It’s a good thing mommy Nicole Richie is there to help her make a decision! Nicole and Harlow did a little shopping at a pumpkin patch in Los Angeles on Monday.

In just eight days the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation has raised $10,000 of the $35,000 needed to build the playground at Beyond Shelter!

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden shared that they are thrilled with the response so far, sharing that they have received $5 donations from 1,825 text messages across 48 states!

If you’d like to help, it’s easy: just text CHILD to 90999 on your cell phone. The $5 donation will be added to your next bill.

The Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation collects the payments from the cell phone carriers, and the low-income kids in Los Angeles get a playground. Everybody wins!

Celebrity parents Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are set to commence their first major charity project. The Richie-Madden Foundation plans to build a playground at Beyond Shelter, a low-income housing project in Los Angeles. Currently the site has 175 kids, and no recreational facilities.

“We hope our support will shine a spotlight on important issues facing children and will inspire and educate the public, especially young people, to get involved, too,” Nicole and Joel said in a joint statement. “We want to do more than write checks.”

They also want you to help too. To donate $5 to the project, grab your cell phone and text CHILD to 90999. The money will then be deducted on your next bill.

Look how much Harlow Madden has grown! Nicole Richie strolled around New York City yesterday with her beautiful eight-month-old daughter. Apparently Nicole stopped by Starbucks for an iced coffee and gave little Harlow her own empty cup to play with. How sweet!

It was only last week that I was reminiscing with friends about the songs I used to listen to as a child. We didn’t have The Wiggles in my day, so my Dad used to play me “House on Pooh Corner” by Loggins and Messina and “Alexander Beetle” by Melanie Safka.

So I was thrilled to see some of my favorite celebrity moms and dads have shared their kids’ top tunes with People magazine.

• Melissa Etheridge’s kids Bailey, Beckett, and twins Johnnie Rose and Miller Steven have grown up around music their entire lives. They love “Common Threads” by Bobby McFerrin, Sarah McLachlan’s version of “Rainbow Connection,” “When it Don’t Come Easy” by Patty Griffin, and even a song by their mom, “Message to Myself.” “Really, it’s their fave!” Melissa insists.
• Joey McIntyre and his nine-year-old-son Griffin Thomas enjoy “Goodspeed (Sweet Dreams)” by the Dixie Chicks and “Your Song” by Elton John.
• Max Liron may be just eight months, but Christina Aguilera’s son already has some great music taste. His favorites include “Jamming” by Bob Marley, “Stay Awake” by Julie Andrews and funnily enough, “Relax Max” by Dinah Washington.
• Harlow Winter Kate, the daughter of Nicole Richie and and Joel Madden, loves the classics. Her top picks include “Für Elise” by Ludwig van Beethoven and “Wild World” by Cat Stevens.
• Anthony Keidis’ son Everly Bear rocks just like his dad! His favorite songs include “Spaceship” by Sean Lennon and “Master of Puppets” by Metallica.
• River Samuel, the two-year-old son of Taylor Hanson, loves a bit of everything. His eclectic picks include everything from Believer by Ben Kweller to Black or White by Michael Jackson. Apparently “listening to that [song] is when he really busts a move.”
• Wyatt Steven’s favorite song is naturally one his mother Sheryl Crow wrote called “Song for Wyatt.” He also can’t resist “Elmo’s Song!”

I’d love to know, what songs do your kids love? And what did you listen to when you were little?

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Is Nicole Richie pregnant again? The latest rumor out of Hollywood is that Ms Richie is expecting a sibling for her five-month-old daughter Harlow!

“Nicole is dying to have a sibling for Harlow who is close in age,” a source told Star magazine. “She doesn’t want them to be more than two years apart, so that they can be best friends forever.”

Nicole’s also been spotted wearing some flowing tops and comfy boots lately, which of course has everyone’s tongues wagging. Nevermind that it’s the fashion these days!

“The top was not something Nicole usually wears,” the mag reported. “She ordinarily goes for tight T-shirts and vest tops. The other unusual thing was that she was wearing comfy sheepskin boots and not her usual heels - the boots definitely looked like something a pregnant woman would wear.”

The rumors seem a little thin at this point, but it’d be kind of exciting if Nicole and Joel had another little one so soon!

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Nicole Richie hopes to be more relaxed parent than her folks, Lionel Richie and ex-wife Brenda. She recalls her upbringing was “really, really strict,” and said she hopes to be more easy-going with her daughter Harlow.

While the reality star hopes to be a cool mom, she admits that “you never know until it happens to you!”

Her parents may have been stern, but she said they were also “amazing.” Now their relationship has changed, but they are still “great people to turn to if I ever need advice.”

Nicole visits her mother three or four times a week, and sees dad Lionel once a week, so she’s got no shortage of parenting advice!

“[My dad] comes from a father standpoint. He gives Joel [Madden] a lot of advice,” she told Extra. “I get advice from my mom.”