Nicole Richie and Ashlee Simpson are so exciting.  They go to Barney's, they sit on the couch...they play with their Blackberries.  Yawn.  Check out the mom and mom-to-be going wild yesterday afternoon.  BTW when did Ashlee get so pregnant?!

We spotted Nicole Richie, Joel Madden and their daughter headed into a recording studio in Los Angeles this afternoon.  Nicole looked motherly as she carried Harlow in a convertible car seat and Joel looked like he needed a shave as he carried in his iced coffee from Starbucks.

      

I think Nicole and Joel are channeling their inner Robert Smith (you know, the front man for The Cure with the crazy black hair and red lipstick?).  Dressed in black and covered up with big shades and a hat, I think they might be afraid of the light!  We spotted Harlow's parents leaving Production Group Studios in WeHo yesterday and despite their rejection of the warm Cali sun, I still think they look adorable together.

    

Nicole and Joel are movin' on up!  We spotted the new parents checking out a home in Beverly Hills yesterday.  They've got a kid, and now a house...how far off are wedding bells?  Or do you think Benji and Paris will beat them to the altar? OR better yet, they could totally have a double ceremony!

     

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden got some much needed alone time while shopping in Beverly Hills yesterday.  Although I'm sure they enjoyed their time out, the couple have also expressed how excited they are that daughter Harlow has arrived, with papa Joel calling her the "love of his life."

     

We totally caught Nicole Richie slipping out the back door of her NYC hotel this morning.  Mama Nicole was on her way to Atlantic City to see her baby daddy Joel.  Good Charlotte has been in the New York area this week as part of their international tour and the two even made time to meet up with soon-to-be parents and sooner-to-be newly weds Ashlee and Pete for a dinner date. Awww!  Pete and Joel are slowly blending into the same person in my head...having a baby is all the rage these days!

Nicole Richie and poppa Lionel came out for the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Pop Awards last night.  Held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, Lionel was honored with a "Golden Note" award for his longevity in the industry, while Fergie picked one up for her song "Big Girls Don't Cry."  Also in attendance were Natasha Bedingfield who donned a sea captain's hat (I approve) and Mel B with her hubby. 

     

Remember before darling Nicole was simply Harlow's mom and Joel's girlfriend, she was party girl Nicole and then jailbird Nicole?  Well, those days aren't completely behind her yet.  We spotted Nicole in Los Angeles this afternoon at her court ordered drunk driving prevention school. We hope Nicole sticks her to her program this time, after all, there might be a baby seat in the back!

    

Nicole Richie and her rocker boyfriend Joel Madden are the proud parents of a baby daughter today. Richie gave birth to Harlow Winter Kate Madden yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. We liked the chunkier Nicole, so will this mean a return to her far less appealing skinny look? We hope not. Keep scoffing the burgers Nicole.

Is this going to turn into a celebrity race to see who pops one out first? Well, our money is on Nicole Richie at this point in time, as rumors are she's gone into labor at an LA hospital. Just so happens Christina Aguilera was also supposedly due to drop round about now. Come on girl, you've go some catching up to do so get those waters broken already.