Sparrow James Midnight Madden update

How are you adapting to being a family of four?

N: When we took our first pictures and I saw all four of us together, that was the first time I was like, “Wow, it’s the four of us.” It’s fun. If Harlow is with me, I’ll say, “Let’s put Sparrow to bed,” and she’ll come play while I do that.

J: Because he’s with Nicole most of the time, I’m spending so much time with Harlow. I’ll say, “Tomorrow Daddy and Harlow are going to go on a date; what do you want to do?” Sometimes it’s go to the zoo, or go see ponies. Sometimes she wants to go sit in her own chair at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. We’ll just sit there and talk.

N: She’s said, “Go to a birthday party,” which can be difficult.

J: I’m like, “I’ll try to figure that one out!” Nicole had her birthday right after she had Sparrow, and Harlow and I threw her a birthday party — she was so excited.

N: So she got an Elmo cake. It had nothing to do with me!

 

How is having a baby boy different?

N: I have to give Joel credit — he’s doing most of the diaper changing. Changing a boy is different.

J: He can spray you!

N: Also Harlow was never cuddly as a baby. But Sparrow is very physically attached to me. Sometimes all he wants is for me to hold him.

 

What is Harlow’s personality like?

N: Harlow will come out of nowhere, hug me and say, “I love you Mommy.” It just melts me.

J: I’ll take her out to eat and say, “Have whatever you want!” She’ll say, “Carrots!”

 

What do you admire about each other as parents?

J: Mothering comes naturally to Nicole. She loves it. The kids always come first — and she makes it all look easy. As a dad, there’s no better feeling. While I’m working, it all piles on her. She is taking care of the kids, and it never gets to her. She doesn’t feel like she’s giving anything up — she is wholeheartedly their mom.

N: Joel’s the best dad. He’s so delicate with Harlow — it brings tears to my eyes.

J: Harlow’s very easy — she has me wrapped around her finger.

 

Has your social life changed as your family grows?

J: You don’t lose old friends, but the time you can spend with them is limited. Our interactions revolve around getting together with people who have kids.

What’s your secret to losing your baby weight so quickly?

J: She doesn’t work out, she doesn’t diet. It’s so easy for her.

N: Thank you, honey — if only the whole world saw me through Joel’s eyes! I’m breastfeeding, so that sucks the life out of you.

 

What lies ahead for your family?

N: I’m dedicating this time to bonding with the kids and putting all of my energy towards my family. Harlow is on her way to potty training. It’s happening naturally — I include her in whatever I’m doing, and she wants to do it.

J: You pee in front of her?

N: Yes, do you?

J: No!

Any talk of tying the knot?

N: One day I would love to get married. It’s not something we’re talking about now. If my kids ask me to get married, I’d get married.

J: Nothing needs to change — it’s a great feeling.

N: The only thing you want is for your kids to be healthy and happy, and they are. I couldn’t be happier.

Jodie Sweetin Admits Driving Drunk with Zoie

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In an explosive new memoir, actress Jodie Sweetin opens up about her past drug abuse and how those addictions put not only her own life in jeopardy, but also the life of her 18-month-old-old daughter Zoie Laurelmae.

The 27-year-old former Full House star — who was adopted as a 9-month-old — points out in unSweetined that her birth mother was also an addict. “I would hear stories about my mom leaving me to go off and party,” she writes. “And for years I was like, ‘F–k her. How could somebody do that to their kid’?”

“When I started seeing my own addiction getting in the way of being a mom, I finally understood: If you’re not in the right place to get sober, you’re not ready to be a mom.”

Jodie goes on to reveal that her “big rock bottom” took the form of driving drunk. “I had two glasses of wine and drove with [Zoie] in the car,” she explains. “I not only put myself in danger, but also my daughter, who I loved more than anything. I felt terrible.”

In December 2008, Jodie says she “got sober for good,” but her relapse has cost her dearly. “I got a call that there was an emergency custody investigation because of my drinking,” she notes before adding,

“From that day forward, I threw myself into going to AA and avoided people who do blow off their coffee tables. We’re working on a custody agreement right now. But life is good. I’m happier than I can remember.”

Zoie is Jodie’s daughter with estranged husband Cody Herpin. unSweetined hits bookstores on November 3rd.

Sarah Chalke’s Bump Debut!

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All smiles — and all belly!

Scrubs star Sarah Chalke gives us a grin while chatting on the phone as she makes her way to Joan’s on Third for lunch on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, Calif.

This is the first time she’s been spotted out and about since announcing her pregnancy in August!

Sarah, 33, and her fiancé, entertainment lawyer Jamie Afifi, expect their first child this winter.

Nicole Richie Dishes on Family’s Halloween Plans

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This Halloween may be a battle of the wills between Nicole Richie and her 21-month-old daughter Harlow Winter Kate! While the mother-of-two — who will be dressing up as White Rabbit — envisioned her little girl in a coordinating ensemble, the determined toddler has other plans.

“I wanted Harlow to be something from Alice in Wonderland, but she really wants to be Tinkerbell,” Nicole, 28, tells Extra.

Fortunately, her struggle with Harlow is easily balanced out by the family’s newest member Sparrow James Midnight, who has little say in the matter at only 6 ½ weeks.

“I will wrap him up in toilet paper and make him a little mummy. He doesn’t care.”

And while Joel Madden is scheduled to be in Australia for work commitments during the fun-filled night, that hasn’t stopped him from planning the perfect costumes for all — an idea that was quickly turned down by Nicole!

“I had an idea that I would be the beekeeper and they could be the bees,” he says. “But that didn’t appeal to Nicole too much.”

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Tiffani Thiessen: Kids, But No ‘90210,’ Tell-alls in Future

Tiffani Thiessen dons a  short sleeved winter coat curious to Thomas Pink’s White Collar Shirt Bar event held today in NYC.

“It’s a little cold,” she says, blue eyes sparkling.

Keeping warm is important for the woman whose USA Network FBI series White Collar premieres tonight.

For Tiffani, who hit the big time in 1989 with Saved By The Bell, staying focused on the task at hand is key. After all, she’s been acting for 26 years. Of her face, she yuks, “It’s a lot older.”

Unlike her former co-stars, the California girl nixes plans to make a cameo on 90210 or even write a book a la Dustin Diamond.

“I’m busy working on the show [White Collar],” she tells me. “I never really like to look behind. I like to move forward.”

Still, she stays friendly with former 90210 star Jason Priestley.

“Jason’s really the only one I keep in touch with,” she says. “I see him quite often. He actually just moved back to Canada for five months where he’s doing a new show for HBO Canada. We spent a lot of time together. Him, and his wife and his two kids. Beautiful two kids.”

Starting a family is something she and her husband Brady Smith, 37, hope to do soon.

“Oh yeah, we’re definitely there,” she tells me. “I mean, we’ve been married for 4 ½ years, so it’s definitely in the plan. We’ve just got to figure out timewise, with working and all that.”

When the time is right, her kids should have impeccable manners. Noting that she can’t stand when people chew with their mouths open, she rattles off other pet peeves that should be made illegal.

“I can’t stand when people don’t use their forks and utensils properly,” she says. “They hold them like they’re barbaric. It’s awful. I can’t stand that. Those are two pet peeves of mine. Chewing gum really loud. Spitting. That’s another one. Can’t stand that. Picking your nose in public – don’t like that.”

Eww, yuck. But her biggest crime is fairly tame.

“I think the biggest crime I’ve ever done is lie,” she says. “I think lying is the worst. But a white lie every now and then, you kind of have to. I’ve lied about doing things when I know I’m not just because I want to get out of something. [cackles] I’ve done that, you know? That’s probably the most recent one – last week.”

Why should we watch White Collar?

“You actually see the husband and wife have a good relationship,” she says. “They’ve been married for ten years. There’s no drama, there’s no triangle between characters. It’s a nice relationship between the people, which is nice for me. I play the voice of reason. Women tend to have that kind of role in life, right?”

The Stefani-Rossdales’ Farmer’s Market Fun

Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, 3, does some heavy lifting under the watchful eye of parentsGavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani on Sunday in Hollywood, Calif. The family spent the morning at the farmer’s market, checking out pumpkins, listening to the street musicians and making balloon animals. Baby Zuma was with them as well, but snoozed in his stroller!

John Stamos Was “Plastered” On TV

Full House alum John Stamos admits he was fully loaded during his wacky 2007 appearance on Australian talk show Mornings with Kerri-Anne.

“I’ll be honest: When I went on that morning show, I was drunk,” John tells The Advocate. “Yes, I was on sleeping pills and I was jet-lagged, but I was also just plastered.”

John, who was promoting his gig on ER at the time, added, “I never said I wasn’t [drunk], but that whole Warner Bros. publicity machine got involved and said, ‘Just say he was jet-lagged.’”

Now starring in Broadway’s Bye Bye Birdie, John says he resisted the cover up. “I said, ‘No, tell ‘em the truth! I was f****** drunk in Australia. Big deal.’”

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