2008

Joel Madden

October 20

'We're So Blessed!'

Richie appears on her second PEOPLE cover with baby Harlow, where Madden reveals just how 'blessed' they are. "I can't imagine life without her," Madden says of their 9-month-old daughter. "It was never a moment where it was like, 'This is inconvenient for us.' We're very blessed to have it happen the way it did." Richie adds, "I'd love to say she's a mommy's girl, but when she sees her dad, she nose-dives for him."

2009

Joel Madden

September 09

Here Comes Sparrow

Madden and Richie welcome their second child, Sparrow James Midnight Madden. Their baby boy weighs 7lbs 14oz. "Mothering comes naturally to Nicole," Madden tells PEOPLE. "She loves it. The kids always come first – and she makes it all look easy. As a dad, there's no better feeling."

Edited by Janet Mock