Nicole Richie, aka Paris Hilton’s BFF and future sister-in-law, goes for a Friday morning coffee run at her local Starbucks in Glendale, Calif.

The 26-year-old new mom was accompanied by fiance Joel Madden and daughter Harlow, who turns four months on Sunday.

Nicole and baby Harlow are featured in the June 2008 issue of Harper’s Bazaar.

When explaining her experience with motherhood thus far, Nicole said, “I would say how fun it is. Everybody talks about how difficult it is in the first three months, but I absolutely love it. Everything I do is for her. My whole life revolves around her and I absolutely love it.”

Nicole Richie opens up in the June 2008 issue of Harper’s Bazaar, out May 20. Here are some of the interview highlights:

On putting Harlow on the cover of People Magazine: “The day before it came out, I was nervous, because there was going to be a picture of my daughter everywhere. But if I didn’t put a picture out, it would have been 10 times worse. I wanted to stop people trying to get pictures of her. I was just being a protective mom.”

On her celebrity BFFs: “I feel like my group of five to ten friends, they really love [Harlow], like she’s theirs … my friends never go outside for smoke breaks anymore, they don’t curse, they are definitely more demure. It’s actually been really interesting.”

On her future nuptials and having more kids: One day, yeah -not tomorrow, not today. We are committed to our family. I’m 26. I’ve definitely had a very eventful year. So right now, it’s about me enjoying my time with my daughter. I want five children: twin boys and three girls. I’ve wanted that since I was a little girl.”

To see the outtakes slideshow of Nicole, Joel, Harlow and grandpa Lionel, visit HarpersBazaar.com. You can also check out the full cover article here.

Also check out the cover shoot video of Nicole, Joel and Harlow HearstDigital.com

People magazine has a great photo album of cutie Harlow Madden, almost 8 weeks.

Proud parents Nicole Richie, 26, and Joel Madden, 28, had a lot to say about their daughter.

Nicole on the uniqueness of Harlow’s name: I wanted a hippie name and he wanted a more Biblical name. (Joel cites the actress Jean Harlow and model Shalom Harlow as two major inspirations.)

Joel on how their lives have changed since having a baby: “We have a very mellow life compared to two years ago, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Nicole on having a mother’s instinct: “She’s never out of my mind. I stop doing things for me anymore. Everything is for her.”

Nicole on Harlow waking up from a nap: “I was watching her in her crib. And she happened to wake up and I was like, ‘Good morning!” And she smiled and it was the cutest thing ever.”

Check out the Harlow Madden photo album at People.com.

FYI: Nicole and Joel play her lullaby versions of Radiohead and Nirvana songs for baby Harlow. And according to industry insiders, this issue featuring Nicole also on target to sell more than 1.8 million copies, whereas Christina Aguilera’s cover with her son Max is selling far less.

Nicole Richie and daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden, almost 7 weeks, are on the cover of the People Magazine this week. The issue, on newsstands Friday, talks about who the baby looks like, for whom she was named and who was the first to cry – Nicole, 26, or boyfriend Joel Madden, 28.

Enjoy some of the interview snippets here:

On the six weeks since the baby’s arrival: “It’s almost like I don’t even remember what life was like before her. She gives life a whole new meaning and a whole new purpose.”

On breastfeeding: “There’s just so much I can’t eat because she’s sensitive, I eat really bland [food] – chicken noodle soup, vegetables, fish. I had to cut out milk, no tomatoes, no lettuce. You think you have to cut everything out when you’re pregnant, but you really have to cut everything out when you’re breastfeeding.”

On how long she was in labor: “I don’t know because I don’t know what time I actually went into labor, but I pushed for 10 minutes.”

Harlow’s going to be a hottie!

Joel Madden recently blogged about how fast his daughter is growing and how much bad there is out in the world today. The Good Charlotte frontman also sent his condolences to Heath Ledger’s friends and family. Check out his latest blog via DCMACollective:

“[Harlow] is already growing to fast! So I am at home writing this blog before i head to the DCMA store, and then the DEAD EXEC studio to work. I swear it’s so hard to leave during the day, but always so rewarding to come home to the little family. I’ve always been a guy who loves to love. Probably one of the things that define me outside of my work is LOVE. I had no idea what love even was until Harlow came along.

Me and her mother feel like the luckiest two people alive right now. This time in our life has been amazing. We both look at our little girl every single moment everyday and know there is nothing we wouldn’t do to protect her and her perfect little innocence. It seems like you turn on the TV, or get online and its all bad news.

We don’t want her to know any of that yet. I actually never want her to know any of the pain and suffering we see out in the world everyday, or how harsh people can be as a result of it. Having this baby has really made me realize we all start out that way, then somewhere along the way something happens and people go one way or the other. But all started out sweet and innocent just like my little daughter. The world could really make you bitter if you let it, but thats where music, and art come in to save the day.

You’ve got to surround yourself with the things you love. The whole point to DCMA and this site is a bunch of us friends doing what we love, surrounding ourselves with positivity. I want my kid to grow up around that.

My heart goes out to Heath Ledger’s family. Too young. too soon. too loved to be gone. It almost seems pointless to say this with the state of the media today, but I hope people will respect what his child and her mother are going thru right now and give them space. May God be with them.

So this one was especially long today on the writing side, I apologize it all just got me thinking.”

Check out the pictures below of Joel sporting a Gucci diaper bag and him modeling in the latest DCMA catalog:

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are the proud parents of a daughter, Harlow Winter Kate Madden.

Harlow was born Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz.

“The beautiful healthy baby girl is home with her ecstatic parents,” the couple’s reps at Handprint Entertainment tell People.

Congrats to the happy family! Can’t wait to see the family portrait.