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

Nicole Richie reports back to traffic school to fulfill her sentence of group counseling sessions, one-on-one meetings and alcohol education classes on Wednesday in Van Nuys, Calif.

Bag by Balenciaga.

Forbes has a recent article about misbehaving celebrity mothers who have acquired reputations for misconduct. Here’s a snippet:

From Nicole Richie to Diana Ross, celebrity moms who face constant criticism every day from the public and the press capture even more of the spotlight when they have run-ins with the cops, earning them a kind of infamous badge of honor.

To read the whole article on “Celebrity Moms in Cuffs,” click on over to Forbes.com.

Nicole Richie is back to less glamorous activities, reporting back to fulfill her sentence of group counseling sessions, one-on-one meetings and alcohol education classes on Wednesday in Van Nuys, Calif.

Richie, 26, wore a cute pair of yellow flats and oversized sunglasses as she clutched onto her cup of coffee. She even gave paparazzi a little smile! More Here! »

Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden takes his baby mama Nicole Richie (in Diane von Furstenberg) to shop at DCMA, a Los Angeles store he co-owns with his twin brother, Benji.

Earlier in the day, the couple was seen shopping at the Diane von Furstenberg boutique.

Other pictures include Joel outside his DCMA shop on Melrose Avenue. For more information on the brand, visit DCMACollective.com.

15+ pictures inside of Nicole and Joel shopping DCMA… More Here! »

Nicole Richie glows in a strapless floor-grazing Missoni gown at the 2008 ASCAP Pop Awards held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday (ASCAP = American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).

Nicole, 26, was accompanied by her 9-year-old sister Sofia and 58-year-old father Lionel, who was honored with the ASCAP Golden Note Award for achieving extraordinary career milestones. Legendary songwriter/producer Quincy Jones and ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman presented the award to Lionel.

The invitation-only awards celebration honored the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed songs of 2007. Songwriter of the Year was awarded to Timbaland while Song of the Year was a tie between Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and Gwen Stefani’s “The Sweet Escape.”

25+ pictures inside of Nicole Richie @ Pop Music Awards 2008… More Here! »

Nicole Richie continues to fulfill her sentence of group counseling sessions, one-on-one meetings and alcohol education classes on Wednesday in Van Nuys, Calif.

This has become a weekly thing for the 26-year-old new mom. Traffic school classes every Wednesday!

Nic and partner Joel Madden’s baby daughter, Harlow Winter Kate, turns 3 months this Friday.

A solo Nicole Richie continues to attend her group counseling sessions, one-on-one meetings and alcohol education classes in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

It was recently announced that the 26-year-old new mom would be starting a fashion-forward maternity line: “My line will be about making women look and feel good at a really emotional time. It’s about showing your best self, not your tired, worn-down self.”

Her inspiration for starting it? Balenciaga’s creative director Nicolas Ghesquiere.

“I wore so much Balenciaga during my pregnancy,” Nic revealed. More Here! »