Nicole Richie, Joel Madden Expecting Second Child

by Geneva B | February 22, 2009 at 05:05 pm

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Well folks, Ms. Richie has done it again - gotten herself pregnant with baby number two. In an overpopulated world facing potential resource scarcity and life-threatening climate change, it seems like those on the baby-making train might want to slow it down a little bit. But wait! It's just not the same when you're young, famous and ridiculously monied.

Like small dogs and oversized sunglasses, it seems babies are definitely the latest must-have.

Nicole Richie and boyfriend Joel Madden are expecting another child, barely a year after the arrival of daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden last Jan. 11.

In a message on the Web site of Good Charlotte, the band he fronts, Madden, 29, wrote, "I am so happy to tell everyone that Harlow is going to be a big sister! God has truly blessed my family. Hope [you're] all feeling as good as i am right now." Madden's message is titled "Better than winning an OSCAR!"

After a famously wild childhood, Richie, 27, credited the birth of daughter Harlow for leading her to a more tranquil life at home with Madden. "She gives life a whole new meaning," Richie told PEOPLE in a coverstory featuring stunning photos of the blissful family.

Reps for Madden and Richie did not immediately return calls for comment.