First Pictures Of Baby Sparrow!

Just six weeks after giving birth to Sparrow James Midnight Madden, proud parents Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are showing him off in the latest issue of People magazine.

Nicole tells the mag, "I couldn't be happier. The only thing you want is for your kids to be healthy and happy, and they are. I'm right where I belong." And Nicole isn't the only one going gaga over her newborn son! Nicole says, "[Harlow] just loves him so much," and Joel added, "She's very gentle with him." Awww!

Of course, the adorable Harlow is also in the pictures, and we're happy to report that little Sparrow is just as darling as his older sister. In fact, he looks like a miniature version of his daddy! We're definitely gushing over these beautiful shots, but we gotta wonder how much the Richie-Maddens got paid for this and how many copies this cover will help sell ... we're guessing a lot!

And then there's the rumor that Nicole Richie might now be Nicole Madden! Star magazine reports that Joel and Nicole exchanged vows during an "intimate at-home ceremony on October 14 with Joel's brother and bandmate Benji as a witness." The mag reports that Nicole and Joel were married with 45,000 other people worldwide as part of a mass wedding by the Unification Church. Hmm, really?

Joel denies the marriage reports, as he wrote on Good Charlotte's website, "I keep getting emails from old friends and family asking about a wedding. NO we didn't get married." I guess we'll have to take his word for it then!