Joel Madden: I Suck at Diapers

Proud papa Joel Madden just blogged a fun entry about new life as a father on his DCMA Collective Web site.

Here’s what he wrote under the title “IT’S A GIRL!!!!!” (yes, with that many exclamation points):

“Well, I am finally home with my beautiful girlfriend and our brand new little daughter. Harlow Winter Kate Madden was born on January 11th, 2008 at 3:13pm. She weighed in at 6 pounds and 7 ounces. She is 19 inches long and growing everyday already! She really is a wonderful addition to the GC/DCMA/DEADEXEC family. We are so blessed to have this beautiful little baby in our lives.”

Madden, 28, is quite grateful to all of his friends, family and fans: “I want to thank everyone for all the love and kind words they’ve sent our way. We apologize we weren’t accepting gifts/cards/calls at the hospital, but if you’d like to send something, we’d rather you make a donation to the richie-madden foundation, which we started in Harlow Winter‘s honor.”

Joel even wrote how much Harlow looks like mom Nicole Richie: “She looks so much like her mom it’s crazy! She eats like a little maniac and she’s really sweet. She barely ever cries, even when daddy is changing her diaper, and believe me, I suck when it comes to diapers, but I’m learning! I can’t wait to show off some pictures, until then, THANKS!! and GOD BLESS….. Joel”