OK! Cover Story: Jessica Simpson Exclusive Details — My First Days As A New Mom
April 4 2012, Published 6:00 a.m. ET
Motherhood couldn't come a moment too soon for Jessica Simpson. The 31-year-old has longed for a baby her whole life — and now that blessed event is finally here!
"I can't wait to just hold her in my arms," Jessica said in the last month of her pregnancy. "At this point, I am really ready."
An insider notes that "Jessica is going to be the most unbelievable mother — she’s taken to it like a duck to water.”
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In fact, the insider says Jessica has been preparing for the birth from the very start.
“She talks to the baby and already feels like she knows her. She sings to her all the time, too.”
Jessica has also tried her hand at creating lullabies for her daughter. “It’s sweet,” says the insider, “the baby already has songs written especially for her!”
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And fiancé Eric Johnson? “Eric is going to be an unbelievable dad,” gushed Jessica. First-time parenting can be scary, but Jessica is feeling prepared for all the challenges that it brings. “She’s not worried at all,” the insider says, noting that Jessica has spent a lot of time with her sister, Ashlee Simpson, and Ashlee’s son Bronx, 3.
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