After several weeks of Nicole Richie hiding her stomach from photographers, the is-she-or-isn’t-she-rumors can be put to rest: Us has confirmed via multiple sources that Richie is more than 12 weeks pregnant with her and boyfriend Joel Madden’s first child.

“She is extremely excited right now,” a source close to the star tells Us.

Richie, 25, shared the good news with her mom Brenda, and close friends like Mischa Barton, in early May, adds the Richie pal, after a pregnancy test came up positive.

And the pregnancy isn’t the only cause for celebration.

A source says Madden, 28, along with a few friends and his twin brother Benji, recently went shopping for an engagement ring.

And the twins’ older brother Josh Madden tells Us, “Nicole is awesome. I would love for them to get married!”

Both families are thrilled about the couple’s baby joy: “Everyone’s happy, everyone’s good, everyone’s getting along” a source tells Us.

I just hope the baby is born healthy, Nicole has abused her body alot.

Damn it must be true if US weekly is reporting it. All I can say is for the sake of the baby, Nicole, PLEASE gain some weight

Argh:P Poor kid. All I can hope is the baby is born healthy and Nicole pulls her bobble head out of that boney ass and does what’s right for the child:(

Does no one believe in marriage before getting pregnant anymore, or is that the new way of getting a husband?

my favorite thing is the last line - save her from jail.. pathetic!!! baby will be born with 2 heads

Being pregnant won’t save her from serving jail time.  If incarcerated while pregnant, she’ll just get more medical attention than other inmates.  Also, the judge can postpone her sentencing to start after she’s had the baby.  Sorry, Ms. Richie, don’t you think countless others have tried and failed to outsmart the American Justice System by being pregnant?

she isn’t having that baby b/c she planned it or wants it.

she’s having the baby b/c they’re either too stupid to be on birth control or nic’s body is so emaciated BC pills won’t work or she’s hoping being preggers will keep her out of jail.

bitch needs to learn to feed herself before she pops out bobble-head brats.

Why do all disturbed women like her have a baby?

Poor baby, he or she will have Nicole as a parent.

I just hope all this gossip is NOT true.

Anorexia poses several potential problems for women who are pregnant or wish to become pregnant:

  * Difficulty getting pregnant and carrying a pregnancy to term because of higher rates of infertility and spontaneous abortion
  * Increased risk of low birth weight babies and birth defects
  * Malnourishment (particularly calcium deficiency) as the fetus grows
  * Increased risk of medical complications
  * Increased risk of relapse being triggered from the stress of pregnancy or parenthood

Uh…i would’ve waited until i was way out of the danger zone to tell the public. And i hope the baby is healthy.

ugh this is not fair to the baby..is nicole going to save that cover in her baby book

imagine what kind of problems the kid’s going to have when he/she grows up only to hear you’re mom probably had you to stay out of jail

i can’t have a baby and this bitch can!  what i joke.  i’ve always thought she was trash and classless, now i’m jealous.

She looks much older than 25 in that picture.  More like a 40-ish woman who’s had a *little* bit of work done.  Or a 50-ish who’s had a lot.

Her lack of facial fat does make her appear a good decade older than she is.

i dont even know if i believe this