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Larry: The New Fight for Dannielynn
April 19, 2007
Larry and Dannielynn are on the cover of OK!, on stands Friday.
The battle for the custody of baby DANNIELYNN is not over yet, as new dad LARRY BIRKHEAD and ANNA NICOLE SMITH’s estranged mom, VIRGIE ARTHUR, are set to return to court this Friday.
“I don’t know what she wants,” Larry tells OK! magazine in the new issue, on newsstands nationwide Friday. “If she wants to be a grandmother, that’s fine. I have a mother that wants to be a grandmother and she’s not asking for all these things, so it’s kind of puzzling.
“I just want to take my daughter home and start a life with her,” he continues. “I already went through a battle to prove that she was mine, and now here we go with possibly another battle.”
In the meantime, Larry has been put on the fast track to fatherhood — and he’s loving every minute of it.
“She has her mom’s long legs and she’s just beautiful,” says Larry. “She likes me to make funny faces, funny noises and do silly voices for her. It’s so rewarding.”
Larry says that one of his biggest surprises in taking care of Dannielynn was his tolerance for dirty diapers!
“As long as she’s happy, you don’t care what it is,” he explains. “It’s the little things that mean the most to me: the way she looks at me when I do something for her that she really likes.”
Larry says he knows the road ahead will be difficult, but he’s ready to take on the challenge of parenthood with the support of family and friends.
“It’s [a road] that I’m definitely going to be able to handle,” he says, pointing out that he went to baby-care classes right before Dannielynn was born to learn how to change a diaper, hold a baby, bathe a baby, feeding tips and more. “My sisters have babies and have been great. Even [HOWARD K. STERN] has been helpful. He gives me credit when I’m doing good things and gives me tips on things I should do a little different.”
Larry says that despite the awkwardness of the paternity battle he engaged in with Howard, the two are working together for the smooth transition.
“You can’t worry about that stuff too much,” says Larry. “I’m thankful that everyone can get along for Dannielynn. How could you not? She’s so sweet and so cute, arguing is just going to hurt her and not help us any.”
Watch ET for more photos of Larry with his baby daughter!
http://www.etonline.com/celebrities/spotlight/47847/index.html