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"New dad Nick Lachey has a lot on his plate -- he&amp;apos;s just released a new solo album, A Father&amp;apos;s Lullaby, 98 Degrees has a new CD (and subsequent tour) launching next month, and most importantly, there&amp;apos;s 7-month-old baby Camden, his son with wife Vanessa Minnillo Lachey. We were lucky enough to chat with the very talented (and all-around nice) dad and learn more about what it&amp;apos;s like to write music for his own child.\r\nPHOTOS: 10 Famous Dads Who&amp;apos;ve Written Songs For Their New Babies \r\nCongratulations on your new album and new baby! At what point did you decide you want to record A Father&amp;apos;s Lullaby? It was pretty early on in Vanessa&amp;apos;s pregnancy. I had so many emotions running through my head, and music has always been my way of expressing that. I hadn&amp;apos;t heard of any guys with lullaby albums, so I decided to go for it. It was really an inspiring time in my life. I started to write the melodies when she was pregnant, then waited on the lyrics until the baby was here and I could get to know him.&amp;#xA0;\r\nWhat&amp;apos;s the best thing about being a dad? It&amp;apos;s getting up with Camden first thing in the morning -- going in to get him out of out of his crib around 7:30 and seeing him smile. That&amp;apos;s our bonding time. I give him his first bottle, and I sing to him every morning.\r\n7:30? That&amp;apos;s not bad! Yeah, he&amp;apos;s really a great kid. He sleeps very well. He&amp;apos;s sitting up on his own now, and rocking. Crawling is just around the corner. He&amp;apos;s becoming more and more expressive. It&amp;apos;s a lot of fun.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nDo you and Vanessa have plans for more kids down the road? Definitely at least one more. Not yet, though -- we&amp;apos;re enjoying our time with Camden.&amp;#xA0;\r\n98 Degrees has a new album coming out in May - tell me more about that. We do -- it&amp;apos;s called 2.0. We&amp;apos;re going to be going on tour with New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men. Getting back in the studio with the guys has been a blast. It&amp;apos;s like no time has passed. Just like riding a bike.\r\nWill Vanessa and Camden be joining you on tour, or staying home? They&amp;apos;ll be with me for at least the first part of the tour. It&amp;apos;s too long of a time to be away from him . . . watching him grow and change. I&amp;apos;d miss it -- and him -- too much. So they&amp;apos;ll be joining me. The other guys have kids too - my brother [and bandmate, Drew Lachey] has two kids, and Jeff [Timmons] has five, so it&amp;apos;ll be a whole family affair. We&amp;apos;ve traveled with Camden before, but never on a bus!\r\nWhat&amp;apos;s Vanessa like as a mom? She&amp;apos;s a great mom. It&amp;apos;s a lot of fun to watch the woman you love evolve into motherhood. \r\nWhat&amp;apos;s your advice for soon-to-be-parents? Anything you wish your friends had told you? Take a babymoon -- a vacation that&amp;apos;s all about the two of you for one last time. Do it in the second trimester, after the morning sickness is over but before she&amp;apos;s too uncomfortable. It should just be about you as a couple.\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nMore From POPSUGAR Moms:\r\nStep Inside Baby Showers For Nicole Richie, Victoria Beckham, and More of Your Favorite Stars!\r\nTravel Like the Jet Set: Vacation Tips From Celebrity Families\r\nRachel Zoe&amp;apos;s Style For Little Skyler Is Bananas!\r\nThe 10 Most Oscar-Worthy Hollywood Dads"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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