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The decision to move out of Anna Nicole Smith’s house isn’t the only major news Larry Birkhead recently shared with Life & Style: He might make 2-year-old Dannielynn a big sister, too! “I want to have another child,” Larry said during an exclusive interview on Oct. 16. “It would be tough for me to do right now, but in a couple of years, definitely.”

Ideally, Larry says, he would love to meet his Ms. Right — he says his type is a Jennifer Love Hewitt look-alike — and conceive a baby naturally. But if that doesn’t happen, he’d consider alternatives. “Right now I’m so busy taking care of Dannielynn, I don’t have time to get out there and date,” he says. “So while I’d love to have another baby of my own, I’d be happy to adopt a little brother or sister for her.”

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After being granted custody of his little girl, Larry Birkhead brought Dannielynn to Anna’s home in LA’s Coldwater Canyon, where the two have been living ever since. But in an effort to raise her in a more stable environment, Larry has decided to move out and find a new home. While going through the bittersweet process of packing up Anna’s belongings and readying Dannielynn for yet another big move, Larry, 35, spoke exclusively to Life & Style about the painful memories of the past — and why he’s eager to make a fresh start for the future.

L&S: After Anna’s death, what made you decide to bring Dannielynn to Anna’s home?

Larry: There were just tons and tons of memories. Anna’s reality show was taped here, and it’s the place she called home. After she passed, I just couldn’t bear to part with it.

L&S: So why are you selling it now?

Larry: You know, I always said I’d never sell, but the longer we’ve been here, the more I’ve realized it’s not built for children. We live over a canyon, and while the view’s great, there’s no backyard. I’ve bought Dannielynn every toy under the sun, but they can’t replace a yard. She doesn’t have a place to have her friends over to play.

L&S: Do you have any ideas about where you’ll be moving to?

Larry: I’ve already seen one house in the Calabasas area that I really liked. It’s a little farther out in LA than we are now, so it’s less crazy. And there are tons of children in the neighborhood. It seems very kid-friendly.

L&S: So you’ll definitely be staying in Southern California for now?

Larry: We’ll travel back and forth between here and Kentucky, where I’m from. I bought a 10,000-square-foot house in Louisville, near my family. I’ve thought about moving there permanently at some point, when it’s time to find a good school for Dannielynn. That will be on the horizon soon.

L&S: You’ve kept an entire closet of Anna’s clothing, accessories and jewelry. Is that another way of preserving her memory for Dannielynn?

Larry: Yes. Every piece in there has a story. Someday, I hope to show them all to Dannielynn and tell her what event her mom wore them to and what they meant to her — from the casual T-shirts to the fancy dresses. I want her to understand how beautiful and glamorous her mom was.

L&S: Is there any item in particular you’re looking forward to passing on to Dannielynn?

Larry: Anna and I wore necklaces with matching crosses. The one I’m wearing now, Anna was wearing when she passed away. I never take it off. I have the other one that matches it. Someday, I’ll give it to Dannielynn.

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Anna Nicole Smith’s former lover Larry Birkhead has spoken out in a bid to set the record straight after buying the former Playboy pin-ups lingerie at a celebrity auction - and stating it was a keepsake for their one-year-old daughter Dannielynn.

Birkhead caused controversy after telling reporters he had forked out nearly $3,000 for lingerie the late star once wore for a Playboy shoot so he could give the saucy items to their tot.

But the photojournalist says his motives were innocent - insisting the lingerie represents a huge part of Smith’s life, and says he will pass the garments on to their tot as soon as she is old enough to understand their meaning.

He tells Eonline.com, “I didn’t buy Anna’s lingerie for Dannielynn. We’re still on Sesame Street. We won’t get to Playboy until at least the age of 21. Playboy was a significant thing in her life and career. It was something that I did with pure intentions. It’s something I will give her when she’s an adult so she can better appreciate what her mother was about.”

The tot’s mom, model/actress Smith, died from an accidental overdose last February.

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Anna Nicole Smith’s former lover Larry Birkhead forked out nearly $3,000 for lingerie the late star once wore for a Playboy pinup shoot as a keepsake for their daughter Dannielynn.

Photojournalist Birkhead bought a pink bustier for $1,800 and a white negligee for $1,000 at a Las Vegas Auction on Saturday.

Birkhead said he is trying to ensure the pair’s one-year-old daughter has tangible memories to remember her late mother by at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino event, run by Julien’s Auctions.

He says, “I have a lot of history I have to put together that she doesn’t really know about. Playboy was such a big part of Anna’s career.”

The tot’s mom, model/actress Smith, died from an accidental overdose last February.

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Just over a year since Anna Nicole Smith’s death, her 18-month-old daughter Dannielynn has been declared the sole heir to the former model’s estate, a Los Angeles judge has decided.

The toddler could conceivably inherit millions from the fortune of Smith’s late husband, oil man J. Howard Marshall, whose estate is still tied up in litigation in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Meanwhile, the judge has established a trust in Dannielynn’s name with her father (and guardian) Larry Birkhead acting as co-trustee with Smith’s former companion Howard K. Stern, who, until a paternity test proved otherwise, insisted he was Danielynn’s father.

In court papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Oct. 18, 2007, Howard K. Stern, executor of Smith’s estate, sought to clarify the late reality star’s intentions in her July 2001 will, drafted five years before Dannielynn Hope’s September 2006 birth.

“We and Mr. Stern always believed that Anna Nicole never intended to disinherit her daughter,”‘ Stern’s lawyer, Bruce S. Ross, said after Tuesday’s hearing. “I’m pleased to say this chapter in the saga is closed.”

In addition to confirming Dannielynn Hope as Anna Nicole’s sole heir, Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff’s ruling also establishes a trust on her behalf with Stern and Birkhead as its co-trustees, Ross said.

Tuesday’s ruling was first reported by TMZ.com.

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Larry Birkhead denies he’ll cash in on his daughter Dannielynn’s surgery to correct her cross-eye - but we’re hearing otherwise. A source said Birkhead, Anna Nicole Smith’s lover, will invite “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider” camera crews into the hospital when the tot has the operation next month. Birkhead, who has raked in millions from photos and interviews based around Dannielynn, was set to get $250,000 for the latest footage, according to our source.

“It’s not true,” Birkhead told Page Six. “I don’t mind letting the world know how she is when she’s done, but no cameras will be there during the surgery. The only reason I spoke about it to begin with was because people blamed Anna’s medications when, in fact, it’s genetic.”

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