Just four weeks ago, Camila Alves and beau Matthew McConaughey welcomed their second child, daughter Vida – and the new mom is thrilled to have another female in the family.

“I’m very excited to have a girl,” Alves tells People. “I’m happy and it’s a big blessing. Vida’s definitely a beautiful and peaceful girl. We are so lucky!”

Now that the Brazilian-born model, 27, and host of Bravo’s hairstyling series Shear Genius has a daughter, she’s looking forward to braiding and styling her baby’s hair. But most importantly, Alves says she has advice to give from her own personal experiences.

“I’m going to have so much fun with her hair. I’ve been dealing with my own hair forever so I have a lot to share with her. It’s going to be long talks.”

And has Vida’s 18-month-old brother Levi received his first haircut?

“We have not cut his hair yet. He’s too cute. He’s a little boy and I don’t want to touch it. It’s still pure and perfect! We’re going to have so much time to style it and cut it,” Alves says. “At this stage in his life, I’m leaving it as pure as possible.”

When it comes time to break out the scissors, Alves says she will save a lock of hair in a scrapbook. “I’m pretty sure I’m going to do something like that. It’s a very mom thing to do.”

As for Matthew’s Hair …
With hair being a central part of someone’s appearance, does the model prefer McConaughey’s curly hair to be long or short?

“I like that Matthew has a little combination of both,” she said. “I like a little bit of a rough look because it’s sexy. But when a man has a rough look and he goes and gets a cleanup than it’s very sexy as well.”

And how does Matthew like her styled? “As natural as possible!”

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Matthew McConaughey organized a special birthday party for his girlfriend Camila Alves on Thursday – treating his partner to a fun-filled dinner with friends in California.

The actor booked out the Beau Rivage restaurant in Malibu for a small group of pals to celebrate Alves turning 27 – just weeks after she gave birth to the couple’s second child, daughter Vida, on January 3rd.

McConaughey, 40, was snapped arriving at the eatery carrying a massive bunch of balloons for his partner.

A source tells People.com, “After spending the past three weeks at home with baby Vida, Camila seemed very excited to be out celebrating her special day. Matthew also looked great and was very attentive and loving toward Camila. It was obvious that he wanted Camila to enjoy her special night.”

He’s such a sweet guy! You know they can’t wait for Valentine’s Day to roll around!

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Talk about patience!

Camila Alves is making her boyfriend Matthew McConaughey wait 40 days before having sex so she can recover from giving birth to their second child, three-week-old baby girl Vida.

“Where I come from, we believe in something we call a 40-day break after the baby,” the Brazilian model and mother of two — they also have 18-month-old son Levi — tells StyleList. “You have to let your body do its own thing. You give it time to recover and let everything settle down.”

She adds: “You kind of respect all the hard work your body has just done and give it a break. For these 40 days, you really take it easy. By that I mean no sex, light, healthy food, no trips to the gym. Then, after 40 days, you are good to go.”

Although the Shear Genius host says the reprieve “is nice” because “there is not so much pressure” to rush back into anything, she is starting to struggle.

Unfortunately for McConaughey, it’s not the sex she misses most.

“I confess, I am getting a little anxious to workout. I miss it,” she says. “Not just to get my body back in shape, but for me, for my head!”

So when are the 40 days up? Vida was born Jan. 3, which means McConaughey has to hold out until Feb. 12 — just in time for Valentine’s Day!

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Meet Matthew McConaughey’s new daughter Vida!

On his official website, the actor, 40, and girlfriend Camila Alves have released the first photo of their baby girl, who was born Jan. 3 in Los Angeles (she weighed in at 7 lbs., 7 oz.).

“Our latest family member, Vida Alves McConaughey,” McConaughey wrote under the baby’s photo.

Alves, who makes her debut as host of the Bravo hairstyling reality show Shear Genius on Feb. 3, tells the new Us Weekly (out now) that the baby “is doing great.”

“It’s easier with the second child, because, you know what she’ll be like,” said Alves, 27, who welcomed their first child, son Levi, in 2008.

She said their 19-month-old son is “at the fun stage where he’s talking. He loves saying Vida’s name!”

McConaughey couldn’t be a more doting dad, she added.

Said Alves, “To see a father with his child is beautiful.”

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Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves have welcomed their second child, a baby girl.

He announced on his website Sunday: “Happy New Year everybody!!! On Sunday, Jan. 3rd at 12:13am, Camila gave birth to a healthy 7lb. 7oz. baby girl named “Vida Alves McConaughey”…. Vida is Portuguese for “life” and that’s what God gave us this morning… Camila’s recovering wonderfully and we are both truly honored to welcome this little lady into our family… thanks for all your well wishes and prayers along the way. another blessed day. we give thanks. just keep livin, Matthew and Camila”

On Dec. 28, McConaughey’s mother Kay gushed to UsMagazine.com: “We have no idea when the baby is coming! The baby could come literally any minute. We are all waiting and very excited!”

Less than a year after the birth of their first son Levi, McConaughey, 40, announced this past June that he and his girlfriend were expecting again.

“We pulled off the greatest miracle in the world one more time,” he wrote on his website at the time. “The future looks bright as the family grows.”

In September, he blogged that he was amazed at how fast his son Levi was growing.

“He’s motoring around like [Olympic sprinter] Usain Bolt and eatin like [competitive eater Takeru] Kobayashi; Camila and I can barely keep up,” he wrote. “We call him the fruit bandit ’cause if there’s fruit out, he’s on it, takin it and eatin it.”

Added the actor, “He’s gettin bigger, more fun, smarter and craftier by the day.”

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Matthew McConaughey is looking forward to his forties – insisting life gets better the older he gets.

The Sahara star turned the big 4-0 on Wednesday and spent the day reminiscing with friends and family at a wild house party.

But the actor isn’t concerned about approaching middle-age – branding himself a “late bloomer” who’s got so much to look forward to.

On his MySpace blog, he writes, “The 30′s were good to me and I’m really looking forward to my 40′s, ’cause I’m a late bloomer. Got everything I need for a perfect 40th…a happy and healthy lady, son, and another baby on the way.”

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