Ashlee Simpson: "Being A Mom's So Empowering"

Ashlee Simpson says she has no regrets about being a young mom.

The 24-year-old Melrose Place star, who has 9-month-old son Bronx Mowgli with her husband Pete Wentz, tells Redbook magazine, "Being a mom's so empowering and incredible. I'm one of those people who believes that life brings things to you at a certain time for a certain reason, and if you just go with it, that's where the best moments come from."

Ashlee, who shares the cover of the October issue of Redbook with Alicia Silverstone and Connie Britton, reveals that pregnancy and motherhood have had a profound impact on her:

"I've grown up so much. Your body is changing, and it's such an amazing time to feel that connection ... Being pregnant was the healthiest I've ever been in my life. Except for the cupcakes."

Doesn't she envy her older sister Jessica's single lifestyle just a bit? "I really don't," Ashlee says, but adds of Jess, "She's always saying, 'Oh, I want a baby!'"