julieta holdren: YBF KIDS: Laila Ali Shows Off Little Sydney J. In "PEOPLE" Magazine

In the latest issue of PEOPLE Magazine, Laila Ali and husband Curtis Conway show off the newest addition to their family, Sydney J. See the photos inside...

In the latest issue of PEOPLE Magazine, on magazine racks now, Laila Ali admits that she initially thought she wanted another boy so her son 2-year-old CJ would have a playmate, however,

"Before I got pregnant with Sydney I started paying attention to girls with their moms and I thought, ‘Oh, I want a girl,’” confesses the former boxer (she followed in the footsteps of her father, legendary boxer Muhammad Ali) and Dancing With the Stars contestant. “They are like a little mini me.”

And the mother/daughter have already created a strong bond, even sleeping together in the same room.

"Because I get up so much with her, we are sleeping in a separate room,” Ali, 33, explains. “My favorite time is the evening when CJ goes to sleep and I have her in the room and it’s quiet. We have our quiet moment together.”

And their quiet moments are spent in a fabulous nursery designed by Little Crown Interiors. The room features "a pink ‘Hope’ crib from Newport Cottages, bedding by Carousel Designs, a glider and ottoman from SPI Baby, and the nursery’s centerpiece — a black and white canvas print from Art.com of a photograph of Ali and her famous father taken when she herself was an infant."