Nicole Ari Parker has laughed off reports she and her actor husband Boris Kodjoe are expecting their third child together.
The 39 year old, who appears alongside Eddie Murphy in new movie Imagine That, has two kids with her former Soul Food TV co-star Kodjoe, but insists they have no plans to expand their family in the immediate future.

In movie Imagine That, actress Nicole Ari Parker-Kodjoe plays the role of Trish, the ex-wife to Evan(Eddie Murphys character) and the mother to seven-year-old Olivia(Yara Shahidi). In real life, Nicole is a mom to Nicholas, 2, and Sophie, 4, who was born with Spina Bifida, a birth defect involving an incomplete spinal cord. Read below as Nicole tells us a bit more about her not so imaginary life with her kids and her husband Boris Kodjoe.

On her kids imaginary friends:
My daughter has a vivid imagination and so does my son. He has a Linus attachment to his blanket right now. Its quite adorable to watch. I get right down with them and play. This time goes by so fast. I just enjoy it while I have it. I just found out my son will be 6-foot-6. They did the calculation at the doctors office, so I will be enjoying this 2-½-year-old I have with me now.

On balancing work life with home life: Boris and I really try to balance it out together. The priorities are the children and each other. We went into this marriage knowing the levels of our ambition. You shouldnt marry unless the both of you are on the same page on a lot of things. Life is going to deal you blows and you have to be together. Your values and priorities have to be on the same page, otherwise it wont work. Both Boris and I wanted to be together and we wanted to be husband and wife to each other and we wanted to be parents. We knew what that meant, and it meant not working at the same time, not moving around a lot while our kids are young and making sacrifices. Were learning as we go, but at the same time, were doing it together. So we dont panic.

On how she deals with Sophies birth defect: Well, once you get into the practical rhythm of taking care of your child, you realize what a blessing it is in a way, because you see how capable you are of meeting great challenges. But I think the hardest part is to not worry about the future, and to just believe that shell be okay when shes not under the care and love of mommy and daddy. Thats really the hardest part, to not fill the house with worry and fear.

On how things are going with charity Sophies voice: My husband and I started it not to reinvent the wheel so much but to make sure that were keeping our finger on the pulse of financing surgical studies that can improve the quality of life of children who already have Spina Bifida, and also to educate more people about prevention, and to make sure research efforts towards prevention get funded. So, we just picked up the ball on a couple of things that we thought needed attention.

On where she gets her source of strength: I just reach deep down inside and try to find that place of peace. Nervous feelings, worry feelings and upset feelings are just feelings, not facts, and I try to remind myself of that. I constantly reach to that place of peace thats inside of me and inside of everyone, and try to live and make decisions from that place. And I also ask for guidance, and Im usually gently, intuitively nudged in the right direction, thank God.

On President Barack Obamas win and what it means to her: My heart is just open for my childrens future because of what hes doing for the world. Im overwhelmed with joy and ecstasy.