Birkhead Brings Home Daniellynn

Larry Birkhead finally has his daughter right where he wants her.

After securing a temporary passport for seven-month-old Dannielynn in the Bahamas Monday, the doting dad brought his progeny back to the United States aboard a chartered plane Tuesday.

An Access Hollywood camera crew joined the father-daughter duo for the flight, ensuring that no tender moment went undocumented. (The NBC-owned show reportedly paid $1 million for the honor.)

The plane touched down in Fort Lauderdale briefly before continuing on to Birkhead's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

"It just feels good to be home," Birkhead told the gathered reporters and photographers upon disembarking from the plane.

Last week, Larry completed the process of having Dannielynn's birth certificate changed to show that he is officially, legally and biologically, her father.

Meanwhile, last Friday, Virgie Arthur's request to prevent Anna Nicole Smith's baby girl from traveling outside the country was denied -- and our Kevin Frazier was at the courthouse for details from the hearing.

The judge said he was "a little perplexed" as to "why this order is in front of us," Kevin reported. The judge added that he felt the order was "weak" before denying the appeal. Virgie was then ordered to pay court costs of $3,000, which includes Larry's fees.

This was an "expensive day for her," Larry told Kevin afterwards. "I feel like I just got a divorce from her, and I didn't even know we had a baby together."

Virgie was seeking to keep the little girl in the Bahamas until the next custody hearing in June, but the courts will allow Dannielynn to travel with her father.