Friday, February 25, 2005  Being Beautiful and Being Pregnant
You are beautiful no matter what they say Words won't bring you
down You are beautiful in every single way Yes, words won't
bring you down Don't you bring me down today... - Christina
Aguilera Our society has an elevated consciousness of our
appearance and how we look. Everyone loves babies and *most*
women want to have a family at some point in their lives. Yet
society throws us images of thin skinny women. Especially when
we view pregnant celebrities giving birth and then walking
skinny as a minnie, down the red carpet weeks later. These kinds
of images can make it difficult to view your pregnant body as
beautiful. Many women workout through their pregnnacy and return
to being in even "better" shape than they were before they were
pregnant. While there is nothing wrong with exercising, it
should not be the main focus. And let's face it, sometimes the
goal can be hard to reach. Unless you're a celebrity with 3
nannies, 2 trainers, cook, maid, dog