The 5 Coolest Pregnant Women of 2010

I have met some pretty awesome pregnant women over the past year. Whether it was at BlogHer 2010, or online, and since their pregnancies clearly rubbed off on me, I thought I would honor my favorites.

I have mixed my list full of internet celebrities in the blogging community, and even some well known public figures who touched me for one reason or another. I certainly hope you enjoy reading about them as much as I have enjoyed writing about these ladies today.

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1. Jill - BabyRabies.com - I love Jill! I met her online via twitter and enjoyed watching her early pregnancy with her second child this year. I had the chance to meet her at BlogHer 2010 and rub the belly, know that she is truly hysterical in real life, and celebrate another new pregnancy (I will talk about later in this post) with her. Jill's website Baby Rabies roped me in with her wit and sarcastic parenting posts, of which I enjoy because nine times out of ten I feel identically. Oh, and her crafts are to die for! Check her out before she pops! Which is any day now!

2. Jesy - The Herron Nest - I met Jesy when working on a social media campaign with the PR firm she works with. We quickly bonded over pregnancy, and a few short weeks I found myself pregnant too. All these women roped me in I swear! She was pregnant with her first child, and over the moon with her husband. I have laughed with her blog, and cried with her blog after her anatomy scan left her and her husband with the hardest choice they ever had to make. She is one of the most admirable women I have had the privileged to know, and strongest. I just want to jump through my computer screen and give her a big hug. I promise if you read her site, you will also.

3. Jenn - Baby Making Machine - I started following Jenn on twitter though her pregnancy and like Jill, I was able to meet her at BlogHer 2010. Along with the baby she had given birth to a month before. Talk about CUTE! Her blog posts about everything from her Lamaze classes, to breastfeeding and even going back to work after her maternity leave show an excellent tale of a modern first time mother. Not to mention she has some great giveaways too! I think her cute little girl is where I got my little girl baby vibes from because I was pregnant less than 4 weeks later!

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4. Gisele Bundchen - When I found out that the star Quarterback of the New England Patriots, our favorite football team in our house welcomed his son in his home bathtub, it was a joyous occasion, but what made it even better is his supermodel wife and her mentality, and then later statements on childbirth and what made her decide to give birth at home. Gisele is an awesome example of an educated mother making the right choices for her birth, despite the mainstream way of doing things today.

5. Katie Granju - Mamapundit - I never knew Katie until the death of her son Henry which made a huge impact all over the online blogging community. Her courage, strength and message to other parents became front and center in almost all posts I was reading, but what I didn't know until weeks after Henry's death is that Katie was pregnant, and ready to give birth at any minute when she lost her son. She certainly became one of the strongest mothers I have ever witnessed. Laying her oldest to rest, and welcoming her youngest child into the world. Please read about Henry, and his story, and also check Katie out on Babbles Babys First Year blog!

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