Madonna Adoption Approved

Well, Madonna won't be shopping for any clothing for pregnancy but she is a momma again! Initially, the material girl had been denied when she wanted to adopt three-year-old, Mercy (I love that name). She took it to a higher court and a Malawi judge approved the adoption.

Madonna has three other children: Lourdes Maria, 11 ½, Rocco John, 7 ½, and David Banda, 2 ½. David was also adopted.

Madonna's adoptions have caused some controversy between those who think it is wonderful for her and the children and those who don't. There are those who believe the children should remain in their own country in a "culturally appropriate home environment." There are also those who believe that with all the children in the United States who sit waiting to be adopted, many never to be adopted, that celebrities and those who go outside the country should stay within their own borders when looking to adopt. Each side has a point.

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Tori Spelling Poses Pregnant in Maternity Suit

Celebrities seemed to have cleared the way for wearing a swimsuit while pregnant. When I was pregnant, I never saw pregnant women in maternity suits. In fact, I never even took a picture of my bare pregnant belly! Now I see them everywhere posing in their proud pregnant state or just lifting their top for a quick picture to keep. I've watched my younger sisters post their baby bump pictures in a maternity suit on Facebook!


Take, for instance, Tori Spelling posing with the obvious baby bump in several different bikinis in magazines recently. She seems very proud of her maternal body, like a lot of other celebrities who choose to pose in a maternity swimsuit (or less if you are Demi Moore who paved the way for it years ago).

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