A pregnant Nicole Richie has one thing going for her most other expectant mothers do not:

There's no need to worry about excess baby weight. This celebrity could use as many pounds as she can get.

By the looks of the photo below, Richie is benefiting in another way from being knocked up: look at those breasts! While not exactly at the level of Lucy Pinder or Michelle Marsh's chest yet, Nicole's boobs have grown noticeably larger since Joel Madden put a bun in her oven.

(Excuse us... we just threw up a little in our mouths from that image.)

While Jodie Sweetin-like breasts are nice and all, we hope Richie didn't get pregnant just to boost her bust size. Having a baby is a big responsibility. At the least, it means no more Vicodin-induced, wrong way driving incidents.

Apparently the birthing process does not stop you from having a successful American Idol audition, however. Right, Antoria Gillon?

But don't get any ideas, Nicole. It's bad enough Heidi Montag is coming out with an album. We don't need to hear you sing, too.