Who can stop this obsession to chronicle the Beautiful Pregnant Women in my life? Who would want to?

No one.

Last night, I ended a yoga class with a lucky break: my instructor and pal, Kari Harendorf, was just one week away from giving birth. I only had my iphone to get the photo, but the quality of the shot takes nothing away from the beauty of the image.

A few months ago, I got wonderful shots of my pal from ESPN, Nicole Blades, and a certain person I’ve know for every single day she’s been on earth: my little sister.

Scroll toward the bottom of SMITH Mag’s ongoing Beautiful Pregnant Women photo essay for these recent additions—things of beauty, all.