Christina Aguilera might be a megastar, but she said she still faces the same “balancing act” any working mom does. With her son Max Liron Bratman almost one, it’s becoming even harder!

“It’s a tough thing,” the pop star admitted on the Grammy Nominations red carpet. “He puts his arms up and everything. I had a moment leaving him today to get ready for tonight of missing him, but every working mom goes through it … they know what it feels like.”

But Christina knows she has to keep on balancing, because her career is so important for her personal happiness.

“I wasn’t going to give up who I was before I had the baby. It’s important to stay true to that as an example - also for my son to find out what his goals are, what he’s passionate about doing, so it’s sort of leading by example in that sense.”

With their babies born just a day apart, it makes sense that songbird Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie would become fast friends. A mutual pair introduced the moms and the rest is history.

Christina says she is “blown away with how great of a mom she [Nicole] is” to 10-month-old Harlow Madden.

“I actually ask her for advice because she has a lot of great things that she does for her little one. She’s even a little more stricter with battery operated toys and what not, she’s a great woman.”

It won’t be too long until Max Liron Bratman is getting around on his own. Christina Aguilera says her son is “a mover and shaker” who is “so close” to walking!

Ten-month-old Max “is constantly moving, constantly banging on things,” leading Christina to wonder whether she’s passed on some musical genes!

“I don’t know what that means; maybe he is a drummer in the making, I don’t know.”

With Christmas just a month away, Christina is anticipating spending the holiday with her son for the first time.

“Holidays are huge to me, so I am really looking forward to spending the holidays with my family and being able to appreciate the fact that it is my son’s first Thanksgiving and Christmas.”

She also can’t wait to share all that food! Christina doesn’t cook any herself, but she says that’s her next goal.

“My mom loves to cook really southern, good, buttery, salty, delicious, bad-for-your-arteries kind of food, but it is amazing, and I hope to be a cook like that someday because one thing that I look forward to whenever I do go home is tasting my mom’s home cooking,” she reveals. “I want to do the same for Max. Cooking is my next goal in life to achieve.”

Christina Aguilera might be a mom now, but she has no intention of toning down her signature sexy style.

“It is important to show Max what mommy does,” Christina told Metro. “It is really important to me is that he is an individual and that’s why it is important for me to stay true to myself. If it happens to be raunchy so be it! It’s a matter of self expression to me.”

She’ll return to the stage on Thursday as the headline act at the Africa Rising Festival at London’s Royal Albert Hall. She looks as smoking as she did before giving birth to her son, but she’s not sure she’s got the same endurance that she used to!

“I am not a fan of working out whatsoever [and] I am building up my stamina as we speak,” she said. “It’s been a while since I have put on such a long show and since having a baby.”

I wish her the best of luck!

Christina Aguilera wants you to vote! In this new magazine ad Christina and her adorable son Max urge you to register to elect the new American president.

As the advertisement says, “The future is in our hands.” And it sure is, as Christina is seen cradling her baby son who is swaddled in the American flag.

What a beautiful photo, and a great cause to boot!

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Christina Aguilera cradled her son Max Liron as she stepped out with husband Jordan Bratman in Manhattan yesterday. They were heading out for dinner, but Christina was still happy to stop and sign autographs for waiting fans. Max is so much bigger than the last time I saw him! What a cutie!

Image used with permission from www.splashnewsonline.com