Apparently, when I thought Mariah Carey looked like she was three sheets to the wind at the Independent Spirit Awards, she was really just pregnant. Allegedly. Mariah didn’t really announce that she is pregnant, she just told journalists that she has “something special” on the way. Jeez, can you just imagine the butterfly-clad, bedazzled, tutu-wearing stork that Mariah will demand? But I digress. Mariah could be pregnant. But it’s not definite. The “something special” could be a new Barbie dress. Or a dog. Or a butterfly. Or a piece of jewelry. Or a fart. God knows, Mariah probably announced her farts that way – “I have something special coming… wait… pull my finger!” Page Six has an epic recap of Mariah’s shenanigans at the Spirit awards… and yes, “shenanigans” means, in this case, “Mariah had to be carried everywhere”.

Mariah Carey was her usual fabulous diva self backstage at the Film Independent Spirit Awards — tottering around on skyscraper heels so high she couldn’t walk and having security prop her up all night.

The star, upstaging other actresses in a tight black dress showing off her famous curves, was celebrating her cast mates from “Precious,” which swept the board at Friday night’s awards at the LA Live arena — seen as a more relaxed precursor to the Oscars.

Carey — who famously once said, “I don’t do stairs” — had personal security to help her totter onstage. And she further fuelled baby rumors by telling Page Six that she had “something special” on the way.

A source said, “Mariah came out as a presenter but she was having trouble in her heels, which were eight inches high and so spiky, she accidentally stabbed herself in one foot before she was helped onstage.”

“She seemed to be the only star hanging onto personal security. Outside the press area she seemed really giddy and was overheard saying jokingly, ‘I don’t know if I can do this!’ And she didn’t arrive and leave through an elevator like the other stars. She had a BMW limo pull right up to the stage.”

Celebrating without husband Nick Cannon backstage, Carey did nothing to stop rumors that she’s pregnant or ready to adopt, telling us, “I have a lot of new acting projects coming up. I am talking to [‘Precious’ director Lee Daniels] about at least three movies. But there’s also something else very special on the way. I can’t say any more.”

[From Page Six]

Now, I wouldn’t hate it if Mariah was pregnant. She would probably be a better mother than most of us would expect. That being said, I doubt it. We’ve been on Mariah bump-watch for a while, and I really just think that Mariah is too focused on her career to start a family right at this moment. And she generally doesn’t play the “am I pregnant… wait for it!” game either. She usually pretty open about her priorities (butterflies > binkies). Methinks this was all just Mariah’s way of getting attention while her Precious costars got all of the awards. Bless her heart.

One thing I will say, though, in favor of the theory that she could be pregnant – her breasts look huge. They weren’t always this big. Pregnancy boobs?

Mariah at the Independent Spirit Awards on March 5, 2010. Credit: WENN.