I wore a maternity shirt out in public. To work, actually.
While it’s been months since I had to ditch my normal pants, I’ve held out on maternity ANYTHING on top for a few reasons.
One, it wasn’t something I was trying to advertise out in public.
Two, everything I’ve tried on until this point has looked terrible. I tried a few things on at the holidays when we were in the Twin Cities and almost broke down in tears in multiple dressing rooms.
Three, even though maternity wear has vastly improved in terms of style over the years (GOD FORBID I’d have to wear HALF of the stuff my mom wore when she was pregnant with my younger sisters), I still think most of it is ugly. Are those ruffles running up and down that blouse supposed to distract you from your soccer ball sized uterus, or are they just supposed to make you feel like an idiot?
I’m not crazy about having to purchase clothes that I’ll only have to wear for a short amount of time. I am so NOT that woman who thinks shopping in a maternity boutique is a grand ole time.
But I’m starting to run out of things to wear. So I broke down and ordered a few things from Gap Maternity and found a few steals on eBay.
Today is the first day in months that I’ve actually not felt like a complete slob. I’m wearing both eBay finds (a pair of Gap Maternity chinos and Gap Maternity sweater) and I seriously do not think I will ever take these clothes off for the rest of this pregnancy, because nothing else I put on could possibly fit this well. I have desperately missed all of my chinos throughout this pregnancy. If only I had found this pair of pants at the beginning. I’d have four pair of them now.
The stuff I bought online from Gap? It’s a little big, but I’ll probably just stash them away for now, since I’m sure I’ll grow into them. The sizing on this stuff is tricky. I’m definitely a medium now, but I could see myself spilling over into size large in a few months. Yet, according to the size charts I’m technically a large. Or am I? Pre-pregnancy size? Are the measurements supposed to reflect your OLD measurements or your current state? Ah, the confusing world of maternity wear.
On another note, I’m also feeling quite pleased due to my buddy Gowtham writing this terrific scripty thingy that lets me upgrade all of my WordPress installations without going through the hassle of taking forever to download and use my FTP client. It’s very good to have a geek for a friend (thanks, G).
