Day Seventy-Four

Black shirt, purple striped layering tank, and purple knit skirt, $16ish. All blob, all the time!

Day Seventy-Three

Belly belly belly. Most of the time I don't feel huge, but occasionally it catches up to me. I see pictures of myself at this stage when I was preg with Jack, and I looked tiny in comparison. And then there's the fact that this kiddo loves to kick right in that very small space in between my ribs and hips. Sometimes it feels like bone on bone. It's still an amazing thing and the best part of pregnancy in my opinion. Shirt + knit skirt = $11ish.

Day Seventy-Two

Very unexciting outfits these days. Now that I am in the final countdown, it's up to me to get my money's worth out of these maternity shorts, so they'll be making a lot of appearances (probably postpartum too, haha). How could I possibly be wearing shorts all the time and still have such startlingly white legs, you ask? Obviously Jack isn't suffering from the same lack of Vitamin D. I generally avoid getting a tan while I'm pregnant, for the vain reason that things already look funny enough in the shrinking down process without adding extra pigment to the mix (don't worry, I do take a VitD supplement). It doesn't really help me feel less like a giant beached white whale right now, but ah well. Shirt and shorts, $14ish.

Day Seventy-One

I wore this exact same outfit last week, but didn't document it, which is a great excuse to recycle it, right? Except now I've ratted myself out. Maternity shorts, empire waist top, and ruffle trimmed layering tank, $20ish. This brown top somehow got lost in my closet, and I was excited to find it since it is a nice change from all the predominantly bright pink or blue.

Day Seventy

The belly grows throughout the day. No wonder I feel best in the morning.

I blogged about this shirt when I first bought it. Oh my oh my, was I really that skinny once upon a time (I'm sure I was sucking in my gut for the photo, but still, even being able to do that seems unimaginable right now)? Anyway, I'm happy to find that my prediction that it would be great for maternity was true. I still feel huge in it, but I feel slightly less huge. Probably because it still is great at holding the bulges in. By the end of the day, it feels a bit less comfy. Worn over a tank for extra underbelly coverage and with a knit skirt, $16ish.

Day Sixty-Nine

Out of town for the weekend, learning home defense, and taking advantage of my new and newly altered maternity shorts, worn with a star print empire waist top and layering tank, $21ish.

Day Sixty-Eight

Thrifted a new shirt supposedly for postpartum (*coughstretchyneckcough*), but hey it fits now! I also broke down and splurged on a couple pairs of maternity shorts on sale online. My regular ones just can't keep up with my thighs, and it is just too hot to be without shorts (skirts are nice, but sometimes toddler-chasing requires a bit more freedom of movement). I will try to not get back on my soapbox about the evils of traditional elastic maternity waists, but suffice it to say that immediately after I tried the two pairs of shorts on, I had to immediately pull out the scissors and cut out the big restricting elastic band that cut right across my belly (causing the baby to kick violently). What is left to hold the shorts up is a stretchy fabric panel that can be pulled up or folded/pushed down and works perfectly. Blissful comfort. Um, so anyway, this outfit totaled around $15.

Day Sixty-Seven

What, is it one of those empire waists again? Trying to be creative but working with what fits here, I'm wearing it this time over a tank and with a floaty tiered skirt. One of my improv belly bands holds the waist of the skirt up as well as the impromptu gathers. $19ish.

Day Sixty-Six

Empire waist top layered over something I wish I'd thought of ages ago... half of a tube top. Har har. Yeah, so a cheap stretchy tube top can be sliced across the waist to provide two little bands that work great to provide a little extra coverage up top or else around the underbelly, without causing too much extra sweat in this sweltering weather. Worn with my denim maternity skirt, $17ish. The internet tells me that the baby is about the size of this bitty baby doll, although I'm betting the proportions are a little different at this point. Still, it's kind of weird to imagine there's a little person hanging out in my belly in roughly that position....

Day Sixty-Five

Maternity shirt alert! I think this stripey number is exceedingly unflattering on me when I'm not holding a super cute toddler, but length is a must! Layered, as usual, over a tank and with a knit skirt. $16ish.

Day Sixty-Four

Well into the third tri, so these empire waists are a staple. Unlike most other shirts left in my wardrobe, they still have room to spare. Layered over a tank with a knit skirt, $12ish.

Day Sixty-Three

Air mattress still up and obstructing.... but here is a nice slouchy comfort outfit of loose shirt over a layering tank with a smocked skirt. $12ish.

Day Sixty-Two

Even worse heat wave + sweltering kitchen as I tried to cook ahead so we wouldn't have to use the stove/oven while the houseguests were here resulted in, yes, yet another lapse in not just posting but of course anything remotely post-worthy. And then once the house was full again, there was no room for taking pictures. I'm stuck with limited options, and it shows.

Yikes, desperate times. Shirt + skirt = $7ish.

Day Sixty-One

This is a dress I bought ages ago and have worn all the time, no matter what the state of my belly. Since it's a wrap, I experimented a bit with the drape in the hope of changing up the look and flattering the belly a bit more. I think my husband has a favorite angle for photo taking. The dress plus one of my home-cut belly bands as some lightweight coverage up top, $16ish.

Day Sixty

My self-portrait spot with the perfect natural lighting is currently occupied by houseguests, so it's back to the glare of flash. My husband kindly took these shots... can you tell he is much taller than the stand I normally use? This is a simple and somewhat familiar outfit: shirt, tank, skirt, $10ish.

Day Fifty-Nine

I finally caved and begged someone else to take a picture for me, with much better results. The grounds of the retreat center are absolutely gorgeous. I love the redwoods, but I was not so fond of the tick that attached itself to me most likely shortly after this photo was taken. Empire waist top, layering tank, frou-frou skirt, belly band, and lace trimmed shorts, $26ish. The belly band I used with my first pregnancy were borrowed, but this time I got lazy and just bought a shelf bra tube top from Forever 21 and chopped it into three segments. So cheap and so easy and so effective.