Day Thirty-Five

These jeans are weird. They are not maternity, but they have a low waist topped with a stretchy waistband with a tie, which makes them perfect for maternity. I found them when I was preg with Jack, but unfortunately it seems that they have shrunken while in storage. *cough, cough* Ok, this is a bad sign. Time to stop chowing down on the kit kat bars (I say as I munch on a reese's peanut butter cup). Oh dear. Ohhhh dear. Jeans + owl tee + layering tee = $13ish.

Day Thirty-Four

Thar she blows again. This was a case of trying to plan an outfit around a necklace. Always fun. I have no idea whether or not this skirt is meant to be maternity, but it has a very awesome stretchy foldover waist. $14ish for the outfit, including the layering turtleneck and knee socks.

It's rather annoying to plan an outfit and then discover that it's so cold that said outfit will now be mostly hidden from view by bulky jacket. I'm big enough now that my regular lightweight jackets won't button up around me, so this $5 thrift store find was a nice addition to my "real maternity" stash. Even if it looks blah on me, there is definitely a place for warmth over style. Um, literally, I guess.

Day Thirty-Three

No, I didn't actually wear the infinity dress today, even though it was Kevin and my 5th anniversary (yay!). Jack and I actually spent the day in San Francisco with my mom and a friend, and for the unpredictable weather by the bay I chose my good ol' mavi maternity jeans, a layering tee, and an empire waist top ($17ish), supplemented with my $8 thrifted silk/angora wrap cardigan for the inevitable chilly times. I assured my mom that I would be fine walking around town, and no I would not go into premature labor, but dang. I completely forgot to factor in how much she likes choosing the steepest streets just for fun. I'll probably want to go back there for some more dizzying vertical strolls closer to the due date in the hopes of inducing labor. Good thing there was a yummy lunch in Chinatown and, when we got back home, an amazing dinner with my still-seems-like-newlyweds husband.

An Infinity Dress

Infinity dresses always looked to me like the perfect dress for pregnancy, but when I tried the one I own on while I was pregnant, wow, whale city.

One of my pet peeves is wearing maternity dresses that drape so much that I have to walk around with a hand tucked under and/or over the belly just to give it any definition (though I admit they are super comfy, I do love them for home wear). I decided to try to make an infinity-style dress with a belly panel, which worked well, but I didn't have enough fabric for real straps that would to more than one or two looks. So after much trial and error, I finally figured out the measurements for a multi-wear dress that would actually flatter a pregnancy belly.

I'm 22 weeks right now, so I'm not sure how this will work full term. Hopefully will have a report back on that soon.

Being rather an unadventurous person when it comes to necklines, I can't imagine that I'll wear this dress to the extent of its abilities.... or even to the limit of the possibilities I've pictured here. But it sure is nice to have the option!

Can you tell I'm not really a natural in front of the camera? Oh dear.

There. Stretchy fabric, a sewing machine, lastin, and about 15 minutes of sewing (and about 40 of fabric cutting, hahaha)!

Day Thirty-Two

I'm ridiculously excited to have actually won a prize in a giveaway, and to have won something that I have wanted for a long time. Since it's probably not obvious, my prize was a teething bracelet. It is pretty darn awesome, and I can't wait to let my next little razor-toothed kidlet loose on it. In the meantime, I'm wearing a tee shirt and smocked waist skirt... $9ish.

Day Thirty-One

So, it seems that Forever 21 makes maternity clothes now, but not in any of the stores near me, and there are never more than a few items on the website. I found a pair of their maternity skinny jeans on ebay, and lo and behold they fit decently! But to my chagrin I discovered they had a thick elastic band in front. Ugh. I don't know how on earth this works for other pregnant women, but it certainly doesn't for me, because from the very first weeks of pregnancy I cannot stand to have anything remotely restricting on my belly. I mean, if a fitted tee shirt makes the underbelly feel repressed, you can bet that a three inch band of heavy duty elastic is unbearable. Instead of sadly passing these jeans on, though, I decided to try a little surgery. Elast-ectomy. I made a tiny snip in the inner part of the fabric band on either side, inserted the scissors, and cut the elastic, which then slipped right out. Granted, they won't stay up as well, but I'll take comfort over that any day.

This shirt was also the victim of my scissors.... crew necks just don't look good on me. Now the neckline is low enough to layer nicely over tanks, which brings the total for this outfit to around $19.

Day Thirty

This is what happens when I wake up 15 minutes before my appointment with the midwife. And yeah, my appointment was at 2pm, so now you see why I'm in a rush picking my church outfits. I promise when I'm not pregnant I don't sleep in quite as late.... quite. *cough, cough* And no, I don't think we'll luck out and have another child who sleeps like a college kid.

In case it's not obvious, this shirt is from the kids' section of the store, and the colors are really not me, but it was just so cute an whimsical I couldn't resist it. Worn with one of my knit skirts and a pair of foldover waist velvet leggings, $18ish.