Day Fifty-Three

This is not the outfit to wear to the park, but I didn't realize when I put it on that I would then be spending two hours and a half climbing up all kinds of playground equipment, careening down slides, running up and down hills, scaling rocks, etc. Shirt, layering tank, and knit skirt, $13ish.

Day Fifty-Two

This top is a little too dressy for everyday comfort, so it has been a long time since I've tried it on, and now it's almost too small, but I guess it's doing pretty well for a non-maternity shirt. It has huge belt loops for a super-wide belt that can't possibly fit now, so I had to find something else to fill that space. Worn with a layering tank and smocked waist skirt, $14ish.

Day Fifty-One

Some real maternity clothes that fit and are comfy! These shorts have the long, thin, stretchy panel that works so well for me, and the shirt doesn't flip up in front. I'd love to have a dozen of this shirt in different colors. $23ish total. Jack's expression in the next picture cracks me up every time.... even though I see it about 50 times a day. Pouty pout face.

Day Fifty

Since today was mostly spent sewing and reading, I wanted something comfortable for slouching around and ended up with an outfit straight from my first pregnancy. A real maternity shirt that it seems like I wore all the time during my summer second trimester and a very stretchy skirt that falls at just the wrong length but is too wondrously comfy to not wear. $5ish.

I really want to know why so many "real" maternity shirts flip up at the bottom. I thought we were supposed to be paying all that extra money so that our gigantic untanned underbellies would get some coverage. In this shirt, I can feel a constant breeze, and if I happen to reach up... well, when my husband walked in the door he immediately pointed at the hem of my shirt and snickered.

Day Forty-Nine

Wow, so yes I do know that I'm ballooning, but I was still a little surprised to try on a dress this morning and discover that it was ludicrously small all over. Ah vanity.... so much for the idea of only growing in the belly. But anyway, after laughing and rolling my eyes, I peeled off the ridiculous dress and tried this one instead. Much better. Bias cut and asymmetrical hem = perfection. Layered over a yellow maternity tee, $18ish.

Day Forty-Eight

These are one of the regular jeggings that I just sliced down the front, and that technique worked great with my first pregnancy, but I'm afraid that it might not be as effective with the constant bending and lifting of having a toddler. Putting in a little stretchy panel would be super easy, especially since I have so many scraps from the infinity dress project, but it's just a matter of getting it done while it's still needed. Procrastination and pregnancy just don't mix well. The pink top is one of the many empire waist shirts I picked up ages ago, and it has plenty of room i it, unlike the regular layering tee underneath, which keeps working its way up. $17ish.

Day Forty-Seven

This is one of those weird pieces of clothing that is maybe a shirt or maybe a dress, and it's even weirder because it has these completely incomprehensible side drapes/wings/misshapen pockets/whoknowswhat. Even though it makes me look like Violet Beauregarde as she's being rolled out of the inventing room, I just love the color. Worn with my black skinny cords and a black waffle tee, $24ish.