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....