Maternity Fashion

Here's an entry I wrote back on 8/3:

It’s getting harder & harder to hide this surprise from people at work. I ate spaghetti at 10am today, for goodness sake. They’re starting to pick up on my unusual eating patterns and one lady flat out questioned me when I mistakenly told her I was “craving” quesadillas. Note to self – don’t use the “C” word. My only saving grace is that I haven’t been sick at all. If I wasn’t so upbeat through this process so far, they totally would’ve nailed me by now.

I spent 2 hours yesterday looking at baby clothes (precious) and maternity clothes (holy not cute). I refuse to look fat when I’m pregnant, so I will, most likely, be rocking skinny pants & fitted tops throughout the fall & winter. I’m vein, yes, but I’m a woman & I deserve to feel pretty. Maternity fashion has its price, though, and it isn’t in the TJ Maxx range. Yikes. Everything I like is upwards of $70 for a top and don’t even get me started on the dresses. This is mad. I will ONLY wear this stuff for this pregnancy, b/c I’m sure nothing I want now will be in fashion when #2 comes in a few years.

Back to the drawing board… I have an idea of investing in a few pieces that I think will carry me really far – a great pair of skinny jeans & a pair of skinny black work pants. I will wear the pants off those pants. For real. I can justify spending a little more if I know I’ll wear something a lot, so those will be my two splurges. I’m going to try to stick with basic tops that I can change up with necklaces & scarves. I’m pretty excited to be pregnant in the fall & winter and since the baby is due at the end of March or beginning of April, there won’t be much time for warm weather clothes. I can deal with that – leggings, boots, blazers, scarves. I’m going to try to be the cutest preggo ever. Please don’t tell me if I fail._

It's pretty funny to read how I felt only weeks ago. I had my mind set on something & still haven't accomplished it. I did buy a pair of skinny maternity jeans from Old Navy & they don't make my butt look like a pancake, so I consider that a win. I haven't found any skinny black work pants, so I'm still on the hunt. My mom bought me some great pieces last weekend when we went shopping that will carry me for a good while and I bought one Pea in the Pod dress. Good Lord, the prices. It made me hurt. I want to fee pretty, but I don't want to be crying when I do it. Here are some cute maternity fashionistas that I'm trying  to get ideas from:

Eye on the prize, I know, but I don't want to look back at pictures 10 years from now & wonder why I wore things I could've fit an entire village in. Fitted, flattering... I'm trying.