Words of Encouragement - Keep 'Em!

I logged into my email this morning to see an email newsletter from The Bump, congratulating me on finishing my 20th week. HALFWAY THERE!! Woo hoo!

But then as I read down the email, I see these haunting words: "the weight gain has just barely begun". WHAT!? Barely begun? What is that supposed to mean?

Over the last week alone, my belly has swelled and I look like I swallowed a rubber kickball. I know my belly is going to get a lot bigger, but let's keep the weight gain out of the equation. One step at a time, people! : )

Maternity vs. XL: The Internal Debate Continues

The transition into maternity pants was easy... who wouldn't want to wear an elastic waist band?? COMFORTABLE! However, jumping onto the maternity tops bandwagon hasn't been as smooth. It's just that maternity shirts and dresses look so... maternity! This is the one time a woman can purchase something cute and trendy because she'll only need to wear it for 9 months. By the time it goes out of style, the baby bump is gone and the clothes are off to Goodwill anyway. But instead, they make maternity clothes in "classics". Black trousers. White button downs. Blah patterns. Stripes! Polka dots! I'm over it before I've even begun purchasing them.

I was in Target this weekend returning the dreadful prego pencil skirt, and decided to browse the maternity section to see if there was anything new. NADA! Unless you count the white, black and gray t-shirt assortment. Oh -- and prego booty shorts. Wrong for so many reasons... So I ventured to the non-prego wear and lo and behold -- cute stuff that actually fits over my belly! Tons of stretchy dresses, long shirts and tanks, cute stretch pants. A lot of which was on clearance! So I found the XL to accommodate my new, rounder shape, and went on my way.

I'm wondering how much longer I can carry on this charade... they do indeed make XXL at Target for when my belly grows even bigger! : )

Has anyone out there been able to go their entire pregnancy with just buying bigger sizes? If so, give me some tips... I may turn it into my new mission.

Prego Pencil Skirt? UPDATE

I have two words to describe the prego pencil skirt from Target: SO WRONG! It was TERRIBLE! AWFUL! As soon as I took it out of the box, I knew Target made a huge mistake with with this prego design. Picture a big, black rectangle. No shape. No style. Just an elongated square with a half-round elastic waist. Where is my prego belly supposed to go in this getup? Last time I wrote about the skirt I felt like a bulky easer -- now I am more like one of those large packing tape dispensers. Pencil skirts + roundness = fashion tragedy. I think they tried to class it up with a "satin" lining -- however, the lining was only tacked in at the waist, and went halfway down the skirt (or just below my booty) once the skirt was hiked over my belly. NOT PRETTY. I couldn't wear it to work. Back to Target it goes this weekend... I knew it was too good to be true! BOO!