And from Autumn...

BEARY CHRISTMAS!

i LOVE this onesie. It came in one of the tons of bags of clothes I got from a friend. Her daughter just turned one in early Dec, so Autumn will fit a lot of the same clothing. Unfortunately, Autumn won't be here in time for Christmas (which is a good thing!), but she'll definitely be too big for this next year. SO...I decided to dress Autumn while still in-the-womb. I think she looks awesome, don't you?! She's made this year so special for us and our friends and family and we're so lucky to have such a wonderful blessing in our lives!

Maternity Shopping = Tears

I spent 2 hours last night, at 4 stores - Kohls, Target, Old Navy, Ross - shopping for maternity pants and by the end of the night I was in tears.

Confession: I'm almost 25 and pre-pregnancy I shopped in Juniors. I wore a jean size of 9. My size 11s were when I was going thru my "big" phase and now they fit me wonderfully. I don't go wearing skirts up to my ass or short shorts that show practically everything, but Junior Jeans fit my butt, my hips, my thighs and everything else on my lower half just right. I can't shop in the misses/womens dept because their pants just don't look right on me!

So, anyway, despite the fact that I have two pairs of size 11 (jr) jeans that fit me ok, their both skinny jeans and I want some boot cut jeans and other pants are just a necessity. And, of course, I know I shouldn't just go and buy pants "bigger" - I SHOULD be buying maternity.

Problem: Apparently, when your belly grows...your butt, your thighs, and your hips are supposed to grow too. And mine are not. So maternity jeans and pants fit me around the belly, but look baggy everywhere else. It was HORRIBLE. You would think I would be thankful. NO ONE understood last night when I told them what happened...I mean, it's supposed to be GREAT that nothing else is getting big on me except my belly. But WHAT THE HELL am I supposed to wear?!

If maternity clothes don't fit me the right way...or at least not for right now....do I just shop for bigger regular size clothes? Or is that stupid? But I HATE the way maternity pants fit on me. And I REFUSE to be a t-shirt wearing, yoga-pants wearing throughout my entire pregnancy...oh no, sir, I will look cute and feel happy and I will figure out a way to win this clothing battle.

So, yea. I was in tears last ngiht by 8pm when I left the last store because maternity pants don't fit me right and I felt like my body wasn't doing the "pregnancy" thing right. It was awful and I felt so annoyed and sad.

Getting better...

So I think I'm starting to feel better. I'm still getting a little lightheaded but I know it's because I've been home alone while my husband finishes work in NJ, so I haven't been eating the right way:o/ My stomach ache/nausea comes and goes...it seems that I need to eat every 2 hours...2.5 hrs is really pushing it before I start to feel really sick. I haven't gotten sick...yet...so I feel blessed. It's just a matter of keeping my nausea under control. As far as constipation goes - a spoonful of brown sugar & a glass of cold water WORKS. Although it tastes nasty. And it doesn't produce a lot - just a normal bowel movement. I went once yesterday, about an hour after trying the remedy, and it worked. I'll probably wait to see if I can go again on my own before trying it again - because it really is just nasty.

So, that's the stomach issues. Other pg side effects...I'm absolutely exhausted. I've been in bed by 10am almost every night this week, I sleep the entire night through til about 630-7am and even then I just want to go back to sleep. I also try to catch a 45 catnap/resting period in the afternoon while the munchkin sleeps (remember...I'm a nanny).

My boss was kind enough to lend me a jean skort and a pair of khaki shorts that fit comfortably. That is in addition to my 3 pairs of comfy gym shorts that I can wear, so my summer wardrobe is taken care of for the next few months before I have to start buying maternity.

That's all for now. Maybe this weekend I'll do a belly/bloat pic:o)

Future Fashion Help

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