A lot has happened since my last post. We’ve flown to Seattle and back twice, which allowed for some quality family time. The second trip was oddly more relaxing than the first even though I was in town for work. The best part was spending time with my mom to listen baby stories, going through old baby pictures and seeing my baby book.
The first piece of immediately useful advise I received was from our first trip out in May, when I saw my favorite hair stylist for a trim. Her advise was how to continue wearing pre-pregnancy pants long after they stop closing. Her technique involves looping a rubber band around the button hole of your pants, then using the open loop to secure the button to hold the pants closed. Like this:
This has totally allowed me to continue to wear my pre-pregnancy dress pants to work. I’ll also throw on a bella band to cover the gap in my pants. It may not be necessary, but I’d much rather feel like my pants aren’t going anywhere or exposing me, especially in a professional setting!
About a month ago (probably more at this point) a good friend offered to lend me her maternity clothes. On the phone it sounded like she had one box of clothes. When we met up, it turned out to be two boxes packed full clothes. Among the many shorts, pants, shirts and dresses are items that can even be worn to work! I am, however, most excited about the bella band and swimsuits that were found in the boxes.
The bella band will probably get the most use. These things are awesome. If you don’t know what it is, look it up. A bella band is a simple tube of stretchy fabric that is warn over the hips and tummy to cover what shirts and pants can no longer reach. Oddly, they easily cost $30 each, which just feels like robbery because they’re so simple.
The swimsuits mean I can stop scouring the Internet looking for something decent to wear to the Shore this summer. Somehow I don’t think my friends would appreciate it if I exposed my growing belly by wearing a bikini this summer 🙂
Speaking of tummies, mine has been rounding out faster these days. Definitely showing now, although I’ve had people comment that you can’t hardly tell. Just at 22 weeks now and we’ve crossed over the half way point – 18 weeks or so to go. Can you believe Thanksgiving is only four months away?!
