non-maternity maternity clothing and 33 weeks!

With the ushering in of the cooler weather this week, I've had to make a bit of a wardrobe change... What I've conveniently discovered is that I have about four non-matertnity cardigans that actually fit my maternity body.  All of them were purchased in the last year or so, between having Henry and getting pregnant again.

So, should I a) be happy that I have stuff to wear in this weather, b) be unhappy that the type of clothes I was purchasing one year post baby were suitable for an 8.5 month pregnant belly, c) get over myself?

Clearly, C is the answer.  Admittedly, A would be a good response.  Not shockingly, B was my initial reaction.

Since I did not post a 28 week or a 32 week pic, I figured why not post a 33 week pic?  I literally took this 20 minutes ago, after having been up since 5:45am.  My laziness beat my vanity today, because what I want to do is blur out my face, but that would take too much effort. The truth is that this is probably how I look about 90% of the time (minus the un-brushed bedhead and tank top).  So be proud, I'm getting over myself - or at least pretending.

 

I did some comparing, and my belly definitely looks bigger this time around than last time.  I don't have a good, post-able picture for comparison, but during the last pregnancy, I looked about that pregnant when I was 36 weeks, so that is lovely.  (In my defense, I'm pretty sure Henry was a lot lower, and this baby is hanging out up top.)  The good news is, assuming I don't gain more weight than I should over the next 7 weeks, I will end up weighing the exact same at the end of pregnancy #2 as I did pregnancy #1... even though I have worked out probably 1/2 as much or less.  The bad news is, after Henry was born, Matt lost a perma 10 pounds, and I will be passing him in that dept. shortly. (Something I was very happy did not happen last time.)

Happy Friday!