Some thoughts on maternity fashion

Being pregnant right behind both Kim Kardashian and Kate Middleton has given me some fun maternity style watching. I know that these people are famous and being looked at and photographed is part of their life, but it has made me think about how open for comment women's bodies seem to become when you are pregnant.  Both in a good celebrated way, and also in a negative way like poor Kim experienced with all the news stories about her pregnancy weight.  When your body is changing in such a rapid and different way combined with hormones, I think it is more important than ever to wear things that make you feel good.  I personally think that this goes hand in hand with being comfortable.  Oh Kim, why did you insist on uncomfortable sausage casing-like clothing for so long?

  In the last month she seems to have found a much more flattering and comfortable style that makes me feel relieved for her swollen feet.  Much better.  Flat shoes are really awesome Kim, glad you decided to give them a try.

And then there is Kate...man, to be that classy while pregnant impresses me.  I know I could do it with a team of royal stylists and if I got to start with a size 0 bod to begin with, but how realistic is it to pull off the maternity style of a pregnant princess?  Not very. I accept that.  Plus, I accept that I am going to roast in the Texas heat and that adorable coats and tights are no option for me.  

So, what are real, not professionally styled and shopped for women to do? I can still wear my own clothes that are on the stretchy/flow-y side now, and have gotten some great hand-me-downs from some stylish post pregnant friends. I won't act like I won't grab some easy and cheap maternity clothes from Old Navy, but I hope I can stay creative and think outside the box and not automatically reach for stirrup pants and a giant tunic OR attempt to squeeze into things that just aren't gonna happen and then feel bad about it.   I am really in love with Bluebird Blog.  How adorable, vintage-y, comfortable, and fun are these outfits? 

 Plus, there are vintage finds which is easy for me to pull off in Austin, and they are hot weather friendly!  Please note her comfortable shoes - amen sister. Consider me inspired.

Whew! Ok, I'm back

It has been far too long dear blog.  I have thought about blog posts many times, and am now officially back.  I found out that I was pregnant in early March which we are both so excited about.  But the first trimester was a tough one, and creating anything but a tiny person just felt out of the question.  I who love to craft, cook, etc. couldn't handle the sight, smell, or thought of most foods, and didn't have any creative juices.  When I wasn't making it through a day at work, I could be found taking a nap or...well, that was kind of it.  I was not friends with food.  All I could handle eating was fruit, milk, and graham crackers.  (Now that I say it it sounds pretty delicious, but at the time it had lost its charm.)

I had always picture that when I was pregnant I would jump straight into maternal craftiness and that pregnancy would be finally be the motivation I needed to bump up to a whole new level of healthy eating.  Instead I just powered through the past few months eating what I could handle (which was sometimes milkshakes), and sleeping. So, now that the first trimester is behind me, I have some energy to do things besides work and sleep.  I have fallen in love with eating with some serious gusto, and I am getting really excited about the baby since it feels more and more real as I grow out of my jeans.  So I am felling much more like the pregnant self I had hoped for, but still with more milkshakes going down the hatch than kale. :)  Bring on this new adventure!  

p.s. It's a girl! Due 11.1.13