Ok.
It’s official.
I love shopping for a pregnant body.
Shirts that were previously off limits (because they hugged the ample love handles) now are the first thing thrown into my buggy. Gotta show off the bump, right?!? And even though the selection is not as wide and diverse – that suits me just fine. Afterall, I do suffer from decision paralysis. So in fact, the smaller selection makes me oh-so-bootie-shakin-happy.
Plus, let’s admit the obvious.
It’s fun to shop for new clothing.
Especially when you actually have NOTHING to wear.
It was time to hit Gap again…and this time, the bounty overflowed like the women on the first episode of The Bachelor. I even splurged for a non-maternity jacket (pictured top center) and it was worth every cent of the $26 sale price…it’s even long enough to wear over my bump without looking like I belong on some early era Xtina video. And even though the dresses are short-sleeve, they have been getting put to work at church with a non-preggo cardigan or jacket.
And now for a little preggo secret.
I have a itty bitty secret obsession.
With these:
They are called Marvelous Mama Assets. The girl – Sarah Blakely – who invented Spanx made these and my favorites are called Unbelievable Underwear. And boy, are they are unbelievable!
I was experiencing some lower abdomen discomfort…my doc told me that it could be that the veins down there are getting bigger and pumping more blood…and so basically everytime I stood up, it felt like a ninja karate chopped me right on the pelvic bone. It was the most annoying Ninja ever. Just plain irritating.
So I saw these at Target and decided to grab a pair of the neutral shortlike spanx for when I wear white shirts and I don’t want my belly button to show. And they helped me with my Ninja problem. Now imagine me high-yawing Mister Miyagi. Hot right?!? Plus I look so much sleeker with them on. That’s when I bought another pair and a pair of the tights too. Basically they are my everyday sassy secret-weapon (that is now not-so-secret).
So Sarah Blakely, if you are out there….thank you and if you ever need a master Jedi on your side…well, I am here to help and I come with my own lightsaber. Also I am a size 3 and Jeremy woud appreciate me having like six more pairs. Seriously. I thinks its cause I sneeze a lot. eww.
oh my gosh..tell me about it…(the peeing and sneezing thing…aka “snissing”)…
Last night we were watching tv on the couch, and I sneezed…
then I went…”uh oh”…
My husband was like, WHAT! Did you pee your pants again?!?!
…ohh the joys 🙂
My secret weapon when I was pregnant was the Bella Band. With it, I wore many pairs of non- maternity pants far into my pregnancy and was able to get into my regular jeans not long after my son was born (they were totally unbutton and unzipped all the way, but with the fab bella band you couldn’t even tell and it was oh so wonderful to be back in those jeans!)
i used to bella band too….awesome!! love your blog…you get me through many long BORING days at work. congrats on your first little one 🙂
I love Sarah Blakely! I didn’t know about Marvelous Mama Assets, but Spanx are the bomb!
ooo — i’m super jealous! those are some cute clothes!
I guess maybe it happens to all of us and we just don’t talk about it, huh? Thanks for bringing into the light! 🙂
For me, the worst was throwing up so hard that it forced the pee right out of me. So humiliating.
Time for de-lurking (I read every day, but never comment because I can’t think of anything to write that doesn’t sound goober-ish)…
That white top on the bottom row is almost worth getting pregnant for. Too cute!
They’re all so cute! This may sound really creepy, but I can’t wait to get pregnant myself, and I love reading your blog and getting all the fun/embarassing/sappy real-life pregnancy stories. Thanks for your great posts!
Weird question but when your pregnant do your lovehandles sort of morph to the front to the baby belly? I’m certainly helping mine do!
I just wanted to say that I laughed so hard at Gillian’s comment above (and was also wondering the same thing!)
Gillian & Catherine…
I wish 🙂
XO – KB
These are at Target? In the maternity section or hosiery/intimates section?
P.S. I bought the baby bag you have featured on the right (but in the navy/green/white) and it’s HUGE! I got a super deal $34 but am going to return b/c it’s ginormous. I was bummed because it’s so cute.
Thanks!
Shannon –
I found them in the hosiery section…like hanging on a wall. Know what I mean? And one of the best parts about them is that they have this fabric that doesn’t snag on fingernails…which is a personal curse of mine. These dang prenatal vitamins make my nails grow like bonkers! They have non-maternity ones too….so I am definitely going to give them a try afterward Will is born. Hopefully those won’t snag either while still making me look bootilicious!
XO – KB
That is so sad. I guess I’ll have to go to pilates tomorrow..