My Maternity Clothes Don't Even Fit Now

Or at least most of them don't - I've outgrown all but the roomiest few pieces I have. Even the gigantic maternity t-shirt I got for Christmas with the "Chicks Dig the Jewfro" design is now a bit tight! So if you see me and suspect that if I'm wearing the same outfit as I was a couple of days ago, your suspicions are hereby confirmed. (But I'm still washing all my clothing regularly, so don't be afraid to get too close!)

But the good news is, I don't care, because I'm not going to be so big for much longer - as of today, I'm about 1 cm dilated! Progress! This probably means we will have a baby soon!

Maternity Pants That Stay Up!

As promised, I paid a visit to A Pea in the Pod while holiday shopping, and I am happy to report that Heidi Klum's line of maternity clothing is as practical as it is beautiful. I bought the black evening dress pictured in my last blog post, as well as a pair of denim leggings from her line. I have never worn skinny jeans before, but these are flattering and comfortable—the fabric is very stretchy. What's even better about the jeans is that unlike every single other pair of maternity jeans I own, they actually stay up! This is accomplished, I think, by three features: the stretchiness and fit of the leggings, the contour of the waistband, and the extra strip of carefully contoured elastic sewn onto the inside of the jeans. It's nice not to have to face the alternative of either hiking up my jeans every few minutes (even the "secret belly" pants require constant adjustments) or having a case of plumber's bum. These should be featured on History Channel's "Engineering Marvels" series, as far as I'm concerned! :-)

The only downside is that her clothing is a bit pricey, so you may want to check out the sale rack (where I found my leggings!), or see if you can find gently used pieces on eBay.

Beautiful Maternity Clothes

Heidi Klum's "Lavish" maternity line of clothing is really lovely.  Check out this evening dress:

Her line also has some great leggings and maternity tops. I'm planning to pay a visit to Pea in a Pod during my holiday shopping to try on some of her offerings.  If her maternity pants actually stay up (unlike, say, all the maternity jeans I've tried), I'll be even more excited.  I'll let you know...