9:41 a.m. - 2006-03-16
Vanity, Thy Name is Diana
And I'll be the first to admit it.
I'm very, VERY excited to share some pregnancy news with you. This is fashion-related, of course, but very important to the state of my mental well-being over the next several months. You know how I was bummed about not being able to fit into my Seven for All Mankind jeans anymore? Well, last night I made my first foray into a maternity store and discovered that they make... Seven For All Mankind MATERNITY jeans!!!! What an amazing, enlightened age we live in!!
My expanding waistline prompted this maternity store visit. I figured I'd wait a few more months -- after all, I can technically still fit into most of my clothes. But it's not at all comfortable, and it's so slovenly to be hanging out (literally) at my desk with my pants unzipped. Yesterday, I was so bloated and miserable that I decided to at least check out what those mama-to-be stores I've always avoided in the malls had to offer. And the fact of the matter is, I am showing a little bit. Not a ton -- and yes, most of this is fat and probably (ew) gas -- but, hey, it's there, and it's no picnic to try to cram myself into clothing that doesn't quite fit.
So, I headed to the mall and stopped in A Pea in the Pod (so cute you could hurl, right? They all have names like this.). What I quickly learned is that in the world of maternity clothing, you have your high-end and you have you low-end, just like in real life. This place is high-end, in case you're wondering. I just really wanted a pair of basic black pants that I could get away with wearing to work four times a week if I had to. I pretended to be interested in their $150+ "career collection," but when I saw those Sevens, I thought I would go apeshit. They are awesome! Just like the pair I already own, but with a stretchy elastic band around the top where the button and zipper would be. It was strange to be pulling on designer jeans in a maternity store, but my god, they looked fabulous and I absolutely had to have them.
While I was there, I also bought a box of "Preggie Pop Drops," hard candy designed to help ease nausea (good thing, 'cause the cutesy name alone makes me want to puke). I've been hearing about these things, and was psyched to have found them. Of course, I haven't had any nausea since I bought them (I have had, however, two breakfasts this morning), but better to have them in my arsenal.
I also went to Motherhood Maternity, where I found a really great pair of basic black pants for $29. Ahhh, right up my alley. I'm wearing them today, and I don't think you can tell they're maternity -- but that's because I spent an eternity fiddling with them to make sure they were laying right. There are zippers on both sides, as well as adjustable belts that you have to pull through to get them to fit you. They're pulled pretty far this morning, but I think they're working. And combined with the form-fitting gauze-y top I'm wearing, wow, I really do look pregnant.
Uh-oh, I have to pee. It's going to take me hours to get in and out of these pants.
