little feet, big sky

A few reasons to love maternity jeans:

• No need to loosen your belt after a meal.
• No need to even wear a belt!
• Never having to worry that your fly is down.
• If you’re wearing a full panel, not having to worry that your crack is showing!
• Being stylish even when “fat” and bloated in slimfit preggo jeans and a glam top.

Sure, there are expensive maternity jeans out there, but honestly – a good pair of jeans can last you years, right? So why spend crazy money on a single pair of maternity jeans when you’re going to wear them for maybe 9 months in total? I LIVE in jeans, so I figured I’d go for a fairly cheap pair or two, and have money left over for mix and match tops. The other trick is to find sale stuff at the more expensive maternity stores; I was lucky enough to find a Liz Lange store that was closing down.

My maternity wardrobe:

• 1 pair of Secret Fit jeans [Mimi Maternity, $80]
• 4 stretchy tank tops [Old Navy Maternity, $10/ea]
• 2 short sleeved tees [Old Navy Maternity, $13/ea]
• 2 long sleeved tees [Old Navy Maternity, $13/ea]
• 3 silk-cashmere halter sweater tops [Liz Lange Maternity, $140 ea, on sale $20/ea]

I’m getting a new car soon. My current wheels are neither baby-safe nor practical with a wee one. :-( I feel a bit of an ingrate though because I’m really, really going to miss my truck. I’ve had so many good times in that truck, so many good memories. *sigh* It’s not so much a status thing as it is a rite of passage, but I’m still going to miss her.

It’s interesting though because I realized that all my cars have come at a major life junction: when I moved out, when I bought my first place, and now expecting my first child. Each car has been suited to its task, too: an SUV, a truck and now a sporty hatchback.

GTI, here I come!

I was talking to my sister on the phone this morning and she started to suggest babycenter.com for a list of things to get before the baby comes. I checked out lists on various sites months ago, but there’s so much to keep straight when you’re preggers that I’m constantly glad for my 40 Weeks + Pregnancy Organizer.

We have a midwife, and are going the home birth route, but aside from the “pre-hospital checklist”, there’s nothing in there that doesn’t apply to us. :-) There’s three pages of shopping lists (though the authors state upfront that you don’t need everything on the list), lists for items borrowed, gifts received and so on. There’s food tracking charts, fetal kick count charts, weight charts and more. There are even pretty good interview pages for doctors, midwives, pediatricians and childcare. Oh and for insurance, for when you call up your insurance to see what you’re covered for. Admittedly, the pocket in the back is a bit small, but I haven’t had much to put in it yet, so I’m not complaining. Honestly, this would make a great gift for a friend or couple that’s recently announced they’re expecting. :-)