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Default
This has pretty much become my default outfit now that my belly has outgrown most of my clothes and my need to get dressed is a zero (when you work from home… well, you know.) I’ll be honest: most days now, I sit in my husband’s comfortable flannel pj pants and his softest sweater until about noon, and then decide that it’s probably about time to actually wear clothes. But not complicated ones. I think this is the “jeans and a tee shirt” phase one of my friends expected me to be in. Only instead of jeans and a tee shirt, it’s leggings and a sweater. Pregnant woman’s gotta be…
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Polkadots and Pregnancy
So lately, people have been asking if I’m having the baby soon (as in, they think I’m almost due), and when I tell them I still have three months, everyone tries to backtrack really hard. It’s incredibly sweet of them to really not want to offend this pregnant woman by thinking I look… well… really pregnant, but here’s the thing: dude, I’m pregnant. I carry the kid ALL in the belly, so I know it sticks out. And you know what? That’s totally and completely okay. In fact, I love it. I love looking really pregnant. First of all, I know I don’t look fat, so let’s not even worry…
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Pumpkin
My mom bought me this outfit. Sort of. Well, really, she had offered to buy me a maternity outfit, and while at Goodwill I found this shirt and these pants, both maternity, so I called her and asked if she wanted to buy it for me. Or… pay me back for it. Haha! Which worked for both of us, because then I was able to get a few more items aside from this, and she hates shopping. But can I just say that I preened in the mirror for about five minutes before realizing I really just needed to buy the whole shebang? The shoes are from Goodwill as well,…
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Simplicity and pregnancy myths
And the dark hair is back! Let me just put one thing straight right now: yes, it is completely safe to dye your hair while pregnant. I’m surprised by how many people have asked or straight out condemned me for doing it, but I suppose it’s just one of those things that people never bother to look up first! And I definitely did. Bleaching your hair is warned against, though there are no signs that it’s ever harmed a baby, but ammonia-free dye to a darker color is perfectly fine. Thankfully, because I love having darker hair in the fall, and I would have been stuck with a bad hair…
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Hello, baby
Today’s the day we find out for sure if it’s a boy or a girl! I’m taking up a tally of who thinks it’s what– so far as I write this, it’s ten for a girl, and eight for a boy. To warn you, y’all might not find out till Wednesday, since we’re having a gender reveal party with family tomorrow. Mr. Owl can’t come with me to the ultrasound, so I’ll have them write it in a card or on a piece of paper, then we’ll read the verdict together when he gets home tonight. But tell me your guess in the comments, and we’ll finally find out whether…