watermelon.

so basically i have a watermelon in my tummy.  the whole thing's been great (except for the sickness in the beginning and the discomfort towards the end) and i feel like i've been super lucky with this pregnancy.  granted i have nothing to compare it to, but we've both been healthy the whole time (except for that devil flu-respitory infection sick thing i got over xmas/new years), and i've been able to sleep and work and eat (and eat...and eat) and do stuff and be active (well, hail a cab and what not).  The last few weeks have been tough but bearable, and it's almost over (due in 10 days....crazy!), and we're pretty much ready and super excited/anxious/nervous/terrified/amazed that in like, 2 weeks, there will be OUR BABY in the house.  i sincerely have the best husband in the world, who has walked the dogs almost exclusively and changed the cat litter and polished silver and changed lightbulbs through this whole thing, all the while doing silly dances and making me feel like i'm not as big as a house, and never once getting fed up or frustrated with me.  i'm super super duper crazy lucky.  and he's super hot. and smart! booyah! our baby is gonna have one kick-ass pops! 

anyway, today, my dear lizzie came over to big mama's house and took some pictures of me + baby, and also some of the animals, and jamie (we can round the # of pics she took to an even 500 or so... insane!) so I can show my child that I wore something OTHER than sweatpants while she was in my tummy.  this is just one she sent me so far, and i will share more soon, including a few pics of the room *which isn't totally finished yet....*, but she's such a super beautiful photographer! i'm so lucky to have a friend who'll take the time out of her sunday to take some pics of my family.

xo

not in one million years.

I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be GRATEFUL for maternity jeans. Pants have been my largest dilemma thus far, and with Fall coming up I was getting nervous about how many days in a row one can wear leggings and still retain some modicom of dignity. Then, the other day, the heavens parted and my jeans from the Gap arrived.  While I am not a stickler for prices on quality clothing, I definitely hesitated at spending $250 for J Brand jeans that probably are more form than function, even for pregnancy.  I really really am all about being comfortable at this point so I thought I'd get my swollen feet wet with these cheap and cheerful, but still good quality jeans from the Gap.  And I've heard a lot about how nasty maternity jeans are - how they aren't cute and they are unflattering and also pretty uncomfortable. But I have to say, these jeans I just got are fucking awesome. I swear, they should NOT call them maternity jeans. They have an elastic demi panel so they should be called "Any day you feel like a fatass pants".  And when you're pregnant, you pretty much feel like a fatass every day, even if it is for a good cause, and even if you're not a real life rhino fatass, you still really feel like one. But when you're normal human, without an extra human along for the ride, you definitely have nasty days, and on those days, you should wear these.

It is literally sweatpants on top, sass on the bottom.
A mullet for your lower half, shall we say.

Disclaimer - i do not look like this girl in these pictures.

my ass is significantly fatter. but it's for a good cause.

$69.50, gap.com

I can't believe I am even writing these words, but I feel like an idiot for not having these pants when its that time of the month. Seriously. This is a revelation.

xo