I Can't Go Naked, But . . .

This is becoming a dilemma a lot sooner than I'd hoped.

What to wear????

See, my tummy has this obnoxious problem of popping out and looking far more pregnant than I am even at early stages. And it's not just because it's number five-- it has happened with my other pregnancies too, all except the first. (Only with B and K I was overweight enough that it wasn't quite as noticeable.)

When I was pregnant with J I just gave in and starting wearing my maternity clothes at 7 or 8 weeks along. At least I was comfortable, even if everybody known to man did comment that they thought I was expecting twins, since I was so noticeably pregnant at 8 weeks.

Now I'm nearly seven weeks along and having the same dang problem. Many of my clothes don't fit, and even the ones that still do are very uncomfortable. (Pressure on my nauseous tummy is NOT welcome right now.) Only I can't solve it the same way. Since we figured K was the last, I starting giving stuff away as soon as I was done with it. My baby stuff, my maternity clothes-- you name it, I chucked it. Even if I still did have the maternity clothes, they probably wouldn't work, since as a whole I'm way skinnier than I was the last couple of pregnancies to start with.

For some people, this would be a golden opportunity! An iron-clad excuse to go shopping!!! Yet, I don't like shopping normally, let alone when I feel sick. And really, who likes shopping for maternity stuff after the first pregnancy, when you know you are going to get so tired of those clothes? Add to the list that what I need right now is not going to be big enough to handle my giant tummy later, and I really don't want to spend the money for two sets of clothes.

I do have a couple of pairs of workout shorts and one pair of larger capris that will do for a little while, but a couple pairs of anything is not enough. K manages to slime nearly everything I wear (and to be honest, I spill on myself often enough). Since the laundry is really piling up these days, and I'm depressed enough without having to wear dirty clothes, a few more outfits would be really helpful.

But then I'm back to the part about needing to go shopping.

The dilemma.