Clothes Shopping

This Saturday was loads of fun! Don took me out to coffee at Starbucks (decaf.) and after that we stopped at destination maternity and picked out a bunch of cute maternity clothes! It was super fun...who knew True Religion made maternity jeans...not that I bought any True Religion jeans, I was just surprised. Seriously, who could spend close to $300.00 for maternity jeans?! YIKES! We did find a lot of cute clothes by Pea in the Pod and Motherhood. I am excited to start needing my maternity stuff. It's not absolutely necessary yet, but I feel much prettier in the roomier tops...for awhile there I was looking like I was sporting a muffin top. YUCK.

The sales people at destination maternity were pretty funny. For starters they were like 12 years old, I am pretty sure they have never been pregnant and yet they were seriously trying to up sell me on expensive pregnancy products that seemed over the top. I mean really, do I need a special pregnancy sleep bra to avoid sagging? If I am worried about that, shouldn't I just wear a sports bra? AND they tried to sell me four ounces of "stretch mark cream" for $35.00, I told them I was happy with my Target bought Eucerin. Anyway, according to parenting.com all of those things, especially the cocoa butters and creams are hype, and if I am going to get stretch marks, there is NOTHING I can do about it. I either have skin prone to that, or I don't. I like to think that my thick half Japanese skin has got me covered. Mom, what do you think? It bugs me how these 12 (OK, maybe 19) year old girls were trained to prey on the insecurities of pregnant women. So, I am pregnant, and my body is going to change, and it's going to be fine, because my husband thinks I am beautiful, I like myself and my body, and in the end that's all that really matters. Stretch marks and saggy boobs...a small price to pay, for a bundle of joy, and a lifetime of lessons.

Anyway, I think the baby is doing well...we're just waiting to start feeling some kicks and stuff. Supposedly I should start feeling them this week, but since this is my first pregnancy, I probably won't feel it for a few more weeks. How exciting!