In two days, I will be 16 weeks along.  Four months.  And I am finally (hold on – let me cross my fingers and knock on every piece of wood I can reach…) starting to feel better!

Remember that time, about seven weeks ago that I seemed to be feeling better?  Yes, I vaguely remember it too.  It was a fleeting moment, and it turned out to be a cruel, cruel tease.  I was not to be let off the hook quite so easily, and continued to be plagued by nausea and intense food aversions on a daily basis.  Now, a few weeks into the second trimester, things seem to finally be calming down a bit (wait – let me knock on wood a few more times…), which is a very welcome relief.  I am of course now experiencing new and exciting symptoms like the need to move from sitting or laying down to standing at the pace of a 90-year-old woman to prevent dizziness and queasiness, and daily indigestion and heartburn (thank goodness for Tums!).

Tums

But it’s not all discomfort and burping (though there is plenty of burping!), I have also been treated to the first fluttery feelings of movement from our real live baby inside of me, and I am now sporting a pretty obvious and, ifI dosaysomyself, adorable baby bump.  Plus, we are within mere weeks of getting our chance to find out if the baby is a boy or a girl at an ultrasound next month, which The Accountant and I are very excited about.

Along with the second trimester and said baby bump, has come the need for a whole new wardrobe!  And on that topic, I ask…what in the hell did women do before Old Navy Maternity???  I’ve found the maternity stores to be pretty disappointing in selection, and often over priced.  But Old Navy?  Well, aside from inconvenience that you have to order online (a couple of the stores around here have a maternity “department”…I use quotes because it is less a department than one lonely rack near the baby section),  I couldn’t ask for more.  Basic, comfy pieces.  Decent fit.  Great price.  Regular promotions that allow me to get even further markdowns.  Um, yes.  Thank you, Old Navy.

Here’s what my wardrobe is looking like these days:

Maternity Bottoms

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Maternity Dresses

Every piece is from Old Navy, and not one item cost more than about $25 (I believe the most expensive item was a dress for $26.50).  Some of them were amazing bargains - like the purple dress, which I found on the rack at a local store  on clearance for only $6.47.  I have three pairs of the jeans (one of which I only paid $10 for by combining sales), and I use the leggings as tights with the dresses (warmer and more comfortable than tights), paired with mid-calf boots.  Basically, I am a walking billboard for Old Navy’s maternity line.

Month four: new belly, new clothes, new love of Tums.