Goodbye regular clothes..Hello maternity clothes at 15 weeks?

Each and every woman's pregnancy can be different. And I had this little flicker of hope from the get go that I would be able to wear my regular clothes until at least half way into my second trimester. I hear all these stories about how some didn't 'really' show until late into their second trimester with the first baby. So I thought, "hey I got lucky with the whole morning sickness thing maybe that could be me too?". Although I  had not started this pregnancy at my ideal weight and I knew I was already packing a few extra pounds I still had the hope. What can I say, Eddie and I really enjoyed our first year and a half of marriage and after my fairytale wedding I kinda let the calorie counting out the window. But, since baby was small and about the size of a bean I could wear my regular clothes. Fast forward a few more weeks...

15 weeks

I had purchased my first pair of prego jeans early on and started wearing them mostly because they didn't restrict my bloated and irritable stomach, but I was still able to wear my regular pants with the helping of a rubber band. My regular shirts were no problem either they still fit and my bump was no more than a bloated lump (LOL) and could be easily hidden.Well, at 15 weeks today that bubble has been completely burst the wishful thought that my regular clothes will last me until mid second trimester is now gone. This morning when I tried to put on my regular t-shirt there was Little Toasty bun sticking out the bottom! I knew that my body had a little one growing inside, I just didn't fully know at what rate LTB was growing at. In my weekly pregnancy email today it says that LTB is the size of an apple. Well I think that LT B is a big red Washington apple and not a small Fuji apple! Of course I can still lounge around the house in my regular comfy sweats and t-shits but that is not public attire. At least I'm not ready to rock the 'Mommy look' in public yet.

Maternity clothes have come a long way. The jeans look like normal pants, the shirts can be cute and trendy, and the dresses are actually really nice.Yet the style is not my reservation, my reservation is how to take on this new wardrobe with out blowing my budget! I know I won't be in maternity clothes for more than a year (I hope) and I don't want to completely replace all articles of clothing. So, the plan that I have come up with is go through my closet this next week and find all the clothes that I can attempt to wear as long as possible or possibly alter I know I have some stuff in there that I can scrounge up. Then pack away all the clothes that could possibly depress me or that I may get a inkling one day to try and squeeze myself into. This has been another learning experience through pregnancy. I know learning to take all of my body changes in stride will be a challenge and with this being my first I really have no clue what to expect sometimes. I am a glass half full kind of gal, so I said to myself this morning, "hey at least I can still see my toes!" And even when I can't see them anymore I know that I'l be just that much closer to holding my little one in my arms.

I can still see my toes!