Maternity clothes are for suckers!

I finally broke down and bought some maternity clothes last weekend.  This was not as easy of a task as it sounds.  There are a lot of what I will now refer to as "regular people" stores that advertise that they also carry maternity clothes, but the selection is definitely not abundant.  I was already warned to stay away from the maternity specialty stores like Motherhood because the quality stinks and A Pea in the Pod because everything is extremely overpriced.  So with that in mind and a 15% off coupon for Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic in hand, I decided to give the Cherry Hill Mall a shot.

All in all, the trip was not a complete failure.  I'm really hoping that it's ok if I only wear cordouroy's for the next 6 months because they are the only maternity pants that aren't jeans and that I don't think look hideous.  Jason assures me that I'll find some khaki's or dress pants that I like soon enough, but I'm not so convinced.

There was one silver lining to the trip... sizing in maternity clothes is AWESOME!  I've heard people say to buy the same size that you normally wear, but that is ridiculous.  If I did that I would be swimming in my clothes for the next few months.  I know I'll need a bigger size eventually, but I figure by then it'll be a lot colder and I'll need different clothes anyway.

I think Jason was a little shocked when I came home 4 hours later with an armful of bags.  I guess I should probably tell him about the package that's being shipped to his office (I did mention that the selection in the stores isn't great, right?).