because i can't go to work naked

i've been dreading maternity clothes lately, because i don't want to look like a tent. i know i am going to get huge and pregnant and my feet are going to swell and i will generally just be fat, but i don't want to look even more huge in maternity clothes. of course, the only real reason i have to have maternity clothes anyway is because i can't go to work naked or in brian's t-shirts, so i wanted them to at least look semi-cute.

enter alice, my closest girlfriend with style sensibility galore. we went to old navy yesterday (read: super-inexpensive and stylish!) and she helped me score a billion cute things for only $200. two pairs of work khakis, a sweater-jacket, five camisoles, five tees, two blouses, and a cute dress. the icing on the cake was the super-awesome teal ballet flats i picked up also. our ob/gyn recommended flats to begin with as pregnant women (not now, but later for sure) tend to be off-balance with their changing bodies, and alice pointed out that when my feet swell i will likely only be able to fit into flats. and cute shoes are a nice pick-me-up when one is feeling fat and yucky and hating one's clothes.

along the same lines, my burda maternity patterns arrived on saturday. burda had the best selection of cute maternity clothes and the patterns did not break the bank. (we're talking $22 for five patterns. awesome.) so i need to get started on a couple tops and dresses, a pair of black pants for work, and altering a pair of existing old jeans to supplement the old navy haul.

we are at: 11 weeks.