I found this tutorial for an adorable skirt.  I love that it’s meant to be worn both during and after pregnancy.  I have such an aversion to sewing something that can only be worn for a few months.  And being a skirt, it’s nursing friendly as well, which is something that I haven’t been taking into consideration these last several years, making my postpartum wardrobe limited.  Though probably not as limited as my current maternity wardrobe, which can only be described as completely pathetic.

She looks cute as can be.  I look like that girl in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ that blows up all huge and blue and ends up getting rolled out on her side.  meh.  Some women pull off pregnancy well.  I just look lumpy and frumpy and well fat.  Remember when I used to have an actual waist?  I do not think I appreciated that time enough.

When I first tried it on, the kids laughed and laughed and laughed.  It does look at least a bit better now that it’s hemmed.

I thought maybe a cardigan would help…

It didn’t really.

Clearly, I should have heeded her advice on cutting w-a-y back on fabric when working with cotton.

 Hey look, there I am!  In the front anyway…

Perhaps I should just walk around with one arm wrapped about my belly and one tucked under my behind so that people can tell where all the fabric ends and I begin?

Is it strange to say that even though I think it’s terribly unflattering, I still kind of like it?  It’s very comfortable and certainly quite feminine.  The pockets make me happy.  And when I look down, I like the way the gathers lay over my belly.  Not owning a full-length mirror probably helps a great deal too.