So... in my head I have this cute little baby bump that is just dying to be shown off and I think when you are pregnant that you focus all so much on that cute little baby bump that you forget that other areas of the body may be expanding as well.
Craig and I are heading off to Vegas next week and I realized that I no longer fit into any of my clothes which means swimsuits too and what is one thing that I love to do while I am in Vegas... go to the pool. Craig's mom lives in a golfing community and it has a couple of pools. I typically am the first one up in the mornings so I take my book and read by the pool.
Well, last night I decide to venture to the mall and find a swimsuit... that fits. I head straight to Motherhood maternity because they have to have something that hides everything. I tried on the suit and it was okay, but it did weird things to my chest and they didn't have any that came w/ skirts or shorts and I really wanted something to hide the upper thighs. They weren't pretty before pregnancy and they are even worse during pregnancy. So, bummed, I head off to JCPenney - knowing they have no maternity swimsuits I thought I would just try a bigger size. Not realizing that bigger size meant several sizes up bigger size. Yikes. I found a cute suit that came with shorts that almost covered everything, but they didn't have a size big enough in the shorts. Bummer. I tried on soooo many swimsuits and I was hot and I had to pee. So after a potty break and many stores later I end up in Sears - nothing grabs my eye until I head to the ultra-expensive Lands End section. The suits are beautiful and they have big sizes. So I try on all sorts of variations and actually like most of them. I ended up with the skirt bottom because I thought it would give me the most room to grow and this really long top that covered all of my growing belly. I look like I'm wearing a complete dress - in fact I could probably wear this out on the town and no one would ever know its a swimsuit. So I feel a little ridiculous wearing a swimsuit that covers move than most clothes do, but I'm comfortable and it hides most of my trouble spots. I tried it on for Craig this morning and didn't appreciate the response, but how do you respond to someone who says they are trying on a swimsuit and come out in a snowsuit.
I really didn't think swimsuit shopping was going to be that frustrating and time consuming. A word to all the maternity clothes makers out there - make some maternity swimsuits w/ shorts and actually have stores carry the product. I guess there isn't a big market for maternity swimsuits -- that should be your first clue. Don't swim while pregnant.
