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We're down to 149 days til baby's EDD!! When I found out I was pg, there were 252 days left so I've known I've been pg for over 100 days now. Of course baby will most likely not come exactly on the EDD, but still it shows that we're getting closer! In just 9 days baby will be half-baked (280 days is the total amount based on 40 weeks). That also means we're getting closer to the u/s...just 13 more days!

Yesterday I wore a skirt I bought on eBay a few weeks ago, but it was too big. Well it was still really too big but I was just very tired of recycling through the few outfits I have at this point. I had to wear a maternity top with it, not that I really need to wear maternity tops yet, but the skirt kept sliding down it was so big (XL without a spandex type tummy panel) so I needed a top that was really long in case it went sliding on me. Well I looked fine, but I felt ridiculous so I am not wearing that skirt again until my tummy is significantly bigger. I was wearing a l/s black mat shirt, and I have a sleeveless black sleeve shirt so I can save this outfit for the latter stages of pgcy. The other reason I wore the mat shirt was I got several l/s mat shirts for Christmas (size L) and well if I don't start wearing them soon I'll never use them since hopefully in April it will be time for short sleeve clothes. My tummy shows LESS in those type shirts though since they are like big tents.

Monday I wore my black mat skirt (definitely the one I've gotten the most use of thus far since I can wear all different tops with it) with a turtleneck. It wasn't a mat turtleneck but it did go down long enough to almost completely cover the tummy panel. Well that is probably the outfit that BEST shows my tummy. I wore it on Monday on purpose bc a guy at church (who is in the handbell choir) every time he sees me has been checking out my baby belly (since Dec!) and the previous Sunday (10th) he commented that I still didn't look very pg. Well this Monday with that outfit he agreed that my baby belly is now more visible. Actually quite a few people noticed the baby belly that day. I still say it's not enough that a stranger would be sure I was pg (they might just think I'm a bit overweight) but in the right outfit those who know me can definitely see my baby belly. I can also still wear a non-mat outfit in which you can't see my belly At All. It really depends on what I am wearing and also whether the person sees me sitting or standing (far more visible when sitting).

Yesterday 2 more skirts came in the mail through eBay. I've only been buying skirts that way as I find I need to try pants on so I haven't tried to buy them through eBay. Today I plan to hem the pants my Mom got me for Christmas that fit well but are WAY too long. They are black so again I should get good use out of them. Last week I had bought 3 skirts on eBay. Turns out the cheapest one ($5.50 including s/h) is my favorite! It's really pretty (at least I think so!) and fits great but still has room for growth. I am going to wear it today. :-) One of the others is a little big now (although not as big as the one I wore yesterday!) so I'll wait a bit on that one. The third is actually a little snug in the belly panel area. It fits now, but it's not going to last very long. So I'd better wear that one soon also. So between these new skirts and hemming the pants, now I should have more options and not feel like I'm cycling between the same 3 skirts all the time.

I have never bought clothes for myself on eBay before aside from mat clothes, but since most women don't wear the mat clothes long and I don't plan to wear them long myself, it seems like a good place to shop for them. I do need to make a shopping trip once to Motherhood in the spring, but in our area the only option is Walmart for mat clothes and all they have are pants and shirts (no skirts or dresses). I had bought 2 mat skirts on eBay in 2005 when I was pg, but I had given them away in 2006 I think it was so I never wore those. I also gave away the 2 pgcy books I bought then (one was What to Expect when you're Expecting) and since I bought them and then gave them away I just didn't feel like buying them again. I did NOT give away my copy of What to Expect the First Year as I assumed I'd use that w/ an adopted baby so I still have that on hand.