I seem to be slow to post. I have a couple of drafts in progress to wrap up my Brazil trip, but I got hung up on selecting and editing the photos. Also, I continue to be very busy and tired.
It turns out that John, Phoebe and I will be heading to Texas for the weekend for some family-related business. Our flight is at 6 tomorrow morning. Meaning we have to leave home at something like 4 in the morning. Meaning I should get packing and get a few hours of sleep.
I spent most of the day doing laundry. It always amazes me how much time it can take. (And how much clothing we have. And how quickly things get dirty with a toddler.)
I also spent some time looking for a bathing suit for me for the trip to Texas. It will apparently be in the 90s, with lows in the mid-70s. I’m not really a swimming pool person, but we might take the opportunity to introduce Phoebe to water that is not in a glass or a bathtub. So I thought it would be good for me to have a bathing suit, too. I tried Target, figuring I could find something cheap. You see, I’ve got this darned belly, and I didn’t want to spend a bundle on something I’d barely use. But it turns out that not only were the maternity swimsuits butt-ugly, they were still expensive. So I checked out the sale racks for the non-rotund, figuring I could go up a size or 2, or get a 2 piece. However, can I just say that stretchy as they are, one-piece swimsuits are typically not designed to fit a basketball at the waistline? The 8-dollar loud-patterned ones I tried looked frightening. Frightening and/or humorous. And the 2-piece options didn’t make me too happy either. So I bought no new bathing suit. I’ll figure something out.
In other news, Spring has seriously sprung in our neighborhood, at long last. Phoebe and I celebrated by going on a walk up the road to see the cows. Phoebe made a friend.
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So freakin’ cute. Bummer about the bathing suit, but have a good time in Texas! Looking forward to your next posts. :-)
Cute!
Where in Texas are you headed?
Have fun!
Friend? That calf is attacking your daughter’s shoe! Back off, calfy!
Oh, and I do not envy your bathing suit search. I’m so glad that with my first pregnancy that was one thing I didn’t need to worry about finding: belly from October to February and missing the summer season altogether.
Have a good trip!
Anything but a maternity suit will ride up your tush. Just been down this road…
I don’t know who the heck does this, but our Target was full of maternity 2-pieces that were missing the bottoms. I know…WTH?
I took the mismatched tops to customer service and convinced them to sell it to me for a huge discount then paired it with a bikini bottom I already had. Maybe you need to find a less classy Target, like mine.
And BTW CUTE pictures!
Aww, the Phoebe and the cows are awfully cute! :)
Hope you enjoy Texas..
It’s no wonder you’re tired. My god, woman, you travel more than any pregnant woman I know. I’m exhausted just thinking about your jet-set lifestyle of late.
Even considering a two-piece…count me impressed.
I’d be all about tarps and tents.
cute cow.
there was a very pregnant lady at the pool today wearing what was cleary not a maternity suit. The way it stretched over her belly meant the the part meant to cover the breasts was all wonky… she was completely covered, but looked really strange
Beautiful calf, and Phoebe’s quite cute, too!
Speaking of slow on blogging and responding– yes, I am in downtown and I would love to meet up 1:1 the next time you’re in town. (Or I hope you can come to the ice cream social, at least, and bring Miss P. if you like!)
Phoebe’s so cute! And her little friend is, too.
jeanerz-
Brazil posts coming soon, I hope…And I still need to see your South Africa/Lesotho photos.
magpie-
Thanks!
Kyla-
Near you, I think…I wish I’d had time to see you.
Sage-
Well, there’s a reason they keep those dangerous animals in cages. They want our shoes!
My last pregnancy was also only bellied from October to February. And I typically don’t even go anywhere beachy or pooly in the summer, anyhow.
Emily-
Have you discovered the magic of the boy short bikini bottom? Paired with a “tankini,” you can get a good amount of coverage without tush migration.
heather-
Ah, no time to look for more Targets. But I’m glad you got yourself a bargain.
dragonfly-
Are you still in Michigan? We flew through Detroit, and I thought of you and your little guy on your own trip.
Mad-
It is too much travel. This trip was somewhat obligatory, though. But yeah, I’m pretty damn tired.
KC-
Well, the 2-piece would have been to wear under the tent. (I call it a “sarong.”)
painted-
Yeah, I know what you mean about the strangeness. That’s about what I saw in the fitting room mirror.
blc-
Well, the ice cream social is on my calendar. And I’d love to meet up with you some time when I’m in town. One of the days when I take the train might work.
girlgriot-
Thanks! I thought they made a cute pair, too.
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Orangery!