Finally

I posted the pictures. I realize it took a while longer than I said it would--oops. Obviously, a much more pronounced belly than previously. Brett and I went materninty clothes shopping today--my pants are all at the rubberband stage, so I thought it was time. As the indecisive duo that we are, it took us about 5 hours to decide if we should actually go or not. I was just going to go, but Brett felt bad that I was going by myself, but he also didn't know if he could give up the time himself. He was worried about a hundred different things as usual and wanted to know what my shopping plan was. (Of course, one must have a plan of action for shopping before going so that as little time as possible can be spent in each store.) Unfortunately, I did not have a plan--I knew what stores I wanted to go to, but not exactly what I wanted to buy--so this posed a problem because then how did I know what I was going out for? So I thought, "well, I don't have a plan; I don't know what I want or need, so maybe I shouldn't go until I figure that out." Then a little while later, Brett came back to me and said that I should go, but he still didn't know if he was going to be able to join me. After a little more discussion and time, at 5:00 p.m., we finally went together. Brett was a good sport, and we had a fairly enjoyable shopping experience. Unfortunately, my pants hunting was not too successful. Maternity clothes are expensive. It hardly seems worth it since I won't be wearing them for very long. I will keep watching the clearance racks! :) However, it was not all a waste. I did get a couple of cute tops and a skirt, but more exciting than any of that was my greatest purchase of the day. We went to Bed Bath and Beyond to get a tablecloth because we needed one and I had a 20% off coupon :). And when we left, we just happened to go into DSW because it was right next door. On the clearance rack was a fantastic pair of converse l0-tops in light blue on sale for $34.89 with 60% off. So I got my first pair of converse for $14. As Amanda Callas can attest to, I have wanted these shoes since at least my senior year of high school. We would search endlessly every time we went to Sportmart, but they never had them in my size. I feel so lucky! I love shopping days like this. The pants didn't work out, but I am not so discouraged yet, and it was a successful day overall. I did get one pair of jeans through e-bay a couple of days ago. I feel very lucky about those, too. They were the only normal looking jeans in my size and they are regularly $80 jeans that I got for $25. They are very comfortable and fit great with plenty of room to stretch. And they came very quickly--so it's a start.