Maternity Shopping: Pants and Shirts and Bras, Oh My!

Well, today my mom and I ventured out for two very critical and important endeavors.

The first, maybe more crucial part of our day: half-off cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory. After working and setting up my classroom today, we met for a late lunch / early dinner / afternoon snack / call it what you will! It was such a nice afternoon, relaxing and chatting over some scrumptious food.

Afterwards, we headed to the mall to peek at some maternity clothes and just start getting some ideas. Good gracious was it overwhelming / exciting. So many things to think about: work clothes, lounge clothes, PJs, leggings, bras, nursing pads, nursing bras, underwear...the list goes on and on. I keep thinking, okay how much of this is really necessary? How long can I stretch (quite literally) my regular wardrobe until I have to cave into this maternity stuff.

So, for fun, I tried a couple outfits on. And even more fun was the bump I tried on too! To make sure everything's fitting just right, and to be able to envision yourself in these clothes with a real bump, there was a bump to wear in the dressing room. I still can't believe this is my life, but it was very exciting to see what I could look like in a few months!

We ended our day with a few adorable outfits and essentials from your Grandma to kick off my maternity wardrobe. (You'll quickly learn, she is way too good to everyone and is such a giver of everything - time, work, you name it, she would be willing to do it. She already loves you two so much. It is exciting to watch her start stepping into this new role in her life!)

It was a perfect day and some very nice, laid back time with my Momma Lou. I am lucky to have had such a wonderful role model in my life growing up. I hope one day you can say the same about me. She was a fabulous nurturer and I owe my tender heart to her. I love that I can say, that as I entered my adulthood chapter of life, our relationship began to shift to that of a close friendship. There aren't many who I would call very close friends and I love that she is one of them! I know you will love her too!