Bump Watch, originally uploaded by academichic.
Sources:
- Sweater dress – Banana Republic, gift from mother-in-law
- Tights – Target
- Wedges – Gap Outlet, well-loved
- Belt – Target
- Earrings worn as mini-brooches: my grandmother’s jewelry box
End Notes:
Now that I’m four months pregnant and none of my pants fit, I’m waiting for my baby bump to make itself known, more as a bump and less as a “Wow, she really overdid it at the buffet line.” My rapidly changing body sometimes frustrates me, often fascinates me, and consistently surprises me when I get dressed. A lot of my style “rules,” my unwritten set of guidelines for highlighting my best favorite parts and helping out in my less gifted areas (read, “chest”), no longer apply. Outfits that I used to love just don’t work anymore, and proportions that I was previously uncertain about now seem to work.
All that to say, I’m a bit incredulous as to how my wardrobe can still effectively hide my burgeoning belly. And there really is something there. To wit:
Little Leaves, originally uploaded by academichic.
Belt Detail, originally uploaded by academichic.
The simply solution is, as we can see, to wear more dressess :)
You look really great!
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