There are benefits to being pregnant at this time of year.
#1 I don't have to worry about slipping on the ice (which appears to be a good thing since I have wiped out 2x during this pregnancy without weather playing a factor).
#2 I'm a teacher so I'm seasonally unemployed. I don't know that I would still be at work at this point if I had a job to go to so this is a blessing.
#3 Flip Flops...my swollen hooves wouldn't fit into conventional shoes, much less boots so I am grateful that it flip-flop season.
#4 No fear of going into labor during a blizzard (although my mother has put the idea in my head that a hurricane could occur)
#5 The sweet relief of weightlessness that can only be found in a pool.
That one comes at a price. I'm sure that there are plenty of you out there who will nod your head in agreement that there are few things that suck more than bathing suit shopping. I can think of one though...bathing suit shopping while pregnant.
We vacationed in Florida back in April and I bought a suit prior to that. I did so with the mentality that I would be enormous this summer and that I should be practical and buy something that would last the entire pregnancy. I ended up with an overpriced, skirty thing in the slimming color of black. It's big and roomy and I'm an appreciative fan of the coverage it gives me on dry land. The problem is that when I get in the water, the skirty feature that does a good job of hiding my flesh on the shore, rises to the water's surface. I end up in the center of a 3 mile radius of buoyant fabric. It is less than comfortable.
Then I have the "What Was I Thinking Suit." It's super high cut on the bottom and super low cut on the top. I don't remember purchasing it, but then again I don't remember having a former career as a stripper and that would be the only other explanation I would have for owning such a garment. This one baffles me. I am unclear on how something so revealing could also easily house my baby belly. It's just wrong on many levels.
This brings us to option #3 in the swim suits that fit line-up. It's a tankini with board shorts. Except the tankini top soon becomes a bikini top when you add water...or move for that matter. Still it is the most comfortable of the 3 in terms of swimming. It covers all the parts that legally need to be covered. And the way I see it, this will be the only time in what remains of my life that I can honestly boast that my stomach is "ROCK HARD!" You know you're jealous.
No comments:
Post a Comment