Around the Belly

Amazingly, I am half way through my pregnancy. I think I stopped counting for a while and suddenly we were at the midway ultrasound. Technology is pretty amazing, we got a video to take home that has our baby girl doing high kicks and swimming around.

I don't have a lot of tips for the first few months, since I hardly noticed I was pregnant. Aside from being slightly fatigued occasionally, nothing else was out of the ordinary.

Now that I am putting on a few pounds, I am enjoying maternity wear. Really the stretchy waist bands are great, I think I will wear them from now on even when I'm not pregnant. My biggest tip about buying clothes for maternity is to shop in the Junior's department clearance racks (my favorites are Ross and Marshalls). The styles lately are leggings with balloon or bubble tops...perfect for a growing belly! I've found most items for around $5, which is about 10 times less than maternity sections at department stores. Ross also has a great discount maternity section with pants typically for under $10.

Pregnancy podcasts are a great way to get quick information on topical issues. Pea in the Podcast (Peas in a Podcast was already taken by us on Itunes) has a podcast for every week of pregnancy with the most important information that week. I usually upload a few episodes to my ipod to ponder during my daily run.

The blogosphere is overflowing with wonderful deals for pregnancy and parents. I have found amazing deals by subscribing in RSS to Baby Cheapskate and Freebies 4 Moms. They clued me into a $300 car seat for $40. Unfortunately, Target had a slight pricing error and I did not get the deal, but they gave me a $25 gift card for the inconvenience. Add them to your RSS and you won't be disappointed.

Thought for the Day: You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. ~Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn"