I was making a Walmart run the other day for some essentials and when I threw on my t-shirt, I noticed something. It didn’t come all the way to the bottom of my stomach. It was a strange sensation. I mean, I was never one for belly shirts, so my lower abdomen has pretty much never gone out to meet the world unless I was in a bathing suit. I was going to change, but figured it was just Walmart and I’ve seen a lot worse at Walmart than a little belly skin.
A little slice of belly. (Oh heeeey, 80s workout headband? How YOU doin’?)
When I got home, I figured it was time for a little experiment. The experiment of the Black T-Shirt.
When I became pregnant, a friend loaned me a bag of maternity clothes. It was all cute and I was excited to try on every piece, even though a lot of it didn’t fit me yet. Especially, the Black T-Shirt. When I pulled out that shirt, I literally laughed out loud. It was huge. Square. Ridiculous. It was never going to fit. I called her up and demanded an explanation. There’s no way this fit you, I laughed at her.
WRONG. She said. Just you wait.
I psshaw’d her and returned to trying on the cute little tops.
So here we are months and months later, and I was faced with an issue. This is the maternity t-shirt I wore to Walmart:
Yes.
Here is the Black T-Shirt.
To give you an idea of its size, here it is with a non-maternity t-shirt I wore for at least half of my pregnancy.
As you can see, I had to give that up.
Back in February, Old Navy had a big maternity sale so I ordered a bunch of stuff. Most of it fit, or had a little room to grow, but there were two shirts that when tried on, I figured I’d just send back. They were tent-like and massive and nope, no need to keep these. But then my friend’s voice entered my head and I thought, ok, fine. I’ll just keep in them in the back of the closet, just in case.
I bet you can guess what I’m going to say next.
Yup, they fit. In all their tent-like glory.
And what about the Black T-Shirt? The shirt I avoided putting on for weeks and weeks?
Damn, I hate when my friends are right.
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May 30, 2010 at 11:15 am
Britt
Your little popped belly button is so cute! I must say, that’s a pregnancy dilemma I’ve never thought of! I’ll have you in my head when I buy too big preggo tops (when I get there that is…give it 3 years!)
May 30, 2010 at 11:51 am
Sarah
Umm, you are ridiculously cute! And I must say, your belly has popped quite a bit over the past few weeks. You look ready to go! Congratulations.
May 30, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Aly
You guys are just so cute. And don’t you hate it when they’re right? 😉
May 30, 2010 at 7:31 pm
kalen
I bought those same two Old Navy shirts, thought the exact same thing, and then shrieked when I realized nothing else is fitting right now.
My belly hangs out the bottom of just about everything & I can’t help it. 😦
May 30, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Jenna
Ha! I think the black shirt fits you best now. What a cutie pie you are. I’m working to overcome my jealousy of your pregnant figure.
May 31, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Life of a Doctor's Wife
I love the story of the black t-shirt. Very cute! And you look fantastic!
June 1, 2010 at 10:30 am
"the friend"
You know I hate to say it but…..
I. Told. You. So
Still, you look adorable. And I love seeing the t-shirt on the duvet, it’s like it was taken in my house 😉
June 1, 2010 at 10:59 am
Kristen
Oh yeah, I remember not fitting into ANYTHING the last few weeks. I even bought a pair of shorts in the next size up to last me until I delivered (I bought them at 37 weeks).
It’s amazing, isn’t it? 🙂
June 2, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Lisa
This post is so awesome, so funny and so TRUE!! 🙂
June 2, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Ronnica
Glad you kept those shirts…they’re cute, too!
June 4, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Sassafras
You are both super adorable and the black shirt looks fantastic now!
June 5, 2010 at 9:46 am
rachel
this is so funny!!! i went through this same exact thing!!