The Mommy's New Clothes

Two years ago this month, Corey and I officially decided we want to start trying for another baby. (In the lingo of our people, we "pulled the goalie.") I didn't think it was prudent to spend a lot of money on cute fall or winter clothes that year, since I was anticipating shopping in the maternity section very soon.

That hope materialized in early January '07. I happily put the Ann Taylor Loft gift card given to me for Christmas in the back of my wallet and promptly started ordering cute maternity wear from Old Navy, my favorite maternity store.

Then came February and the miscarriage. I quietly returned the maternity clothes designed for summer. And waited.

Then came May, and the discovery of Teyla. The maternity shopping began in earnest. Then came January '08 and the birth of Teyla. The maternity clothes became anathema. Then came summer, also known as The Season of the Oversized T-Shirt.

And that's how it happened. I looked in my closet earlier this week and discovered most everything was out-of-date, dotted with grease or spit-up stains or both. I hadn't bought anything remotely stylish in nearly two years.

So I went shopping -- armed with my trusty (and dusty) Ann Taylor Loft gift card. Head over to 5 Minutes for Parenting to read the rest of the story.

And then come back tomorrow. Before I write any Summer In Review posts, I figured I'd better do an update on the baby. She turned eight months old yesterday, and man, do I have tales to tell.