clothes

Lola and I went shopping at Gap this morning for some jeans (for her).  We are doing a photo shoot for a local magazine on Wednesday and we are supposed to wear jeans and a neutral top.  Her jeans were too small and short, so off we went.  Nothing like buying jeans when it is 100 degrees outside.   I really don't like shopping, which I don't think is totally normal for a girl.  When I do go I am usually in and out in a matter of minutes.  I hate browsing sale racks for hours, it's something my friend Tracy does well, but I just don't have the patience for.  I picked out some jeans for Lola and off we went to the dressing room.  This was a new experience for me.  I have never had Lola try any clothes on before in a store.  I actually left the dressing room door open so the stroller could hang out - it was a bit tight in there.  It was pretty fun.

As we were browsing around, I noticed a pregnant girl and her mom picking out some maternity clothes (maternity is temporarily in the middle of the infants/toddlers department while they remodel).  This gal was a little pregnant, I could see the beginnings of a belly, she is probably due in January or Feb at the latest.  Her mom is picking stuff out for her and she is commenting on how big everything is and that she can't possibly wear that because it was so big.  I snickered to myself, remembering when i actually bought a few XS maternity tops and outgrew them in a matter of weeks.  Now I wonder why they even make XS maternity anything!?  Pants maybe, for the teeny gals, but no matter your size, an XS top will not fit you very long.  They bought quite a few things, all in XS, and went on their merry way.  I remember the point at the very end, 36 weeks and on, when even the size larges seemed to be getting too short.  That is when I realized why they make the larger maternity clothes so long -  they have to be otherwise your huge belly will hang out of the bottom!  I'm not a big person, but I had a few XL tops at the very end and I was thankful for those.  Not sure I will even pull out the XS tops next time around!   :)