Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The Box

Today I knew the time had finally come that I needed to venture into the recesses of the basement and seek out the box I had packed away two years ago. I reluctantly looked, almost hoping I wouldn't find it. But after a few minutes of halfhearted searching, I found what I was looking for.



It's always hard to admit to yourself that you have become too oddly shaped to fit into clothing created for normal human beings, but it has to happen at some point. It's kind of like taking out the fat pants after Christmas... and knowing you're going to have to wear them until Easter.

When I opened the box, they were even worse than I remembered. But I took comfort in the fact that by New Year's they will be carefully packed away again... into the garbage.

7 comments:

Chris Pivik said...

You look great. I'm so glad you like me enough to have my kid...again.

Ami Paulsen said...

That's awesome you made it so far without them though. I had to start wearing my maternity clothes with Simon at about 16 weeks. The hair tie through the button hole didn't do it by then. I'm sure you look lovely. Several months from now, the horrors you have to go through to have a child will all just be a distant memory.

Devin said...

thanks for commenting on my blog! i didn't know you had one and your husband too! this is great. congrats on the new(not new) clothes.

bryony said...

Congratulations, Rachael! I hope you really will be able to get rid of them by the new year . . . if so, you'll be doing better than me.

Ami Paulsen said...

This is actually from your mother. I remember pulling the maternity clothes out after your brother and before I had you. I remember looking at the jaunty little pinstriped sailor suit and could not believe that I had actually worn it. Everything was stretched out beyond belief! Fortunately (I guess) you filled them back out pretty quickly! I am excited to meet the new person that is making you so distended.

Rachael said...

Bryony - Better than you have done in the past or better than you will be doing in the near future? (i.e. are you planning on wearing maternity clothes come the new year?)

bryony said...

Sorry -- no, I'm not. It just took me a solid three months to get back to actual pre-pregnancy size with Elle. I think I was wearing maternity clothes (or in-betweeny clothes, at least) for most of that time.