My Replacement Spouse and Shopping

Every year, Justin has to leave for two weeks for training through the Marine Corps. He left a few days ago, so I will probably post more frequently because I am bored. Luckily, I have an AMAZING best friend who is my replacement spouse. Sarah goes above and beyond for me (like immediately making some soy sauce covered almonds for me after I say how good they sound). She is the most amazing cook and is makes me dinner all the time. Instead of going out for my birthday, I choose her to cook for me. When we went on vacation, she had to pack up her kitchen so she could cook for us instead of us going out. (She has a great blog with tons of her great recipes: http://www.lavieculturelle.com. Check it out!)

On Sunday, Sarah undertook the task of taking me shopping for pants that actually fit at Pea in the Pod. Up until this point, I had been getting creative with techniques to get my jeans to close.

Like threading a hair band through the hole and around the button to keep it semi-shut.

Maternity stores are way overpriced so Sarah told me to try everything on to get a feel for sizes and fits so we could go somewhere cheaper and find the same things. The second we walked in it was clear that the sales people work on commission. We were smothered by one saleswoman who went WAY overboard. I came in for jeans and ended up with a dressing room full of clothes that I did not pick out. 12 pairs of pants, 20 shirts, and leggings. 

(This is after I had tried on several jeans and tops and sent them back)

The worst part of it all, besides the pushy saleswoman, was the fake belly. They had a foam belly that you strap on to add 3 months to your existing belly so you can choose things that will last until the end. It was horrifying. Sarah made me wear it and I think it was her enjoyment for the day. 

Get ready, that's me in 3 more months.

After a long time trying everything on, I settled on two pairs of jeans, one casual and one dressier. The saleswoman was severely disappointed that was all I was buying, although I warned her that was the only reason we were there. We could not get out of there quick enough. There is no way I could have gotten through that without Sarah by my side.

Then, it was on to Target to scope out baby stuff. After wandering the aisles for a while, Sarah remarked, "How do teen moms afford this?! All this stuff is so expensive!!"

All in all, it was an interesting day and when I put the jeans on to run errands the next day I felt so comfortable! Maternity jeans are wonderful!