bits and bobbins

2.25.2008

17 weeks pregnant.
feeling a little blah today. some days are just like that, i guess!
my sewing machine broke…that always gets me down. once it’s fixed and happy, i’ll be happy!

i have belly envy (of others preggy bellies)…my belly bump feels so small!
oh well.

-green vintage dangling acrylic earrings: thrifted at goodwill
-red-orange wool jersey tunic with cowl neck, tied up with green rubber band: made by me
-red-orange wool cardigan: thrifted at thrift town, restyled by me (changed out the buttons, tightened it, shortened sleeves, and added hand-stitching)
-dark denim jeans: gap maternity
-orange snakeskin pumps: paolo iantorno
-orange bracelet watch: nixon

February 25 2008 | Posted in wardrobe_remix

1. February 25 2008 at 12:37 pm

   Annika

   You look great! I had bump envy too, until about 20 weeks when I finally felt that my belly was big enough that I always looked pregnant.

   
   

2. February 25 2008 at 1:04 pm

   Soul Tanggg

   still can’t tell you’re preggo.
   You lucky, lucky thing

   
   

3. February 25 2008 at 1:12 pm

   Jenn

   Sorry about the blah, but you look great (as per usual, really). I love the red-orange with the dark denim, and those shoes…*sigh*.

   
   

4. February 25 2008 at 1:15 pm

   karen

   i guess the good thing about belly envy is that you can be pretty sure you won’t have it for too terribly long. i’m encouraged that you’ve managed to find plenty of interesting stuff to wear so far.

   i can usually pretty much take or leave high heels, but somehow high heels on a pregnant woman seems extra badass to me.

   
   

5. February 25 2008 at 1:20 pm

   tricia

   karen: the high heels are not that high, at least as far as i’m concerned, only about 1.5 inches high max. i almost consider them flats! also, i find a slight heel much more comfortable than a true flat, pregnant or no, it must be something about my arches or foot anatomy, i guess.

   
   

6. February 25 2008 at 1:24 pm

   Ashe Mischief

   Yum! Where do you find such delicious jersey fabrics from? And those orange snakeskin shoes are so lovely.

   You look fantastic; if it makes you feel better, when I squint really hard I can see the beginnings of a bump.

   
   

7. February 25 2008 at 1:29 pm

   tricia

   ashe mischief: i found the red-orange wool jersey at britex, which is a lovely (and often expensive, eep!) fabric store here in san francisco, downtown, near union square. i have found similarly lovely wool jerseys in various stores in NYC’s garment district, too, but that’s not surprising! NYC had the best fabric selection EVER (one more reason i’d love to move baccccck….. *groan*

   
   

8. February 25 2008 at 2:09 pm

   Chloe Nightingale

   I swear my belly grew up over night sometime during week 20. One day I was still looking wide, but not pregnant. The next day, I didn’t look nearly as wide and had a wee belly. I swear! It was weird. They even mentioned it at work.

   
   

9. February 25 2008 at 2:52 pm

   Samantha

   I just found your blog today and I was laughing at your bump envy! That is so cute. I had it too with my first, but after that no worries! With the other pregnancies people would ask me at 9 weeks when I was due!

   
   

10. February 25 2008 at 2:59 pm

    kasia wska

    You look great!

    
    

11. February 25 2008 at 6:35 pm

    pretendingsanity

    Just you wait – soon you’ll be complaining that you can’t bend over! enjoy that ability while you can!

    
    

12. February 26 2008 at 2:03 am

    whitney

    i have shoe envy…
    those shoes are amazing

    
    

13. February 26 2008 at 5:14 am

    Veronica Darling

    Hey, haven’t checked in for a while, congrats on your pregs! Hope you’re feeling well, my pal was sick for ages early on! NOT looking forward to that!

    All the best, oh, and your hair colour is great ATM! Catchya! Veronica Darling xoxo

    
    

14. February 26 2008 at 8:29 am

    Casey

    You look quite bright for feeling “blah”! hehe! I love the alterations you did to that cardigan; the stitching and button swap really make it!

    
    

15. February 27 2008 at 6:23 am

    kartik

    Frankly, you have a great figure and dont look pregnant. Hope you have a good time. Its a first time on this blog, and being here strangly makes me feel good.

    Regards

    Kartik
    http://fashionnetworking.blogspot.com

    
    

16. March 11 2008 at 2:59 pm

    mjl

    lucky you! my bump was so small at seventeen weeks! in a few weeks tho, when you`re having trouble fitting into jeans, you`ll have to remember all the time that the baby has to grow…& that`ll cause you to stop wanting your bump to shrink.
    trust me.

    

    
    

17. March 11 2008 at 3:05 pm

    tricia

    mjl: if you read, i was saying it felt TOO small at 17 weeks…i wasn’t wishing it to shrink, i was wishing for it to GROW. i know it has to grow…i want it to, most definately!