Before our trip to the water park last weekend, I was presented with a problem….what to wear?

Bean had given me her maternity swimsuit. She admitted it was not fashionable, but was very comfortable. I tried it on Friday night. The top is sort of a butt-length dress. The bottoms look like something George the Animal Steele would wear.

In the end, I decided to flaunt what the fertility doctor gave me. I’m pregnant, 7 months pregnant. There is no hiding that. So I wore the 2 piece tankini that I had from last summer.  The bottoms sat below the belly.   The top hit me in an odd place, so I just tucked it up under the bra-band and made it look like a regular bikini top. There was a whole lot of wide open space between the top and the bottoms. And a whole lot of belly, but that’s OK. I felt really comfortable with it. I am more of a tankini person when I am not pregnant, but when I am, I guess I am more of a bikini person.

It is surprising how liberating pregnancy can be. I have a pretty good self image, I don’t care too much about what others think in that department. But I am aware of societal pressures and have to remind myself to ignore them, thereby proving that I do pay some attention to them. I doubt I would wear the same outfit when I am 1 month postpartum, but I am happy to wear it now. Its kind of a cool feeling. I was probably strutting a bit on Saturday. Showing off my belly and all.