Fashion Dilemma

via Alternative Apparel

I stopped into ABC Carpet and Home (my office away from home) today and picked up two jersey maxi dresses (the pale grey one, above, and another in charcoal) from Alternative Apparel. This week I had a few meetings with editors and found myself with very little to wear to a midtown office...I have plenty of things for slouching around in Brooklyn but in the city I often feel way too casual. So was glad to have found something to straddle the middle ground.

Countdown

Maldives, 2008

One week until this!!! Well, until we head to the tropics, in any case. When we booked our trip to the Virgin Islands I was a little worried that I'd be feeling unwieldy and uncomfortable at 20 weeks but so far (19 weeks today), I'm feeling pretty great.

This week I've been doing a lot of pavement pounding in the city, doing my best to take advantage of the beautiful weather in New York, walking several miles at a time. I've also been keeping up with training and yoga. After long stretches of time on my feet my hips and lower back get a bit sore, but I can definitely do a few solid hours of activity a day without needing a break. Can't wait to swim in the warm water and get some sun.

I decided not to buy a maternity bathing suit and am chance-ing it with a J. Crew tankini that has a sort of flowy top. Other than that I am all kitted out and starting to plot my reading list.

Maternity Wardrobe

Anthropologie Anemone Maxi Dress

BCBG Resort 2012

So far I haven't veered too far from my maternity uniform of leggings and boots (accompanied by a few tops from Rosie Pope's boutique.) But as we get closer to our tropical babymoon, I'm loving these maxi dresses, which wouldn't have to be stuffed into storage post bambino.)