May 6, 2007
Because nothing says cute like a pregnant 20 year old in a Catholic school girl dress.
To make matters worse, I came equipped with a matching stroller set.
Just look at me. LOOK AT ME.
To all the people in my life that let me wear this outfit, and you know who you are, namely my husband and my girlfriends, I say shame on you.
This was not my fault, pregnancy hormones were affecting my judgement. This lies on your shoulders.
These were pretty much the only pregnancy photos I took. I didn’t take any naked, artsy, covering-my-boobs-with-my-arm shots or any growth chart shots. I kind of wish I had, but, instead, I bought I Catholic school girl dress and proceeded to wear it outside of my house.
I gained over 60 pounds during my pregnancy. Even still, I thought I looked pretty good. I felt pretty good, I enjoyed confusing people in public with my Catholic school girl dress, my pregnant stomach and my youth.
But then one night at a get-together, my friends and I were talking about my pregnancy and my body changes which included such details about the designs that my stretch marks were making and my different kinds of bowel movements, the general enlargements of my boobs and how we could play connect-the-dots with all my new moles that had emerged at the time. Then, they were telling me how great I looked and how you could hardly tell I was pregnant from the back.
Then I was all, “Really?”
And they were all, “Seriously.”
And then Erica was all, “Ya, the ONLY place I can tell you have gained weight is in your face.”
And I have never forgiven her for that.
Posted by Jamie @ 5:55 pm • my friends are better than yours, random goodness
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May 6th, 2007 at 8:31 pm, Erica Brown Says:
I just KNEW that one was coming eventually! Son of a BITCH!!!! What I STILL have to say is that even though you gained 60 pounds (which I’m sitting here doubting anyways), that the ONLY place you would even be able to tell that you gained like a 5th grader on your body was BARELY in your face! You’re such a BEEOTCH!!!! I’m now turning this into….um…I DON’T take it back AND you derserved to have a little chub in your face (even though you WERE 9 mos. pregnant)because you are, have been, and always will be the freaking skinniest person I KNOW! You eat whatever the HELL you want (which isn’t usually HEALTH food by the way)…..NEVER work out….OH not to mention your PERFECT skin!!!! Ya, DEAL with it JAMIE!!!! When you were 30 months pregnant and no one could tell and you weren’t buying that song and dance I said something HONEST and it if THAT is the worst “fat” comment you ever get in your life (and don’t EVEN give me the guy in Mexico asking if you were pregnant story - it was WINDY and you were wearing a flowy shirt!)then I am extremely happy that it came from one of your BEST FRIENDS and not a boyfriend in high school or hearing it behind your back in the halls etc! You BETTER post some of this because your blog makes me sound AWFUL!!! You BEEOTCH!!! I’m going to kick you!
May 6th, 2007 at 11:41 pm, Jamie Says:
Everyone, Erica. Erica, meet everyone.
My sweet, delicate flower of a classy lady, Erica.
Nothing but love, nothing but love. Still laughing at your comments. Hell hath no fury like an Erica scorned.
Jamie
May 7th, 2007 at 1:37 am, Erica Brown Says:
Ya, nice to meet your blog world! You had to know a response, fury and all was on the way! Oh, you wait until I see you face to face!!!!!
You are going DOWN Mrs. Blog of the world……. D.O.W.N.
May 7th, 2007 at 9:47 am, mama2roo Says:
This is all so sweet, I’m misting up!
Friends are good!
Oh, and Jamie–it takes real, um, Guts to wear plaid when you’re pregnant! You MUST be little if you can pull that off!
Em
May 7th, 2007 at 10:25 am, Carrie Says:
I can not believe that you din’t even mention the red carrdigan!!
May 7th, 2007 at 11:04 am, Jen Says:
Don’t you LOOOOOVE your friends. Sometimes, so protective and sweet. And then, well, other times they throw the dart right in your eye, not nearby but IN your eye. Gotta love ‘em. They know all of our weak spots. I think you look cute. See, now I’m your friend
Congrats on the first steps with Wide Horizons. I can’t wait to follow your adventures.
May 7th, 2007 at 2:19 pm, Jamie Says:
HILARIOUS! Thanks for visiting my blog and I have added yours to my bloglines so I’ll be keeping up with you!
Don’t you just love all we did during our pregnancy’s …. crazy stuff!
May 7th, 2007 at 8:55 pm, Dana Says:
Wow…But at least you look happy!
May 7th, 2007 at 10:41 pm, dcrmom Says:
Hilarious! And you are so friggin cute. Not fair. Oh, and I tagged you.
May 9th, 2007 at 1:13 am, justenjoyhim/judy Says:
Jamie, you’re awfully cute in your plaid outfit. And I mean cute in a “cute and perky” way.
And — psssst, just between you and me, your friend Erica seems wound a bit tight. Whoa, can you find someone who can prescribe her some Valium or something? Yowza!
May 11th, 2007 at 7:22 pm, Erica Brown Says:
Well, if being “wound a bit tight” gets me drugs then so be it! No one else that’s been BEST friends for 14 years…(and we’re only 25)yes count em’ with my darling blogger has been called out! PLUS, it’s a sensitive issue on both sides. She thinks I was calling her fat when she was pregnant and I was only trying to reassure her that I could only BARELY tell by her face! I’m over this conversation but the last comment hit a little below the belt, funny or not.