Ikea, donuts and our pants not fitting anymore

On our way to Ikea this morning I stopped on the street and showed my husband my new way of buttoning my pants.

He laughed and then pulled up his shirt and said, "Moi, aussi".  I think he's put on a few sympathy pounds.  Though his sympathy is all for him because I haven't gain a pound in my first trimester and have the doctor's scale to back me up. yay!  I know it'll all come back to me in the later months.  And going to Ikea won't help because one thing I always look forward to are their donuts.  Their sugar cake donuts. Yeah, they are starchy and sweet but man, do they taste good. 

We picked up a coffee table and tried to pick out an armoire but ended up with just the table and a few little things. I'm sure all the Ikeas around the world are the same as they have the expos of the faux rooms upstairs and all the little trinkets like candles, curtains, rugs, picture frames and plants downstairs on your way out.  Smart Ikea people know that people like us will always need an extra candle or something?  We ended up with a new shower curtain, a plant (Julien killed the plant that I was given two years ago for my bday, sorry Kim!), a few pillow cases and a candle. Not a very productive trip to Ikea but we did figure out that we need to reduce our respective wardrobes before we invest in an armoire.  Anyone have any advice for a pack rat who won't let go? Ahem, and that would not be me. :)

As for remodeling the apt, we've re-thought things and are working through our new idea. We don't want to change the status of our apt from being an F3 to an F2. So, we'll more than likely keep the wall. Re-do the bathroom and de-clutter as much as humanly possible.  Thanks for all your advice and ideas... I think we'll end up an apt we can live in for the next few years.

Uh, oh...I hear my husband banging away on something better go check on him... :)

Comments

[andie]

When you find the pack rat solution, let me know! The only thing I've done is throw stuff away when he's not here (like the telephones from the 1980s) and then when he says "have you seen this or this" I shrug and say 'oh, it must have gotten lost in the move'. But, after so many of those, because you can only lose so much in the move, he caught on!

[Veronique]

Great pants solution! You could also take your pants to a tailor and they'll insert triangular inserts in the side seams. My step-mother did that on her favorite pants (with elastic inserts), and had them taken out after her pregnancy. Now that's real dedication to your pants!

[Aimee]

That is serious dedication to her pants and not a bad idea at all! :)

[The Bold Soul]

I've got a similar dilemma - prepping to move to Paris is forcing me to consider carefully how badly I need to have certain things with me; say, the complete Harry Potter book collection. In hardcover. Very heavy to ship. One thing that will help me decide about clothing though: I've lost nearly 20 lbs and I have even more to lose, so most of my current wardrobe will be obsolete before I set foot on French soil, giving me the chance to travel light -- and shop my ass off once I get there!

[Scarlet]

Haha, I love the idea of sympathy pounds.

[lsaspacey]

Congrats on the baby!

How come my IKEA in Northern Virginia doesn't carry those donuts? Do French ones carry our sweet rolls?

[Genevieve]

ah, the pony tail holder. who knew it had so many uses?

I've also never seen doughnuts at Ikea, but I do like their salmon. (oddly enough.) and yep, ours is the same layout, where you have to walk past all the trinkets on your way out. One last opportunity to say, "Wait! I really *do* need a new trash can!"

[Aimee]

Isa- No sweet rolls... but those sound good to me right now!

[Laine]

seriously love the pony tail holder. great idea. wish i thought of it then. i had to break down and buy maternity clothes. my first trimester wasn't at all like yours, i stacked on 10 pounds!!!!! yikes!