First Wardrobe Casualty

Why are weddings always held when I am pregnant? I missed at least 4 weddings when I had Eddie. This year, I have only one wedding invitation whereby I have been invited to assume the role of emcee for a dear friend's wedding this November. The appointment was already done last year.

I have even bought 2 dresses just for this occassion, before I got pregnant of course. When I found out I was pregnant, I was quite gutted by the fact that I will not be able to parade in my beautiful LBD. It is so gorgeous.

Rather than to waste it completely, at a close friend's birthday celebration recently, I insisted that she imposed dress code on everyone; black tie of course. She complied out of amusement, knowing full well of my LBD situation. I did not care on that night if I looked more overdressed than most of the restaurant patrons. I was only so happy that I could prance about in my dress.

This may sound almost obsessive, but in the first few weeks of my pregnancy I would try on the dress from time to time, just to see if there was any chance I could wear it 4 months down the line. The first 9 weeks looked very bright as I did not put on any weight at all.

Unfortunately today at almost 12 weeks, I could not zip up past my chest. Off the dress to the store room wardrobe upstairs to be accompanied by mothballs.