"I'm not sure about that blue blouse you're wearing," said Rod Burks.

Not for nothing --- but that's usually manspeak for "Take that hideous thing off, it's making me want to dry heave."  

The four of us were sitting on set, and Rod had just finished his sportscast.  Rod is our resident fashionista on the weekends.  He's always taking Scott and Charles to task for their choice of outfits.  And now here he was turning on me.  A first! 

Truth of the matter is... I could hardly blame him though.  I wasn't real sure about the blouse myself.

I had picked it up out of desperation last weekend.  It's hard to dress yourself when you're nearly seven months pregnant.  And I find most maternity clothes, well, ugly.  The patterns are usually too bold,  the material tends to be cheap, and frankly, a lot of the stuff isn't real flattering.  I mean, waistbands that sit just above your belly would make the slimmest woman look about 10 months pregnant. 

 Seriously.

The blouse was a bold fashion choice.  Because usually these days, I've been wearing my pre-preggo blazers over a black  tank or blouse.  Black is very slimming.  Whenever I wear it people marvel at how "unpregnant" I look.  But here's the thing...

Maybe right about now is when I should be embracing the weight gain...  enjoying the belly bump... reveling in my newfound girth.  I mean, everyone knows I'm pregnant.  I'm happily married with a six-year-old child.  Nothing scandalous to see here.

And yet, I'm still worried about looking "too pregnant" on air.  Vanity!

But I need to be comfortable, so like it or not "ugly" maternity clothes will have to be part of my life...

...at least for the next few months.