My body has felt different for seven months.
Today for the first time that I can really see, itlooksdifferent as well.
My closet has always been a reflection of my persona and my outlook on the world.
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In my teen years, baggy clothes dominated my wardrobe.
Sure, I wanted to look hip, but what I really cared about was comfort.
Sitting in school all day I didnt want to be bothered by an outfit that required constant adjusting.
I treasured comfort above all else.
As the years rolled by my perspective shifted.
As middle school made way for high school, wide-legged jeans were stuffed behind thigh-hugging polka dot pants.
Your jeans have gotten skinnier and tighter as the years have gone by.
I knew my body, so I knew how I wanted to dress it.
As I turned 29, Perrymy now-husbandcame along.
Then came love, then came marriage, and now comes babyalongside a slew of other brand new realizations.
When youre dealing with the physical changes brought on bypregnancy, a growing belly isnt the only obvious concern.
How could I now dress a body I hardly knew?
I ultimately had to give myself over to naturewhat other choice did I really have?
My body was transforming to welcome a child, and I felt nothing but gratitude for that miracle.
My body is now home to what feels like my heart, my child.
Same old rules wouldn’t do: goodbye high-waisted, flowy skirts with tucked in shirts.
Hello, maternity section.
In an odd way, wearing tighter garments makes me look and feel more like a grown-ass woman.
In short, I feel…sexier?
Skintight is my new modus operandi, and even more surprisingly Im actually enjoying it.
A reinvention of sorts has taken place in my closet.
The main attraction: my round, growing belly.
My baby is all I can think about, and my outfits reflect that by highlighting its current home.
Look at me!, my new, skintight clothes are virtually screaming.
Im having a baby, and I am loving how that looks.
Anna Ben Yehuda Rahmanan is a New York writer and editor.
Her words have appeared inTime Out, Forbes, Fortune, Playboy, Us Weekly,and more.
