I love dresses. Just found out how cute and simple and feminine and just downright perfect dresses are for a lazy mom like myself who just wants to look cute without a whole lot of effort. Check out some of my faves this summer. Can you tell I’m on the whole natural/safari/bohemian kick?  
From left to right:
Old Navy striped dress, $15. Comes in a crapload of other colors too, in case you’re not quite so in love with the treehugger colors.
Victoria’s Secret cargo shirtdress, $79.  Been looking all over for a shirtdress …

Christian Siriano, whose “fierce” fashions made him the winner of Project Runway’s season four, has announced that he will be taking the maternity world by storm, creating a line for hip mamas who don’t want to shelve their personal style for nine months. His line, Fierce for Moody Mamas, will debut in spring 2009. Check out this item in New York mag to see some of the sketches.

Folks are always searching for cute maternity clothes. Every day several people find my site after typing in phrases like “maternity clothes that won’t make me look old” or “pregnant woman desires cute clothes.” Now that I’m nearing the end of my second pregnancy, I’m looking forward to parting with my maternity clothes, but that doesn’t mean I won’t still have an eye out for cute maternity outfits for my readers. I enjoy finding cute maternity clothes to recommend. Anything to make pregnancy easier is all right with me!

First up …

I’m introducing a new feature this week - hot maternity picks. I found that my most popular post has been the one on maternity clothes. People are dying to find cute clothes that don’t make you look so matronly. I know it’s been a struggle for me so I’m happy to provide this service! Each week I’ll scour the web and the malls for cute clothes that will help young mommies keep their style!

This week, I’m picking a top from the tried-and-true Motherhood Maternity. I typically don’t like their stores …

When I first found out I was pregnant with my daughter, I immediately went to the mall looking for maternity clothes.
What.a.ripoff. I saw $70 maternity tops, $100 jackets, $85 jeans. Who has that kind of money to drop on clothes that are guaranteed not to fit in a few months? I know I don’t.
Every pregnant woman wants to do the seemingly impossible - look cute while gaining weight like crazy. Your belly expands, your boobs are enormous, your thighs are like jello. Sometimes a cute top or summer dress is all …