PAINT YOUR expecting belly FOR THE holiday

When I saw this photo of Caley’s belly on her blog, I laughed as well as asked her to explain what she’d done.

She wrote:

After visiting the pumpkin patch a couple of weeks back as well as having a complete stranger comment that I’d “better pay for that pumpkin being smuggled under [my] shirt! Ha, ha!” I decided, Why not? I’ve seen TLC’s A infant story a gajillion times as well as they’re always doing things like belly casts or painting their bellies, as well as I didn’t do anything like that with my very first pregnancy. I figured it’d make a adorable picture, as well as be something fun to do with my toddler.

The safest paint to utilize is an FDA approved, water-based paint. any type of paint identified as “face paint” should work, as well as you can get them at Target or Walmart or such. Or you can go with some type of “professional” paint, such as this one. (However, I’m not an professional on paints, so don’t quote me on this. This site has some great tips; like it says, just since a paint states “non-toxic” does not mean it is risk-free for skin!) Or you might just purchase a kit.

My hubby put the orange paint around my belly with a sponge, as well as since we only bought the one color (I wasn’t going to buy a separate container of brown just for a bit part like the stem), I provided him permission to do the stem as well as the lines with washable Crayola markers. My toddler, on the other hand, desired absolutely nothing to do with our bit job as well as busied himself by getting into things while both his parents were occupied. So much for bonding over household Craft Time, right?

I washed the paint off soon after taking a picture, however faint Crayola lines stayed for a day or so, just to remind me of exactly how pumpkin-esque my belly truly is.

Thank you, Caley! as well as congratulations on ending up being a foursome!