julia pregnant austin 211x300 Halloween costume contest with a twist: Im pregnant!

My belly needs room in this year's contest!

This year’s annual Halloween costume contest has a big – pun intended – twist. I’m pregnant! As you can see from the photo, my belly will play a role in whatever I dress up as for Halloween this year. Here’s how the contest works:

You suggest your most zany and frugal Halloween costume for me to wear.

The most unusual and fun costume is what I’ll dress up as. Bonus points for a costume my husband and I can do together.

I’ll prance around town in your costume and post a picture of me in costume. No matter how silly it is!

Comment with your idea for a Halloween costume by Oct. 19, 2011. That gives me about a week to put the winning costume together.

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maternity clothes 150x150 The cost of pregnancy clothes

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This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.

A couple of my friends are soon-to-be-mommies and one major expense for them is their changing wardrobe. I set out to find the most inexpensive way to getting maternity clothes. Below I compare the pros and cons of renting maternity clothes, buying them at discount stores, and getting hand me downs.

Renting maternity clothes

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