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Chicago Tribune Sunday Style Section
By Kelly Haramis

Adoptive moms may not have the swollen belly, but that doesn't mean they can't proudly proclaim their expectant mom status.

Notshowing.com sells long- and short-sleeve T-shirts with such phrases as "Pregnant on Paper," "Adopting" and "Expecting from China" (or Guatemala or Russia) for moms-to-be.

The Rhode Island-based notshowing.com also carries a baby and toddler line with such phrases as "I Grew in My Mommy's Heart," "Miracle of Adoption" and "Just Arrived from Guatemala" (or Russia or China).

The shirts cost $24 to $36 at notshowing.com, adoptionshop.com, and Enjoy, An Urban General Store, 4727 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-334-8626.

No word if wearing these shirts speeds up the adoption process.

from We're Here, We're Adopting, Get Used to It.

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When I was young, mentioning that a child was adopted was akin to disclosing Daddy's salary or talking about how Mommy drinks too much wine. Thank goodness for progress.

November is National Adoption Awareness month. What originally began thirty years ago as Adoption Week in Massachusetts has grown to a widely-recognized month-long campaign spearheaded by the North American Council on Adoptable Children. And so in its honor,, we're doing what we do best - pointing you towards some awesome picks.

Adopt Proud and the very cleverly named Not Showing are two small companies dedicated to spreading this celebration of love via fashion. Adopt Proud offers tees, hats and backpacks adorned with the simple phrase, adopt.

If you like a little more concept in your cause, Not Showing features a clever array of parents and kids tees, like the "just arrived" series featuring shirts that say "just arrived from Guatamala" (or China, or Russia). It's also hard to resist the baby tees proclaiming, "I grew in mommy's heart."

Adoption: Talk about it. Celebrate it. Wear it with a pair of jeans and a cute belt. -Julie

from ABC 6 News Noon Motherly Advice Segment