I have never been more impressed by anyone than a pregnant friend who showed up to a party as a gumball machine while I wore cat ears and called it effort. Funny pregnant halloween costumes are the ultimate flex, because you are already building a human, so why not paint it like a basketball while you’re at it? These parents took the most exhausting season of their lives and turned the bump into a punchline. Honestly, I’m a little jealous. Scroll on and prepare to feel lazy.
Dr. Seuss would approve the sequel.
The droid you're looking for.
Eight arms, one very busy lap.
Some assembly required.
New balls, please.
Violet, you're turning violet, and also expecting.
It's in there.
Cowabummer, a new villain is coming.
Monsters, Inc. is hiring.
Guac is extra, and so is she.
Spooky ultrasound.
Let me out, I have opinions.
Still worthy, just tired.
Honest to blog.
Gotta hatch 'em all.
Reply hazy, contractions likely.
The world is her oyster, literally.
Oh yeah, due in June.
Do you want to build a family?
Zero effort, full terror.
Bop it, twist it, birth it.
Pumpkin spice and everything nice.
Slow down, construction zone.
The classic, executed perfectly.
That's no moon.
Summer baby energy.
Justice League, junior division.
Ball is life. Literally.
Wazowski, you're showing.
Snack's in the bowl.
Funny pregnant Halloween costumes
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My first thought is always that the belly is doing most of the work, and it deserves a credit. Anything round is fair game, so pool balls, beach balls and one very menacing Death Star show up with total confidence. As pregnancy halloween costume ideas go, it is the cheapest trick in the book, and I mean that as the highest compliment. I once spent ninety dollars on a costume that looked like a damp towel.
The pregnant halloween costumes for couples are where my jealousy turns serious. One partner is the chef and the other is the sauce. One is a big furry monster and the bump is his one-eyed best friend. My partner once agreed to a couples costume and then showed up in his regular jacket, so I salute every spouse who committed to tiny shorts for the bit.
Then there are the overachievers with the body paint, and I mean that with love and a little fear. A baby peeking out from behind bars. A superhero mid flight. A goldfish bowl paired with cat ears, which is a cruel joke to play on someone who can’t even see yet. These are family halloween costumes before the whole family has technically arrived, and that is the sweetest kind of planning ahead.
Pregnancy comes with a lot of advice, most of it unsolicited and some of it delivered by strangers in grocery store lines. A costume is the one time the parent gets to set the narrative. For one night they decide the bump is funny, not fragile, not a topic for coworkers, just a canvas and a punchline that happens to kick back.
I think that is why these photos spread so fast every October. They are joyful in a way the internet rarely is, and they promise the kid is joining a family with a great sense of humor. Someday that baby will find these pictures and be horrified, which is exactly how family tradition is supposed to work. I am still recovering from my own lobster costume photo, and it was worth every second.
The bump is painted. The partner is committed. The candy is for two.
Still in the costume mood? Our bootleg Halloween costumes collection is the perfect follow up, full of outfits a lawyer clearly approved and a child clearly did not. The relationship memes threads are a sweet reminder of why you agreed to the couples costume, and our Halloween tweets compilations deliver quick laughs between naps. Then browse the work memes archive for anyone counting down to parental leave. Snack break first, obviously.
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