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-Maternity shirts are worth it. Not that mine were a splurge or anything like that ($14.99 from that fancy French store, pronounced “Tar Jay”), but it’s amazing how good it is to wear clothes that fit, instead of wearing a longer tank top underneath or constantly pulling down my shirt. When I first wore the…

I’m having some challenges with packing my hospital suitcase. According to Babycenter, it should be ready within two weeks, but I don’t want to take a bunch of things I don’t need or forget critical items at home. Here’s a list of Babycenter’s suggestions, and what I’m thinking about bringing: A picture ID (driver’s license…

and cruisin’ along. 20 weeks:                                                             26 weeks: 30 weeks: Baby is out and about, for sure! The crazy awesome thing is that you can actually see her moving around now, too. Last night, I sat down on the couch next to Tom, pulled up the bottom part of my shirt and said “Look at this.”…

This morning the Pilot was admiring my growing (and now shaking and moving!) belly, and told me “I can’t believe you’re 6 months already.” “Um… I’m pretty much 30 weeks.” “So that’s 7 1/2 months? Ok, I feel better now. Because your arms and legs are still tiny, but this belly is like WHOMP” This…

1. Baby clothes are so.stinking.cute. Way more fun than adult clothes, and wayyyy more fun than maternity clothes. 2. Letting go of control. Having this little baby kicking, growing and doing her thang, has really relaxed my type A personality. So many things are out of my control right now, and all I can do…

Behold, the sweet Ace bandage of belly-lifting justice. Sexy, no? I was seriously stoked when the belly support wrap I ordered via Amazon arrived on Monday. Of course, I couldn’t wait to take it out for a spin and see how it felt. The instructions were pretty intense, considering it’s a belly wrap, but I…

I’m obsessed with birth stories. I love reading them, learning the details of such a significant day in someone’s life, and am especially intrigued because everyone’s birth story is so different. I only know some of the details about the day I was born. Of course, I was late (a trait that has stayed with…

This commercial made me cry. And then moments later, I checked my Facebook and had received a friend request from a recently born baby girl. Her parents set up an account for her so that distance friends and family could keep up with what she’s up to. I thought it was an awesome idea, since…

Greetings from the land of swollen ankles. We had a very busy, yet very fun-filled day, and after a full day of wearing tight stretchy jean crops, flats and being out in the sun, my ankles hate me. It’s the first time they’ve gotten really swollen, so I have my feet propped up, chugging water,…

Things have definitely slowed down over here. In the beginning of the 2nd trimester, I felt AMAZING. I was rocking out my workouts and almost felt my pre-pregnancy energy levels. Weights, cardio, flexibility- it was all there, and I wasn’t usually too tired to stick with my normal-ish routine [of course, there were some “I…

helps the sugar drink go down…. the sugar drink go dooooooown, {Source <—I couldn’t take my own pic since I was being watched like a hawk} the sugar drink go down.” Today I had the often dreaded and infamous gestational diabetes test. The verdict? Yes, it sucked. The hype is there for a reason, my…

and feeling sleeeeeeeepy. 20 weeks:                                                                           26 weeks: 28 weeks: I don’t know where it came from, but I’m definitely starting to feel dragged down a little bit. It’s funny because I’ll have CRAZY bursts of energy, and then suddenly feel like I got hit by a truck. I’m definitely taking advantage of extra resting and…