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I don’t really look like this anymore.

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

I am just THAT bad at being up to date on outfit photos. These photos were taken at around…22/23 weeks, I believe? And I’ll be 27 weeks this Sunday! Needless to say, the bump has indeed popped out…here is proof:

I’ve been pretty on top of my bump update photos, but it has made me a little sad to slack so much in the outfit department. I just never seem to have the time anymore. But for good reason, I promise. We are a procrastinating family and are just getting started this week on clearing out the nursery (it was our “storage” room before) and will be buying things very soon. We’ve got a generous amount of clothes, but that’s pretty much it. My nesting urges have kicked in, but I’m not exactly in freak-out mode yet. But it’s coming…yes, I can feel it. From what my automatic pregnancy updates say, baby is now shifting into head down position and opening his eyes. Two milestones in the pregnancy department that I’m pretty excited about! I have another ultrasound on Thursday that I’m slightly nervous and excited for…mostly excited though. I love seeing my little boy.

Do you ever feel like your bump is an illusion in pictures? If you look at those last two photos, they were taken on the same day, except I look significantly larger in the second one. And to be honest, I can’t decide which one is more accurate to how I look in person. Maybe I need to work on perfecting accurate pregnancy angles?

Today I feel very scatterbrained and all over the place so I’m going to drink some tea, get some work done around the house and on the computer, and call it a day. Happy Tuesday!

24 week feelings and reality checks.

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

This past week has been somewhat of an emotional roller coaster. I’ve dealt with worry and anxiety over the baby’s health, have gone into crying fits over my changing body and the fact that I’m not even in the third trimester and there is still a ways to go, and some days I just plain struggle with insecurity and feelings of inadequacy as a soon to be mother. Second trimester has indeed been good to me, physically. But my emotions have gone haywire and I’ve had some pretty irrational thoughts. But then…

I get slapped with a reality check. A big one.

I was created in His image. God blessed me to carry this tiny little boy. He gave me life, is giving my son life, and is letting me carry and nuture him for the next few months. He gave me a husband who is an excellent encourager, lifts me up and lets me know how beautiful he finds my pregnant self, without me having to ask. These are the little reminders He sends me when I whine unnecessarily, look in the mirror and dislike what I see, when I think of worst case scenarios with the babe’s health, and mostly, when I try to be in control of it all.

I will struggle with these feelings all over again and tell myself some more lies, I’m sure. But today my heart is full knowing that my loving God is in control and asks me to cast all those worries on Him. So if you will excuse me, I am off to bask in some more sleepy husband and doggie cuddles and baby kicks.

Looking back.

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Well I suppose it’s not looking TOO far back, but this outfit is about three weeks old. This is actually what I wore to find out the babe’s gender. I was 19 weeks in this photo, and am now 22 weeks. I feel like there is a huge difference in the size of my belly now, as well. Don’t think so? See my last post! Baby boy is now kicking up a storm and it’s at the point where it wakes me up, or prevents me from falling asleep. But it’s hard to complain about that since Jimmy arrived home this week and got to feel those kicks for the first time a few days ago :)

This is also the last outfit post you will see in snow, it’s currently break-up season here in Anchorage and there is slippery ice on the ground which is unsafe for a preggo such as myself to be standing around taking photos in my driveway, and the snow that was once white is now brown and needless to say…it ain’t too pretty. So I’ll be moving my What I’m Wearing posts indoors for now until it’s a little nicer looking outside!

Dressing the bump and winterizing Spring.

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

I am happy to say that other than a few maxi skirts and basic tee’s, I haven’t bought many new items of clothing to fit the bump. I’m still pretty small, but I’d like to avoid spending the extra money on maternity clothes for as long as I can and if I get to a point where nothing fits…well, I’ll figure something out. I’d love to get away with never having to wear sweats in public. (I do that enough around the house as it is ;) ) Maybe I sound a bit unrealistic and probably even naive, but I am instead trying to use this time to soak up how much I am loving carrying this baby and finding any excuse to dress up. I know I won’t feel this way when I’m due (OR overdue), but hey…second trimester is treating me quite well so far, so I’m gonna milk this out as much as I can!

I’ve been itching SO badly for the snow to melt here and by doing so I’ve been eyeing my pastel colored items of clothing and trying my hardest to not let the snow bum me out, so I went ahead and started attempting to winterize all of those clothes. It’s going okay so far, but the neutral colors in my closet heavily outweigh the colorful ones. But I won’t go shopping, I won’t! So I’ll make-do with what I’ve got….

Today I am officially 19 weeks, and we are finding out the babe’s gender in less than 48 hours! I’ve been talking about it so much, but really, I can hardly contain my excitement. So the next time you see a post from me, it’ll be sharing some exciting news!