We're in the Home Stretch!

THIRD TRIMESTER!!!!! Can't believe it's here! Yesterday marked three months exactly until Peanut's due date. Just three short (hopefully) months! I've got stuff going on from now until April so that will fly by. The month of April is pretty tame right now so hopefully that time will be spent finishing up my apartment, namely my room and her area in it. 

I'm getting really nervous but really excited. It's still all very surreal.  Over the past week I have felt all of that second trimester energy drain and I am now totally exhausted. I want to do nothing but sleep all day. I've become accustomed to sleeping on my side and can actually get somewhat comfortable at night unless my back is acting up. Baby still moves a lot, but she's calmed down a little bit. She's about 15 inches long now according to my calculator so she is clearly running out of room in there. Now it's mainly about the weight gain. Last week she weight approx. 2 pounds. I have my final (I believe) ultrasound next week and I hope they do all her measurements and weight her as best as they can. I have no clue how that's done but I've heard several mothers-to-be say the baby was "weighed" at their appointment. We shall see. I'm excited to see her once more before I actually meet her.  I've been contemplating what she will look like recently. My vote is for brown eyes and brown hair. I have blue eyes, her dad has brown eyes, I have brown hair, her dad has blond hair. With that combo I look for the brown gene to dominate. I've been praying she gets his complexion rather than mine. He is half Portuguese and tans very easily. I have somewhat of a pink undertone to my skin and am more on the fair side. I can tan, but it's by the sweat of my brow these days. So ultimately, I could end up with a brown haired, brown-eyed, tan little girl! I would love that! I guess I could also end up with a blue-eyed, blond haired, fair little girl, but with what I've read about gene domination, I think that's a less likely scenario. No matter what the combo is I'm sure she will be gorgeous. :)  Already a proud momma, if you can't tell! 

On another note, the weather has finally become very enjoyable. I am breaking out my tshirts and shorts. YAY! I've got to get a few more casual tops for the remainder of the pregnancy but I am pretty much set in the bottoms and work department. Now that I'm almost done I get my wardrobe situation under control. Ha! Oh well. I will for sure be keeping all of my maternity clothing in case there is a second baby in my future. 

Along with the fabulous weather comes many things I am excited about: sno cones, baseball games, cookouts, etc.  I've already had five sno cones since last weekend. Yes, five. I've been craving them since January so it will be interesting to see how many I have. Hehe. 

That's all for now. Hope everyone has a great week! 

27 Weeks. 

Mini Mommy-to-Be Makeover.

After throwing the idea around for quite some time, I decided to bite the bullet and get a PERM!

Yes, a perm. The last perm I had was about 13 years ago and it was horrific! My hair was crazy long and it was a spiral perm which left me looking very much like an unkempt,long-haired poodle! But after researching and looking at pictures, it appeared that perms had changed over the years and now could offer more of the "wavy" look that I love. I wanted something that would allow me to get the same look I had in my maternity pictures in less than half the time. That look was achieved by curling my hair on a flat-iron and took at least an hour, probably more like an hour and half.

So, I went in last week and had a consult. I showed the stylist a couple of pictures and after talking it over with her, decided to go for it. See what you think! I'm crazy about it! I'm still within the "no-wash" period so the picture from today is without having been washed and re-fixed.

Immediately after the perm. 

48 hours after. No washing and/or re-fixing. 

If you know me at all you know that I despise spending time on my hair. I like to be able to get up and go. I'm very optimistic that this look is going to allow for that. If so, I will just continue to get perms even as my hair gets longer. The wave would just fall further down, but that's just fine with me.as long as it has some body and looks like it's been fixed.  

Along with the perm, I was able to find some really cute maternity clothes over the weekend. My mommy treated me to a shopping outing and we had quite a blast. Both of us found things for Peanut (naturally.) Hehe. Nonni bought her some adorable shoes and I got her three little outfits. I cannot wait until she's here and I get to play dress up for both of us! 

Her crib came in last week.  It's freaking adorable and the perfect size for my bedroom. My Nana is currently working on her bedding but I do have her sheets and bumpers. They are a little off in color in this picture, but they're lilac. 

I still have a good bit to do in my room before she arrives but I've put myself on a timeline and should be able to achieve everything that needs to be done. 

I'm officially 2 weeks out from my third trimester! Cannot believe it! My baby girl will be here very soon! YAY!!!

25 weeks.

Maternity Clothes Woes

When I imagined myself pregnant in years past,  I always imagined being a fabulously dressed, classy pregnant woman. But once I actually became pregnant, that fantasy was soon destroyed by reality. Maternity clothes SUCK!  Granted, there are a few stores that have really cute things. I'm in love with NineMaternity and A Pea in the Pod. However, they are really out of my budget. While, I could afford to just go a little crazy and buy a bunch of things, looking at it logically, is that the smart thing to do in the long haul? While I hope that I have more than one child, that may be all I ever have. And not only that, but who is to say I'll be the same size if/when I'm pregnant again? Is it really worth buying an entire wardrobe for? I just can't justify it in my mind. Not when I need things for my apartment, I need things for the baby etc.

So thus far I've invested very little in the dressing the bump. I bought 3 pairs of pants from Old Navy. I've been blessed at my job in the sense of, we don't have to dress business casual and can wear jeans every day if we please. So I bought a pair of skinny jeans, a pair of navy cords and a pair of boot cut jeans. I rotate between those and dresses that I pair with leggings or tights. Now, I'm not saying I look totally frumpy. It's just not that picture I had in my head.

I'm worried about the spring/summer seasons as well. I bought a pair of shorts from Old Navy as well ($8.00 on sale, couldn't pass it up), but that's all I have. I will probably invest in a few dresses and such but other than that, I'm really at a loss. I'll be at my biggest then and certainly won't be able to fit it any of my regular clothing. Some of my tops are REALLY flowy so I think they will work, but I'll still need some and I have zero bottoms to wear other than the shorts. I guess I can still wear my jeans, and I'm sure I will, but I am not fond of just being the "jean queen." Plus a lot of my tops do have a dressy feel that even pairing with heels, does not work with jeans.

Then there are the maternity pictures. I have a specific dress style in mind that I want and I cannot find it for ANYTHING. I want something that flows away from my bump, not something that clings to it. I also want a cap or short sleeve. Apparently those two elements just don't meet in maternity wear because everything I have found thus far is either fitted and/or is sleeveless. Even then, the choices are limited. Everything looks like work wear vs. a causal feel. Frustrating!!!!

The only success I have had is in finding my shower dress. That one I was able to find pretty easily. Now I just need to buy it before they're out of stock!

Needless to say, as much as I am loving being pregnant, I will be beyond thrilled when I can go back to my normal wardrobe!