Maternity Photoshoot – Formal Look

How Far Along: 13 Weeks Gender: BOY! Weight Gain: Like 3-4 pounds. Maternity Clothes: I can’t find work maternity pants!!!!! But I need them because my work pants are squishing my belly! Sleep: Waking up at least once at night. Best Moment This Week: Seeing you and making sure you were ok! Worst Moment This Week: Getting into…

So I wanted to share the amazing announcement pictures I got from my super talented friend Amanda Martin from Lovelybee Photography. She will seriously be my photographer for as long as she takes pictures, and I hope it’s for a really really long time! We took the pics when I was only 9 and a…

How Far Along: 31 Weeks Gender: Boy Weight Gain: 30 lbs Maternity Clothes: Yup! Sleep: Waking up multiple times in the middle of the night. Best Moment This Week: Rininging in the New Year, knowing that this is YOUR year! Worst Moment This Week: Getting a cold! Mommy was sick and it was so annoying! 🙁 Also taking the…

How Far Along: 28 Weeks Weight Gain: About 22-23 pounds. Stretch Marks? Nope! I would be crying every single day. Maternity Clothes: Pants and bigger sized regular shirts. Sleep: I started to wake up at around 4:30AM every night, and I usually can’t go back to sleep for 2-3 hours… It’s so annoying! But I guess Baby Girl is preparing…

How Far Along: 11 Weeks Gender: We don’t know yet. Weight Gain: A couple of pounds. Maternity Clothes: Not yet! Sleep: Sleeping ok for now. Best Moment This Week: Getting to hear your little heartbeat! It made it so real! Not that you didn’t feel real yet, but it was just amazing to hear it. It always is. ♥…

How Far Along: 29 Weeks Gender: Boy Weight Gain: Almost 30 pounds. Maternity Clothes: Yup! Sleep: Waking up a lot during the night. Best Moment This Week: Getting to see you in 4D!!! Worst Moment This Week: Waking up super hot! That stinks!!! 🙁 Miss Anything: Eating lunchmeat, and being tan! It’s hard because our pool water is so…

How Far Along: 27 Weeks Gender: Boy Weight Gain: Around 20 lbs? Next week I go to my doctor appointment so I’ll know for sure! Maternity Clothes: Yup! Sleep: Waking up here and there. Best Moment This Week: Getting the house all pretty for Christmas, and making our playroom look nicer and nicer! Worst Moment This Week: None!…

How Far Along: 7 Weeks Weight Gain: 2-3 pounds have stuck. Stretch Marks? Nooooooo! I’m so scared!!!!!! Maternity Clothes: Not yet. Sleep: Fine.. Normal. Best Moment This Week: Seeing baby’s heart beat!!!!!!!!!!!! Worst Moment This Week: Nausea all day everyday. It’s like I’m hungover every day but haven’t had a sip of alcohol!!! Miss Anything:…

Did you read Emma’s shirt?! It’s true! Baby #2 is on the way! Emma is going to be a Big Sister! We are so excited to announce that our family is growing! I always knew I wanted my kids close in age, and close in age they will be! We can’t wait to meet you…

How Far Along: 18 Weeks Gender: Boy Weight Gain: Maternity Clothes: Yup! Sleep: I’m sleeping ok. Still at vovó and vovô’s house, so it’s been different! Best Moment This Week: Sharing your gender with our family and friends! We did it at your sister’s little birthday party. We used silly string to reveal it! Worst Moment This…

I got to do a collaboration with Bump Glow Maternity recently. If you are not familiar with Bump Glow Maternity, they carry maternity brands like GAP, Old Navy, H&M, Oh Baby and brands at discounted prices, which is awesome because who doesn’t love a great deal? I know I do!   Check out the adorable dress they sent…

Elle from House of Leyton sent me a beautiful pink maternity dress. It’s stretchy and soft and just so pretty! You can wear it pregnant or not, which I love because the dress is flattering no matter what! The v-neckline can be pulled aside for breastfeeding, and you can choose to have a slit or…

How Far Along: 5 Weeks Gender: No idea yet! Weight Gain: None so far, I gain a pound then it seems like it’s gone lol. Maternity Clothes: No Sleep: I wake up with Emma, and then it takes me a while to go back to sleep. I’m usually awake for about 2 hours in the middle of the night….

How Far Along: 27 Weeks Weight Gain: About 22 pounds give or take. Stretch Marks? No! Hooray! Come on 13 more weeks left, don’t do this to me! Maternity Clothes: Mostly just bigger sized regular clothes. Sleep: I still get very hot at night and wake up a few times due to that, and to go to…

August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month so I wanted to talk about some benefits of breastfeeding for both baby and mom, why I’m choosing to breastfeed my baby, and also share some awesome Breastfeeding Accessories.   I’ve talked to many mothers and every single one that I’ve talked to either says that breastfeeding was one of…