20 Week Update

This is my first "belly" pic. I didn't take them before this point. If you've read my blog for awhile or if you're new, it's been a long road to get this baby. I felt scared to say I was pregnant out loud, to post it on social media, etc. I thought if I did that, it made it real that it could all just go away. But the doctor assured me the risk of losing this baby is low since we are this far along, and he reassured me that it's okay to announce it. So, from now on, you'll get the cliche posts that every soon-to-be-mom blogs about! I am eternally grateful to the good Lord above that I am able to even type this post:)

size of baby:  baby's the size of the banana

gender: girl

belly button in/out: in

weight gain: around 7 lbs.

maternity clothes: not yet, but i did get some on black friday for when i'll need them

stretch marks: no

rings: on :)

nursery: looking for inspiration pics such as pinterest, blogs, etc. 

movement: kicks

symptoms: first trimester is over so feeling pretty good. no more morning sickness, more energy, etc. 

sleep: i wake up a couple of times a night to go to the bathroom, i'm a stomach sleeper so sleeping on my side has been an adjustment. 

best moment last week: feeling my baby kick. i have been waiting for the "flutters" to come as most people and sites describe them, but i haven't gotten them. instead, mine are little pokes from the inside. feels like a finger is just poking my stomach from the inside. 

cravings: pickles, clementines [halos], chick-fil-a chicken sanwiches, bacon

aversions: sugary cereal, pb&j sandwiches 

what I miss: soft cheeses like goat cheese and gorgonzola, having my steaks cooked medium, etc.

looking forward to: picking out furniture for the nursery and getting that done, deciding on a name, getting to meet her:)

OOTD: 20 Weeks

top: Vineyard Vines 

scarf: Lilly Pulitzer Riley infinity loop in amuse bouche

jeans: SFAM original bootcut

shoes: Sperry Topsiders

jewelry: Kate Spade multi glitter earrings

OOTD: Awards Luncheon

One of the local DAR chapters puts on a history bee at my school. I was SO proud when one of my students won! Since I'm a first year history teacher, I was super excited! :)))))

The DAR hosted an awards ceremony honoring several winners of essays, posters, history bee, etc. We were fed a wonderful lunch, and it was so nice to see our page chairman at the meeting!

OOTD: Awards Luncheon

Dress: Lilly Pulitzer Beckett in Mambo Stripe

shoes: Guess

jewerlry: pearls [market]; earrings [bellevue collection]

I totally forgot I purchased these earrings last year. They are SO cute, so I decided to give you a close up.

I'm super sad because I'm afraid that it's highly likely I won't be teaching history next year. I have absolutely love love love loved my job this year because history was/is always my favorite subject. I have a feeling I'll be teaching language arts next year. le sigh. 

OOTD: Easter

This is what I wore for Easter:

OOTD: Easter Sunday Morning Mass dress: Lilly Pulitzer Eryn dress in Lilly's Lilet print shoes: Nine West [old] cardigan: NY&Co. [old] jewelry: pearl necklace [old] - pearl party bling earrings [jojolovesyou]
For Easter this year, I went shopping in my closet. Luckily, I had bought this dress a couple of years ago on Rue La La, and I hadn't worn it yet. I thought the pastels were perfect for Easter!
Shopping in my closet is getting easier. Every once in awhile, I'll buy something, but it's few, far, and in between. We're still saving $$$ for IVF hence shopping my closet, trading in our two cars for one note instead [hubs is going to buy a used one soon], and so on. I keep telling myself the payoff will be worth it in the end:)
Hope you all had a Happy Easter!

Weekend Recap: Game Day

Earlier this year, we decided since I would be on fall break and Columbus Day was that Monday that we head down to Auburn to visit some friends and go to homecoming. Actually, we didn't go to the game, but we tailgated all day outside the Museum of Natural History.

OOTD: Game Day at Auburn top: Vineyard Vines polo skirt: orange/white seersucker Lilly Pulitzer skirt shoes: tortoise Old Navy flip flops jewelry: pearl earrings and bracelet from market, DY, American Pretty Boutique I'm actually really starting to like my hair color. It's faded some, and the blonde bleeding through makes it a caramel-y amber color which happens to match my eye color. Up close pic of the pearl American Pretty Boutique bracelet. I wear this all the time. You can find it here. 

The Museum of Natural History on campus was open to tour in the morning. It was really cool to see the collections of all the things from shells to birds to spiders.  Sunday, we got up and had breakfast at Panera, and then headed to Tigertown for a little shopping. Afterwards, we went to Auburn and had lunch at Cheeburger Cheeburger and walked around. It was really sad when we walked to Toomer's Corner and those big trees were gone. But at least the magnolias were rolled:)
Don't forget to enter to win the Southern Living cookbook I'm giving away! Enter here. 

OOTD: Surprise Party

So, my dad was TOTALLY surprised yesterday! He really had no clue. I am so glad we decided to throw him a surprise 60th birthday party. My hubs made sausage rotel dip for an appetizer (my daddy's fave), and picked up Corky's Bbq (famous here in Memphis!) which included all the fixings to go along with it. For dessert, it was a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake and cupcakes with whipped icing. Sadly, I didn't take a picture til it was over:/

OOTD

dress: Lilly Pulitzer dress in little lilet print

shoes: Lilly Pulitzer high McKims

jewelry: pearl necklace and earrings-market/assorted DY bracelets

My aunt told me I looked like a little housewife in this dress. Sadly, this look and my domestic abilities do not mirror each other. I am just no good at any of that. Maybe, one day? eh, who am I kidding---probably not. ha!

**note if you end up hunting down this shirt dress (it's from a couple of seasons ago), please do size up!!!! For something not fitted in the hips area, I usually wear a 4 because I have a slender torso. However, flow and all, I had to size up to a 6 and believe this runs small up top. fyi! not to mention, it's the perfect eating festivities dress--can't tell when I have belly swell from eating too much:)