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It's that time again! Yeah!

I am working full time for a couple months :(

so this next week is super busy already

but I'm excited to make some new fall clothes!

Covering Up

We have had all sorts of crazy weather in the last few weeks. It's just typical Idaho weather, and it makes me wonder why it is that I live here... but here we are, year after year! So to keep my Little Mister covered from the rain, snow, sleet, strangers, and the occasional sunny day I made a carseat canopy.

My hubby informed me that this is not a "manly" print, but I went for it anyway. I used these measurements and it worked out wonderfully!

Photo Fun

I am still learning how to use my new camera, and when I came across this challenge I knew it would be the perfect thing to get me motivated to learn a little more. I'll be linking up in the flickr group!

{join here!}

{two weeks}

... and even more in love every day!

little mister

I finally 'finished up' the major project I have been working on for the last 9 months... our "little mister" as the girls call him. We are so in love!

He was 8 lbs 3 oz and 19" long - smaller than either of my girls. I forget how slow and painful recovery from a c-section can be, so we are just taking things easy for a couple weeks and just enjoying as much cuddle time as possible.

what i wore wednesday {39 weeks}

I am now 39 weeks pregnant... and totally feeling it. Tomorrow this little dude is here! Since I work right up until I have my babies, I have been wearing scrubs to work for the last couple days (okay... yoga pants & t-shirts all morning as I spit-shine my house too, but I'll spare you the picture).

However... What I would love to be wearing is some combination of these clothes:

{Top, Shoes, Cardigan, Pants}

To accessorize... why not a great bag and a necklace that gives to a charity?

{Necklace, Bag}

Tomorrow, however my attire will look more like this:

with these wonderful accessories

{iv line, compression stockings and breast pads}

{goodies}

I have been the lucky winner of TWO giveaways lately! Sometimes I think 'why bother...' but I guess it's paying off! First I won this great necklace from Barberry and Lace on Craftiness is not Optional. I love it. Such a cute little charm! I have my eye on several other pieces in her etsy shop too.

Then last week I got a note that I also won a huge stash of Buddy Fruit from Funny Days with Mommy and Maddie! My kids are not fantastic about eating fruit, so I am hoping that these will peak their interest a little. If not, I am more than happy to gobble them up!

Spinny Speller

I came across this Spinny Speller at the thrift store and snatched it up. We are working with Bug on spelling and letter recognition and I saw this as a great tool to work with. She has been moderately interested, however Moo has loved it as a chew toy! I do love a good multipurpose item...

I did get a new camera {yeah for a wonderful hubby!} and am playing with the focus and all the fancy buttons and options. I am totally loving it.

30 for 30, the finale!

I am pleased that I made it all the way through Kendi's 30 for 30 Winter challenge.

Hooray!

Wednesday: I love this dress. It's not maternity, but I still love it.

Thursday: I can't believe I didn't put these together before, I love it! I will be wearing this again. Lots.

Saturday: Date night! I put this tunic in the mix hoping that I would get a chance to go out with my hubby. Unfortunately, the baby got sick and we couldn't leave her, so we cuddled up and watched TV on the couch together. We're so romantic.

I am usually one for simple accessories, and am wearing these earrings (silver plated). I love them. Love. My sweet hubby got them for my birthday... back when we had one kid and lots more money.

Sunday: With the kid (and now hubby) sick, I only went to church for a little bit, but I did wear this. Then yoga pants and a t-shirt for the rest of the day. I'll spare you the pic of that :)

Monday: The sun is shining and nobody has a fever... a great day in my book! I didn't think I would like this tank as much as I have, other than my skinny jeans I think it's the most-worn item from my 30.

I am so glad I did the 30 for 30 challenge, I certainly learned a lot about myself, my closet and what I like to wear! Can't wait for (post-baby) Spring 30 for 30!

30 for 30, week 5

Here we are at week five... wow!  I seem to have eight outfits for the week, I left town last Tuesday and didn't include my outfit from that day in the last group. I ended up leaving the girls home with my hubby and traveled with my brothers & niece. So here I am, after 9 hours of travel with my brothers in the LA airport. Gorgeous, no?

I do have to confess I bought a pair of shoes for this trip. I haven't been wearing my snow boots, so I was one item shy... but I did purchase them. For a funeral, so it hardly counts, right? 

 Wednesday: My Grama requested we wear colors to the Funeral, otherwise I may not have chosen a green polka.dot dress for the service.

 Thursday: I forgot to snap a picture while we were gone, but this was my outfit. I went on a walk to the park to watch ducks with my niece and ran errands with Grama.

 Friday: My dad drove us back to the LA Airport, and we left with enough time to drive down the coast instead of freeway. It was raining, but there was a minute of light rain and we hopped out for a quick photo shoot. Minus the shoes... pregnant lady in wet sand and high heels... not a good idea.

 Saturday: ran errands with the girls and out to lunch with the family. So nice to be home, I missed my little girls & hubby!

 Sunday: Church and then work in the afternoon. I still can't believe at 33 weeks I can wear some clothes that are not maternity.

 Monday: I had an OB appointment in Rexburg and then went grocery shopping in Idaho Falls with the girls. This outfit turned out to be a huge bummer - I had never worn the scarf before, and by the time we got to Idaho Falls (about an hour and a half) and ran one errand, I noticed that the entire front of my shirt was colored blue from the dye on the scarf. So frustrating.

 Tuesday: Took Bug to Joy School and ran a couple errands with Moo. She is still heartbroken every day when we drop her sister off and she's too little to stay too. I wanted to get a couple things done with just one kid, but totally forgot that these shoes have absolutely no traction and I was slipping and sliding all over the snowy parking lots. Not practical shoes for Idaho in the winter.

Only a couple more days of this...

30 for 30, week 4

I am slowly plugging away at this, but realizing I wish I had picked more layering pieces instead of the cardigans! Live and learn... Here's what my week was like:

Wednesday: I love this cardigan! Not really sure if it is a cardigan since it has no sleeves, but for my purposes that's what I'll call it. The detail on the back is so unexpected and fun, although now I realize I had my hands in front of me and it looks like I'm armless. Whatever.

Thursday: Errands around town... Bug to Joy school, etc. My mom made me the hat, which I totally love, and the Jacket is Gap (thrifted). Outerwear doesn't count for the 30 items, and it was warm enough to just wear a jacket- even though it was snowing- so I took the opportunity.

Friday: Oh, how my days run together. I can't remember what I did... but I am surprised by how much I liked this outfit combo. I was worried about too much blue, but I think it works.

Saturday: Shopping with the fam in Idaho Falls. Officially half way through the challenge!

Sunday: Church was cancelled due to lots and lots of snow, but I didn't know until after I got dressed. It worked out... got another day home with my hubby & girls and also figured out I have outgrown this shirt. I was tugging it over my tummy all day. Guess it's out of the rotation!

Monday: I don't know how I feel about the skinny jeans tucked into theese boots, it just seems strange. They don't stay tucked in quite as well as I'd like, but they get points for function in the snow.

30 for 30, week 3

Kendi's 30 for 30; week 3
It seems like this last week was a super busy one, I worked an extra shift and I am totally worn out! Here's what the week looked like in outfits:
Thursday: Taught Bug's Joy School- it was a lot of hands-on science experiments, so I opted to wear a plain shirt so I didn't get food coloring on anything that still fits well!
Friday: babysat my niece, ran errands. This shirt is not maternity, but fits well over my 31 week baby bump!

 Saturday: I have no idea what we did that day... this shirt is also not maternity, but I have almost outgrown it. One more week I think and it has to wait until after delivery to be worn again.

 Sunday: Church- I work with the little kids, so I tend to go a little casual.

 Monday: Bug had Joy School, so we took her there & back, Moo and I ran errands together - delivering valentines & such. Nice to spend time with just her once in a while!

 Tuesday: I had a meeting with some ladies from church, which the kids love because they come and have a play date with friends.
I bought this shirt thinking I would love the linen-y feel to it, but never have worn it before. I finally figured out why: this awful lion mane collar! It looked super-matronly.  So, I took my scissors and snipped it off, leaving a much nicer neckline.

30 for 30, week 2

Let me preface this post by saying that I HATE our couch. The cushions are all floppy and never stay up right, they drive me nuts. I'm not sure what is worse, the ugly couch in the background or the bathroom lighting...
Apparently I only got dressed a couple times this week... between working in the afternoons and the temp being so low, I had no need to leave the house. That and anything tight makes my acid reflux a nightmare, so jammies help combat that. That's probabaly also why when I did get dressed, I wore a dress!

Saturday- I ran errands with the girls, left my hair in a ponytail becuase I worked that evening. Now that it's longer, I tend to keep it back... you never know what is going to happen at work! It didn't take me long in this outfit to figure out the belt isn't going to work anymore. Just not enough room to squeeze a wide belt in anymore!

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 Sunday - church. I love these boots for the fall & winter!

 Tuesday: babysat my brother's girl and taught Joy School at our house. Never left, so no shoes. I love no shoes days, especially now that my feet don't fit into most of them!

 Wednesday: errands with the girls (aka. running to the grocery store for food cravings...)

30 for 30 challenge

Being unsure if this will be our last baby, I haven't wanted to spend much on maternity clothing. I also don't want to wear most of the clothes I wore with my other two pregnancies. So, to celebrate what I do have, I have joined up with Kendi Everyday and am doing her '30 for 30' challenge. Read more about it here, but basically you pick 30 items in your wardrobe including shoes and sweaters, and remix them for 30 days. Here are my 30 items:

 Tunics: 1- Ogle, from botique in Jackson 2- Loved by Heidi Klum 3- Momzee, borrowed from SIL

 Dresses: 4- Gap, thrifted 5- Motherhood 6- No Boundaries

 Shirts: 7- Anthropologie, 8- Target Maternity, 9- Motherhood, 10- Motherhood, 11- Motherhood, 12- Old Navy Maternity, 13- Downeast

 Skirts: 14- Motherhood, 15- Old Navy Maternity

 Pants: 16- Motherhood bootcut, 17- Skinnies from Ross, 18- Black slacks from Ross?

 Basic tees- 19-21, all Downeast Basics (With plenty of weight gained by this point in the chest area, I usually wear one for a little more coverage...)

 Sweaters/Cardigans: 22- Forever 21, 23- From Ross, 24&35, Kensie Girl from James&CoJH (my sister-in-law owns the company, when I am not pregnant it's where I shop!)

Shoes: 26- Steve Madden Boots, 27- Blowfish, 28- Target, 29- Steve Madden
I also plan on using my snowboots, mostly just because of where I live. So there you have it! My 30 items! I found it a lot harder than I anticipated because I am not sure how much I will gain in the next month (or so, it may take me a while to get through all 30 outfits!). Not everything is maternity, and I am wondering if I am going to regret those pieces... we'll see!

Here are my first two outfits:

 {Moo took one look at these pictures and said "My Mama NOT look happy!"  I was quite focused on trying to aim the camera... I'll work on incorporating a smile next time.}

{29 weeks}

It has been -30 these past two mornings, and has stayed below zero all day so I was not about to venture out for a photo shoot. Never mind the fact that it's too cold for my car to start so we're stuck home anyway. So, bathroom mirror pictures are what you get! Sorry! Because we stayed home, I didn't wear shoes.
I think I'll post the outfits a week at a time, just out of convenience. It may also take me a little longer than 30 days, unless we have errands to run (and the temperature is above +2) I stay in jammies until I work three days a week. Being a working mama pregnant with two kids, I am all about less laundry at the end of the day!