chambray button down: similar || denim maternity shorts: similar ASOS (shout out to awesome friends who loan you cute & perfect summer maternity clothes!:) || tank top: target || glasses: Oliver Peoples
well i am now 24 weeks along with this little pumpkin and she has really made an appearance this past week! talkin' helloooww baby bump! still no complaints over here excluding my bulging veins (which i briefly mentioned in my last post) in my legs which sometimes hurt quite a bit after being on my feet all day. so i've been trying to make more of an effort to sit down and prop my feet up, while wearing my ultra chic compression socks(!), a few times a day but i'm not gonna lie, it's hard. and it's not just because of the two kids who come over immediately once they see me sit down demanding i hold one of them, play with the other and then continue to climb/kick all over me... this is how i imagine it goes in their heads-- "look! mom's sitting down! hey from this angle she looks like she'd make the perfect playground! quick, lets go climb/beat up all over her!" thanks kids.. it's no biggie, really haha.
but honestly, i think too often i end up feeling guilty for taking just 5 minutes to myself sitting down and resting when i know there are SO many other things i need to/should get done instead. and it doesn't help that once i'm actually sitting on the couch it makes me realize just how tired i actually feel, which then makes me realize i should make a coffee to get through the rest of the day and as i've mentioned before, it's a whole family affair when it comes to making mom's coffee... Sooo long story short, i'm working on letting myself rest more and telling myself that it's just as important as cleaning the kitchen, putting away the laundry and fetching individual snacks 1,000 times a day. i think i'm making some pretty big strides! the other night i went to Aldi and got a large frozen pizza that we all had for dinner and didn't allow myself to feel one ounce of guilt about it. i mean- i did steam some broccoli as a side so it wasn't totally unhealthy ;) but still-- little to no clean up, full bellies and time to relax/play after dinner with the kids was pretty perfect. #itsthelittlethingsinlife
congratulations everyone, we made it through monday! thank goodness for afternoon target trips which include coffee, cake pops & strolling the toy aisles with friends :)
-A
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You look great for 24 weeks pregnant! Definitely try to relax and put your feet up when you can, even though I know it can be hard with other kiddos demanding your attention.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I know--it almost makes me feel selfish but I know that it's totally not, it's best for everyone when mommy is well rested too!
DeleteYou look amazing!! I'm just 3 weeks ahead of you and I feel like I'm a WHALE. (And by "I feel like" I mean "my supposedly stretchy running shorts have betrayed me and tell me I'm too big to fit in them"). Haha anyway! I'm with you, it's hard to chill when you know there's other stuff to do! And good call on Aldi...that place is my favorite :)
ReplyDeleteI think I just know what angle makes me look less "whale" like cause I feel HUGE for sure! ;) congrats on baby, mama!! Yes! An Aldi just opened right down the street and it's one of my new fave places to shop:)
DeleteAww you look so good! I remember being 24 weeks pregnant, it seems so long ago because I have an almost 2 year old now. Learning to relax before the baby comes is very important because you're going to have to learn it all over again when you have the baby.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! It's easy to forget that's for sure haha. Age 2 comes with a whole new set of "problems", meaning attitude ;) im working on it for sure! took a nice relaxing bubble bath the other night and propping my feet up now with a cake pop & tv watching :)
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