Clothes during pregnancy

Dressing casually during pregnancy was easy.  I just wore normal jeans (with a bella band), a long cotton tank top (J.Crew Perfect Fit Tank), and a flowy sweater.  This was pretty much what I wore every single day of my pregnancy! I didn’t buy any maternity specific clothing because I never found any that were [...]

3rd Trimester: 40 Weeks – (the post that I had prepared before baby decided to make his entrance)

My 40-week post was all ready to go up on December 28th, but then our baby boy decided to arrive exactly on his due date! I was so sure that this baby would be late!! I’ll post more on the whole experience soon, but for now, here’s the 40-week post I had prepared assuming I [...]

3rd Trimester: 39 Weeks

Only 1 more week to go! My sister-in-law (expecting around the same time I am) and I got much needed pedicures! I’d take a picture of my feet, but they are not very pretty to look at. Instead, here is a pic of the sweet treats we picked up after our pedicures: BABY INFO: The [...]

Belly Progression Slideshow: Weeks 16 – 39

3rd Trimester: 38 Weeks

BABY INFO: The baby is around 19.0+ inches long and weighs about 6.8 pounds. PRENATAL CARE: During my 37 week appointment, I had my first cervical check: Dilation = fingertip:  This is the width of the cervical opening. This will eventually get to 10cm when I’m ready to deliver. Hospitals will admit you if you [...]

Where will baby sleep?

So this is our place: a 750 square foot “studio” type place. It’s called a “studio” because there are no doors closing off the living room from the bedroom, but the floorplan is not a square/rectangle . We will try to make it work with a baby for as long as possible. As you can [...]

3rd Trimester: 37 Weeks

BABY INFO: The baby is around 18.5+ inches long and weighs about 6.33 pounds. As of 36 Weeks, 6 Days, a pregnant woman is considered to be “full term” and the baby could come at any time now and be “perfectly healthy.” I won’t mind if the baby is +/- 1 week late/early, but hopefully [...]

3rd Trimester: 36 Weeks

We went to a wedding over the long weekend. The venue/home high in the hills of Malibu was stunning! We were having freakishly low temperatures in Southern California, and unfortunately, the weather during the wedding was not only freezing, but it ended up raining! We felt so bad that the bride/groom spent so much time [...]

3rd Trimester: 35 Weeks

BABY INFO: The baby is around 18 inches long and weighs about 5.25 pounds. PRENATAL CARE: I had a routine 34-week ob visit last Wednesday. Everything was normal. At my next visit (36 week), I’ll get an ultrasound (the last one I had was at the 20-week anatomy scan) and I’ll get my Group B [...]

3rd Trimester: 34 Weeks

BABY INFO: The baby is about 18 inches long and weighs about 4.75 pounds. PRENATAL CARE: We took our 2nd baby class on Saturday (the first class was about infant baby care). This class was an all day “Labor and Delivery” class. I don’t feel like these classes are necessary, but it at least makes [...]