Billowy peplum tops for the win in this casual Friday look that still has room for my 6 month belly.
Black Peplum Top: Old Navy
Jeans: Gap (non maternity)
Keeping these jeans on and up: Blanqi Support Tank
Sweater: J.Crew
Stretchy Dotted Tank: Courtesy of my mother in law, I think it’s from TJ Maxx
Shoes: Converse
Purse: Kate Spade
Pregnancy status: end of week 22
22 weeks and dressing some what spring like today- sorry east coast- no snow here.
Peanut is with me at work today! Look at the third photo in that series of 4 above- ridiculous and entirely typical. She’s totally a sneaky french kisser- whether you are interested or not.
Patterned shirt: Old Navy $20 -they actually make a maternity top in this same awesome fabric, but personally i preferred this sleeveless non maternity cut.
Chambray: Lucky Brand (has had many years of use)
Jeans: Citizen of Humanity – non maternity
Secret Weapon: Blanqi Support tank
Shoes: TJ Maxx find
Tomorrow is Friday guys! wooooo.
xo
I’m totally “mom’d” out today with my Protector Lover Mother beanie AND my Madre tee! For this casual rocker maternity look I’m wearing my Blanqi support tank (which I wear every single day!) which is long enough and tight enough that I can still wear all my favorite skinny jeans (unzipped of course) without anyone having a clue. I layered this stretchy polka dot tank underneath for a little peek a boo surprise. A denim vest fits nicely under a leather jacket and adds some more texture and detail to an otherwise simple look. And all the layers and options are perfect for the unpredictable LA weather!
Halfway through this pregnancy and still not wearing much maternity. I did however invest in a Blanqi support tank and so far I love it! As a petite lady, the belly band never really did so much to hold my jeans up. It basically just covered the fact that they were unzipped/unbuttoned, but didn’t really keep anything in place which was annoying. Not only does the Blanqi keep my pants snugly in place, it also offers support and smoothing. Win Win. I was unsure about the $70 price tag so I purchased from Nordstrom’s online since they have a great return policy. Also reviews recommended buying a size up. For example I am a XS but I ordered the small and it seems like the right fit! So far I am wearing it everyday under everything so it seems like a good investment.
This big soft comfy side split tee from target is perfect for a growing belly (non maternity) $19
Chambray: J.Crew
Leather Vest: Forever 21
Leggings: Old Navy
Bump status: end of week 19 with baby number 2
Apparently channeling the Botticelli painting of Venus here…?
Loving this comfy cotton moto jacket I grabbed at TJ Maxx for $16!
Jeans: Old Navy
Booties: Steve Madden
Mindbogglingly we are nearly halfway through this second pregnancy already! The fact that we didn’t have ultrasound confirmation till almost 15 weeks makes it all the crazier. I sort of had to put the whole pregnancy at the back of my mind and not think too much about (for fear of thinking negative thoughts until I had positive affirmations from doctors) and so now that I am able to embrace being pregnant and make it public, it’s almost as if its all new to me as well! I’m really just starting to wrap my head around the fact that I’m pregnant! Baby is big enough now that strangers feel confident asking about him- they are no longer unsure if maybe I just had one too many holiday cookies- which is making it all the more real suddenly! Yay for baby bumps!
Top: Zara
Jeans: Old Navy
Hat: Urban Outfitters
Boots: Vince Camuto
John worked his magic on our annual “year in review” video! Enjoy a fun, frantic, fast little video that sums up our whole year in just a couple minutes!
Its pretty wild how much little Oliver grew up in the last year!