anxiously waiting

At 39 weeks pregnant and 210% ready to meet our baby girl, I am so so anxious. It's out of control. Today at my appointment, I was discouraged to find out that for the 3rd week in a row, I am still just 1 cm dilated. I sat here so upset that I'm so ready but apparently baby girl is not. I told myself that I need to use the patience the God has worked so hard on me in the last year. I need to keep my mind busy on something other than waiting on my body to go into labor. I've started to miss blogging lately, so I thought what better than to write a blog post to stir my mind away. 
I haven't taken blog photos in months, and I'm pretty sure my tripod is broken, so here are some of the outfits I've documented on instagram throughout the last few months of my pregnancy.  
Tunic: PinkBlush Maternity Leggings: Destination Maternity Boots: JCP Necklace: Forever xxi
Dress (non maternity): Old Navy Belt: Goodwill Booties: Kohl's [here]
Dress (non maternity): Old Navy Vest: JCP Booties: Kohl's [here]
Dress: Old Navy [here] Vest: thrifted Necklace: Forever xxi Flats: Lulu's
Shirt: Liz Lange Maternity from Target (a favorite of mine)[here] Button Up: Instagram shop Jeggings: Walmart online Chucks: gift
Tunic: c/o PinkBlush Maternity Leggings: Destination Maternity Boots: JCP
Tunic: Forever xxi Belt: Old Jeggings: Walmart Online Boots: JCP
Dress: Old Navy [here] Vest: SheIn.com Leggings: Destination Maternity Boots: JCP

 Button Up: thrifted

Shirt: Liz Lange from Target [here] Leggings: old Shoes: Old Navy
Dress (non maternity): Old Navy Jacket: Old Navy Scarf: gift Booties: Kohl's [here]

maternity pictures

Oh haiiiii! I am still alive if you were wondering! Just very pregnant at the moment... 37 weeks + 1 day to be exact. Preparing for a baby just really makes no time for blogging, for me at least. Kudos to all you mamas with multiple kids who can keep up with blogging! Once Grace makes her arrival, I can't promise that I'll have time then either. 
We are in the home stretch now though. She will be here SO soon.... though it's seeming like forever. 
I wanted to stop by and share my maternity pictures. I really wanted to capture this small snippet of our lives together. Carrying our daughter has been one of the most amazing and special things I've ever experienced in my life, and I think that every woman should get the chance to experience it. 
If you're interested in reading about how my pregnancy has been going, you I've been documenting everything over at wallacefambygodsgrace.blogspot.com. And if you're like, nahhh I'm just here for the outfits, then you can follow me on instagram where I've been posting some of my outfits! :) 


Brown Dress: c/o PinkBlush Maternity Flower Crown: American Eagle
Gray Dress: Target  Mustard Cardi: Target Scarf: thrifted from Plato's Closet Boots: JCP

reminiscing

Top: PinkBlush Maternity (flash sale) $15 Pants: c/o PinkBlush Maternity  Flats: Lulu*s $17 Total Outfit Cost: $32

I stole a little throwback questionnaire from Lauren (Exploring My Style) for today!

What year were you born?  1991

Do you have any pictures of yourself from when you were younger? Well of course!

What TV shows did you grow up watching? 3 all time faves-  Rugrats, Full House, Boy Meets World 

What did you want to be when you grew up and do you still want to be that?  I always wanted to be a dance teacher and own my own dance studio. I know now that I wouldn't want to own a dance studio.. for multiple reasons. BUT I would love to teach dance again some day. I really hope my baby girl will be a dancer like me and get me back in the studio again!

What were your favorite toys to play with?  Baby dolls and Barbies... but mainly Barbies. I played with them for way longer than the average kid haha.

What is the most embarrassing thing you can remember doing? In middle school (ok ok in high school too), my friends and I would put on ridiculously ugly makeup and fix our hair crazy and take pictures of ourselves. And when i say ridiculously ugly, I mean eyeliner drawn uni-brows and all. Yepp.

Three songs you loved listening to as a child.  A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton, I Want it That Wayby Backstreet Boys, and All or Nothing by O-Town. I actually saw O-Town perform at Walmart! We made shirts and everything! We waited in line for hours to meet them afterwards, but then they cut off the line ONE person in front of us. It was terrible!! 

What was one funny thing you dressed up as for Halloween? A Geisha girl. My Pawpaw worked in Singapore and he brought my sister and I back these outfits! Check out those eye brows my mom gave me!

Are there any special things you've kept since you were a child?  Honestly I've probably kept way too much! I'm a slight hoarder when it comes to keepsakes. I keep it all. I have all my dance competition medals, every ribbon I've ever won, school projects, everything! One of my favorite things I've kept is the teddy bear that my Pawpaw brought me back from Singapore. His name is Cea (pronounced like pea). I named him that because his tag said he was bought on Cea St. 

pink & gold

Blouse: PinkBlush Maternity (flash sale) $15

Gap Jeans: ThredUp $16
Sandals: Marshalls, gift carded
Necklace: Groopdealz $9
Total Outfit Cost: $40

I wasn't so sure of this outfit when I first put it on. This top is obviously a tunic, and I'm not quite sure if it's meant to be worn with actual pants rather than leggings, but I really wanted to give it a try!This pretty pink just looks so good with white bottoms and gold accessories!

*bump status: 21 weeks

maternity vs. sizing up

Top: Walmart c/o Mom

Skirt: White House Black Market Outlet (clearance) $10

Vince Camuto Vest: Bargain World Thrift Store $2

American Eagle Sandals: Marshall's, gift carded

Necklace: Forever 21 $7

Total Outfit Cost: $19

I've heard and read that a lot of women will just size up instead of buying maternity tops while pregnant. While this seemed like a good idea to me before I was pregnant, I know now that it's definitely not for me. Since most of my regular tops are loose fitting, almost all of them do still fit me at this point in my pregnancy. Problem is- 1. they aren't long enough to cover the band of my maternity pants (which are a necessity), 2. I just look fat. When I wear loose fitting, non-maternity tops, I don't look pregnant at all. I just look chunky! When I wear tight fitting or maternity tops, I look obviously pregnant. Not only that, but it makes me feel a whole lot more confident in my clothes. So while some women can get away with wearing regular tops, I will gladly wear maternity tops! I specifically love these with the cute little ruching on the side (which by the way, my mom bought online from Wamart for just a few dollars each).

*bump status: 19 weeks

PinkBlush giveaway {closed}

(Charlie Poo photobomb)
Top: c/o Pink Blush Maternity Gap Jeans: Thredup $16 Sandals: Target $15 Total Outfit Cost: $31
Funny story about this outfit. I suppose the stripes and the tight shirt accentuate the bump nicely because when I wore this I found everyone (meaning strangers) would look at me and I'd watch their eyes go from my eyes down to my bump. I guess this was just the first instance of this happening because ever since then, I'm seeing it more and more! I don't mind though, as long as they aren't looking at my bump trying to figure out if I just gained weight haha.
I'm so excited to offer y'all a giveaway for a chance to win a $25 gift card to PinkBlush today! I'm seriously so impressed with their clothing, and I know whoever wins will be too! All you need to do to enter is comment on this blog post with your email address. (only one entry per person)
Giveaway winner:

made in heaven

I have to admit that the main reason I haven't been blogging much is because I have been on the struggle bus with dressing this new body of mine. I always thought dressing a bump would be fun and easy, but I was certainly wrong! I have been in such an in between stage with the bump. My pants have pretty much been too tight and have not fit since the start, but I've been struggling for a baby bump up until now! So, needless to say, getting dressed has not been easy. 

Luckily, Ginny collaborated with Pink Blush Maternity and offered a giveaway.. and guess what! I won!! After finding out I won, Pink Blush contacted me and asked me to also collaborate with them! It was certainly a good day that day I tell ya.

Pink Blush is a maternity boutique that has a ton of cute maternity clothes. They aren't the drab maternity clothes I've been seeing everywhere either. It's all stuff that I would want to wear post pregnancy also. What I really love is their selection of maternity dresses. I know for sure when it's time to pick out a dress for my baby shower that I will be clicking over to their site first!

Blouse: c/o Pink Blush Maternity  | Pants: c/o Pink Blush Maternity | Heels: Plato's Closet $8

When it came to picking maternity clothes from Pink Blush, I knew I wanted some items I can wear into the fall as the bump grows. The first thing I chose were the perfect black maternity pants. They're as comfy as leggings, but just thick enough to actually be called pants. I got them in a medium and they fit like a dream. The next thing I chose was this white top. When I saw it, it immediately struck me as something that looked super comfy and I knew I had to have it. Plus, It doubles as a nursing top! Both these pants and the blouse are so amazingly soft and comfy, I swear they're made in heaven!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for a giveaway to Pink Blush! (Psssst- they don't just have maternity clothes ;)

*bump status: 19 weeks

bustin out

Dress: Groopdealz $20 Button up: Forever 21 $20 Sandals: Rack Room Shoes $25 Total Outfit Cost: $65    This is probably my favorite outfit I've worn that shows off my bump! Unfortunately I may not be able to wear it again or anything like it without a new chambray button up. I was busting out of this one the whole day. It wouldn't be so bad if the buttons were regular buttons, but they're snaps. I would breathe too hard at work and would have to hurry and snap it back! 
I could've also titled this outfit "how to accentuate a small bump." Apparently horizontal stripes is #1 for making a small bump look not so small. #2 is knotting your shirt right above the bump. #3 bust out your shirt all day.. ok kidding. Be smarter than me and wear a shirt that actually fits. :) 
*bump status: 18 weeks

chambray dress

Dress: Old Navy (30% off) $25 Belt: came off of another dress Mossimo Sandals: Target (bogo 1/2 off) $15 Total Outfit Cost: $40    Ok y'all. My goal this week is to catch up on some blogging. I'm holding myself to it. I have to! It wasn't such a big deal when I'd get behind on blogging before, but now that I have a growing bump, it can be confusing for me to post all out of order! What I'm going to do on each outfit post is try to include my weekly bump status at the end of each post. Hopefully that will help!   I wore this to eat for Larry's birthday dinner at Texas de Brazil.  Then we met my bestie and her husband at the movies to see Inside Out. Yes, we somehow drug our husbands to see a children's Disney movie with us and neither of them complained! Anyways, I had eaten so much at dinner that I totally had to take off this belt during the movie! I would have just loosened it, but it was already on the last hole. I guess this is what happens when you add a food baby to a baby baby!

 

*bump status: 14 weeks

little blue dress

Dress: Old Navy (on sale) $15 Heels: Just Fab $40 Necklace: c/o Happiness Boutique Total Outfit Cost: $55 If you didn't know I was pregnant,you would totally just think that I put on a little weight... particularly in the tummy area. And you'd probably think that I need to pose different because this pose is totally unflattering! Lol! Luckily I am pregnant and you all know that that little pooch is carrying a peach sized baby!
I really love this necklace that Happiness Boutique sent me! I've really been lacking in the necklace department lately, and this gorgeous necklace was the perfect addition to my closet. I still love a good statement necklace, but I have been leaning more towards long pendant necklaces. You'll be seeing more of this beauty for sure!