22 weeks

Pregnancy: 22 weeks
Weight Gain: 10 pounds... the last 5 pounds all appeared in the past 4 weeks!
Sleep: great!
Gender: it's a girl!
Name: Olivia Grace
Feeling: good but exhausted!
Health: blood pressure was excellent on Wednesday.
Movement: lots of flutters and thumps!
Size of Baby: spaghetti squash and I'm measuring at exactly 22 weeks.
Cravings: Mexican food and fruit...and sour candy
Belly Button: in.

thrifty: sweaters

I made a quick stop by the local Goodwill on my way home. I saw a dress there on Sunday that I wanted to try on. Well, the dress didn't really fit because it wasn't maternity and it was quite fitted. I didn't think it would look that great when I'm not pregnant either so that dressed stayed at the Goodwill. I browsed through the rest of the store while I was there. Found an Elmo book for Julianna- which she adores. I also found 2 sweaters. They are sooooo different than anything I own. I was drawn to their fun designs. I did a quick Google search while I was in the store and found out that these particular sweaters retail pretty high. The reviews for quality were also were good too so I adopted these cute sweaters!

Only $1.75!!

Adorable coin purse pocket detail.

$3.75!

Lia Molly brand.

maternity fashion: week 21

As with my last pregnancy, I refuse to look fruppy while pregnant. I really still try to look cute even when I'm feeling like a balloon. I think maternity outfits can still be cute and I have been determined to still look my best each day. I have been mixing a combination of non-maternity and maternity items... and of course, thrift store finds! Here's 4 outfits from week 21 of my pregnancy.

Maternity Denim Skirt: Old Navy
Non-Maternity Gray Cardigan: Old Navy
Non-Maternity Purple Top: Charming Charlie
Boots: Belk

Maternity Brown Dress Pants: Kohls
Non-Maternity Yellow Cardigan: thrifted; American Eagle
Boots: Charming Charlie

Maternity Gray Pants: Sears
Non-Maternity Gray Sweater: thrifted; Express
Non-Maternity Black Shirt: Target
Scarf: Wal-Mart

Maternity Black Dress Pants: thrifted
Maternity Black Tank Top: Motherhood Maternity
Non-Maternity Yellow Sweater: New York & Company

the adventures of JuJu

There is seriously never a dull moment with a toddler around. I can't imagine what it's going to be like around here once a newborn enters the picures. Most likely the most amazing chaos ever.

The other night she discovered a cabinet in the kitchen that she hadn't explored yet. It has a small shelf inside of it and she was determined to put herself on that shelf. Well, mission complete. After a few attempts she did it and daddy was there to capture it all.



Fresh Beat Band is a favorite at our house. We all enjoy watching it- but no one loves it more than Julianna. She dances to every song and has even memorized some of their dance moves. It's so much fun to watch her shake it. Hilarious! Well tonight, she was dancing so hard that she tripped over Josh's shoes and busted her lip. She cried for about a minute and then was ready to go again. Poor thing had a swollen lip- pretty sure this was the first one. I know it had to hurt because she kept licking it all night. Hope it heals fast!



a box full of fun

Julianna and I have the day off so we're enjoying our morning of fun at home. She discovered a giant amazon.com box in our living room. It's been there for a couple of days so I'm surprised that she's just now noticing it. She asked to get in so I put her in and she had a blast- didn't want to get out! I love the simple things and how they can bring so much joy to little ones. A room full of brand-new toys, but a box is just way more fun!

fresh squeezed lemonade

I casually mentioned to Josh that fresh squeezed lemonade sounded realllllly good tonight. While I was finishing up my shower, he sneaked out of the house to buy lemons at the grocery store. When I came downstairs, he was gone but he had texted me to tell me he'd be right back. Well, he gets back, goes to the kicthen to discover that we are completely out of sugar. Thankfully, the grocery store is just 5 minutes down the road because he insisted on going back out. He is such a sweet husband for going through so much trouble just to satisfy my pregnancy craving! And by the way, the lemonade turned out delicious!