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MATERNITY STYLE / 35 WEEKS.

i wanted to squeeze in a quick maternity post this today since tomorrow i will be turning 36 weeks. so here you have my 35 weeks and 6 day old baby bump. not too much to update on this little boy... just much of the same, he's doing great, moving and kicking up a storm, etc. my midwife appointments are now once a week and next weekend she will be coming to our home to scope things out and will bring along our birthing pool. yep, giving the old home water birth another go this time around. my nerves are starting to kick in big time knowing that my due date is just around the corner.

as you can see i'm still living in maxi's and knotted t shirts. so comfortable! similar to my last post only with a skirt instead of a dress. i pulled a long skirt over my bump as opposed to under and tied my tee on the side. easy and cute!

i'm wearing: t shirt, madewell. floral maxi skirt, thrifted. bronze geometric cuff, c/o tiny armour. leather bag, c/o elf. moccasins, minnetonka.

get the look: here is the same shirt and it's ON SALE! i found a similar skirt here, here and here.

footnote: the photo quality is still really poor on typepad. i am thinking about switching hosts. oh no! i love typepad and always have, but i love having larger pictures more and it seems that the only way to get my quality back is to make them smaller. to see the photos as they are intended you can click on each individual photo.

MATERNITY STYLE / 34 WEEKS.

it has been quite awhile since i posted a maternity style update. sorry about that, i have been a busy lady. we're getting close over here and we are all very excited about it. a small update on this little boy, he is kicking up a storm and they are some pretty powerful kicks. i have been having a lot of braxton hicks lately too, so things are cooking in there. i have gained just shy of 40 pounds so far and with only six weeks to go and baby boy is looking great. it is getting harder to be on my feet all day, as i tire easily, but i am happy to say that i am sleeping. hallelujah. i had a bad case of insomnia for a couple of months and it looks like it has finally passed. i have been washing and folding and putting away tiny boy clothes in my space time. i love that part. it's so much fun.

since i can't leave the house in my beloved slips, i tend to stick to maxi dresses and long skirts to stay comfortable. i did manage to get into a pair of jeans last week and wore a belly band (the only actual maternity piece i have bought this time around) to keep them up. it was awful, the jeans not the belly band, and i barely made it through brunch. i just don't like wearing tight clothes and am uncomfortable enough as it is. as soon as i got home i changed quickly back into a slip and put those denim jeans into the drawer, where they will stay for the duration of my pregnancy.

today we ventured out to a midwife appointment and then stopped at the puppy store to look at all of the adorable animals before going to trader joes to load up on groceries for the week. this is what i wore...

what i wore / basic white v-neck t-shirt. tye-dye maxi dress, gypsy05 from last year. bronze geometric cuff, c/o tiny armour. woven bracelets & basket purse, a local boutique. leather sandals, urban outfitters from three or four years ago.

get the look / i am pretty sure everyone has a plain white t-shirt in their drawers somewhere. pull it out and knot it over that bump. here is a similar dress in the same cut and style. here's another.

MATERNITY STYLE / 28 WEEKS.

we took some quick bump photos while we were out in the country. nothing fancy, just a quick and simple outfit to keep cool and comfortable. this baby boy is getting big and so am i. gemma bird is starting to understand that there is a baby in my belly. at least i think she is. she will pat my stomach and say "bebe" and if i point to my belly and ask her "what this?" she will say "is bebe!" so at least she's got a hunch.

what i'm wearing / cotton dress, vintage. vintage belt, thrifted. moccasins, minnetonka. braided bracelet, thief & bandit.

what birdie's wearing / cotton embroidered dress, thrifted. moccasins, minnetonka.

get the look / here is are a couple of dresses that are similar styles to mine... one and two. you can buy my bracelet here and my moccasins here. here's a dress like birdies in green and here are her mocs.

footnote: we are still trying to get to the bottom of the picture quality issue. i hope that i can keep my larger sized images but right now it's looking like the solution may be to make them smaller. in the meantime if you click on the individual photos, you can see them in better quality.

MATERNITY STYLE / 26 WEEKS.

i am twenty six weeks already. on friday i will officially be in the home stretch. crazy. there have been nesting spurts here and there. there's so much to do in preparation for baby boy that i am hoping the nesting bug bites hard very soon. i need to get his crib so that i can really get started on his corner (he will be sharing our room until we move into a new house) but this week is for sewing. i plan on making him some sheets out of vintage fabric along with a few other things. fun stuff.

birdie joined me again this week in my maternity style photos. it's just more fun with her. oh and if you are curious as to whats in the paper bag...? it's monkey bread and it's delicious.

what i'm wearing / embroidered dress, vintage. leather beaded belt, vintage. sunglasses, rayban. moccasins, minnetonka.

what birdie's wearing / dress, thief and bandit. sneakers, converse.

get the look / here are a few similar dresses... one. two. and three. you can get my moccasins right here. want birdie's dress? it's available here. her high tops are here and they have free shipping. woo!

footnote: the lime ricki giveaway winner is dani. congratulations dani!!! to thank everyone for playing, lime ricki is offering bleubird readers a 15% discount on all orders from now until july 9th. sweet! just enter code: BLEUBIRD at checkout. thanks lime ricki!!!