What to Wear Wednesday: Post-Baby Clothing

Hey y’all! Brittany and I are excited to be back with another installment of “What to Wear Wednesday!”

This month, we’re going to talk about the always fun subject of post-maternity wear. As in – you just had a baby and now nothing fits – so what do you wear? {Special thanks to Brittany from Perpetually Daydreaming for her suggestion!}

I wore maternity clothes from the time I was 6 weeks along – I know everyone’s body is different, but I was so much more comfortable! Eventually, even the “cute” maternity clothes started getting tighter, and not fitting the way it should and before I knew it, I only had about three things to wear. I would dream of the day I could fit back into cute dresses, skinny jeans and shirts –minus the boobs (actually, no – I never had ginormous boobs! ha!).

After Gracie was born, I {mistakenly} thought I’d be back into pre-baby clothes in no time. But, sadly, that wasn’t the case. Thankfully, those first few weeks at home I could rock the “homeless” look :) I vividly remember thinking it was quite an accomplishment if I changed out of my maternity tank I slept in and into my cute, comfy, cotton pajamas for the day.

Eventually, I had to quit looking homeless and get out of the house – both for fresh air and my sanity – so I couldn’t rock pajamas down to the grocery store. I think I said, “What can I wear?” about 35 times on my first outing (while emptying my entire closet onto the floor!) But I found what worked, and now (almost ten months later!) I am very close to being back into my pre-pregnancy clothes…thanks to — genes? breastfeeding? not eating? (kidding!)

Here are some of my post baby essentials!

1 / 2 / 3
1 / 2 / 3

 

1 / 2
1 / 2

Blardigan: Ok this isn’t really called a blardigan, but if you read Pinterest Told Me To, this is what she has called it and it has a very large cult following! It’s half blanket, half cardigan – can be dressed up or down – and is super comfy! Win, win, win in my book!

Long Tank: Post baby you want something flowy and long enough to conceal the inevitable belly you will still have after giving birth (ten months later, I’m still rocking the long tanks on a daily basis!).

Leggings: These are my favorite clothing item post-baby, and I actually own two identical pairs. That’s how often I wear these! Pair them with items one and two, and you have a cute, put-together outfit!

Maxi-dress and shirt dress: You will live in easy, comfy dresses. Wear them running errands, or to dinner with your hubby (make sure to do this!!) – dresses are easy and effortless, but fashionable too :)

Be sure to head on over to Brittany’s page to check out her post-baby must haves!!

Have a request or idea for a future WTWW? Leave us a comment, or shoot us an email! Thanks for stopping by :)


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Pretty Little Beauty Swap!

I was very excited to participate in the beauty swap through Sleepy Single Girl! 

I was matched with Heather – another Boston area mom! It’s always so nice to make local blogging connections!

I loved all the goodies that she sent me – including the little bag of Skittles, which are my favorite!

beauty swap

beauty goodies

nail polish

 

 

I’m a self-proclaimed polish junkie – and I love both of these colors!

e.l.f. eye shadow paletteThis eye shadow palette is fantastic – it has great colors that I wear all the time!

covergirl outlast

I’ve been using the Covergirl lip color almost every day, and I love it!! I was afraid it was going to be too “rosy” for my coloring, but it actually complements my skin tone really well! :)

Thanks so much Heather! I had so much fun shopping for you and I hope you enjoyed your goodies as much as I enjoyed mine!

Make sure you follow Justine if you’re interested in signing up for the next swap!

 

 


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Weekending

Whew what a weekend!! I can happily say that this was the first weekend in 2015 that we did not get snow – yay!

Saturday morning, Gracie and I had a date with her playgroup. I love that we found this group! It’s so nice to spend time with other moms and babies that Gracie is going to grow up with :)

grace

oh hi

playdate

playdate

Saturday night Keith and I attended a wedding for one of his co-workers. The event was at an art center downtown Boston and was unbelievably gorgeous! It was a wonderful night out and the groom even serenaded his bride – it was a beautiful evening!

My dress(es) from Rent the Runway arrived Friday night!
My dress(es) from Rent the Runway arrived Friday night!
All dolled up!
All dolled up!
Smokey eye and pink lips - my favorite makeup look!
Smokey eye and pink lips – my favorite makeup look!
I loved this dress!!
I loved this dress!!

We attempted to sleep in on Sunday morning as we were a wee bit hungover, but Gracie has decided that 6am is the new time that she wants to get up every morning. *face palm* We put on Doc McStuffins and Little Einstein’s and around 7:30, she fell asleep on my chest and we all got to sleep for another hour :)

This is her 6am face!
This is her 6am face!

We were asked by the Deacon at our church to serve on the panel at this year’s pre-cana class. We loved our pre-cana class and met some wonderful couples in our church. We feel so blessed and honored to have been asked! Sunday afternoon was the first meeting with the rest of the panel and we got to bring Gracie to the meeting. We are really looking forward to participating in this!

I started taking Monday’s off so I now have a three day weekend, EVERY weekend! Up on today’s agenda is a chiropractor appointment for Grace, a Target run and then a whole lot of nothing – just some fun snuggle time with my Nugget!

I hope you had a great weekend, and Happy Monday!

weekending

 


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