What little girls are made of

I keep meaning to write this post, but its been a crazy week and I've been distracted by other thoughts. In our condo complex there are several young married couples. Matt and I have become pretty good friends with two of the other couples. Well last Saturday, Matt went with these other two guys snowboarding. They had a blast! One of the other girls (Jill) who lives across the street is also pregnant with a little girl. She's just due one month after me. The two of us spent the day in Park City at the outlet malls shopping for little girl things. We had so much fun!! I bought a couple little outfits and got some more ideas for the nursery. (The other girl had a wedding, so she couldn't join us.) We both had gotten coupons in the mail for both Carters and OshKosh B' Gosh. So we had fun picking out little things and even got them matching outfits for when they get a little older. I could have spent so much money there! They have way too much cute girl stuff! I had fun picking out her little outfit for coming home from the hospital. Jill and I talked all day and had a really nice, relaxing time. Then that night, the six of us went out for Thai food. Jill's husband served his mission in Thailand, so he wanted us to try it. It was really yummy! Matt and I were planning on registering on Saturday, but then we were invited to go snowboarding and shopping instead. I'm really glad we went though, I think we both needed a day of fun! It also helped inspire me to do the nursery more girly. We were going to do it a neutral theme (winnie the pooh) in case we have a boy next, but I never loved the idea. Then inspiration struck and I decided I really wanted a girl room! After I showed Matt some ideas, he loved the new color theme too. I'm excited to make my vision a reality! We've ordered a few things so far and I'll take pictures as the room progresses. Yay for little girls!

Thanks Sisters!!

Thanks to my sister Kristine, I have a good amount of maternity clothes to wear. We are pretty close to the same size, so its been very nice having plenty of clothes available since day one. But I am down to one skirt that fits (and its bright orange, so its obvious when I wear the same one week after week). And most of my maternity pants are getting to be too tight. So I decided this weekend it was time to take my first trip into a maternity store and finally buy some things of my own. I actually had a lot of fun shopping! Its been way too long since I bought any new clothes! (Gee, I wonder why) And I was very pleasantly surprised at how cute a lot of the maternity clothes were.

Matt was a real trooper, despite being the only man in the store. And very helpful at running between the dressing room and the store until I found the right sizes. I had a few goals in mind with each item I bought. First, they had to be comfortable (well, duh). Second, they needed to fit now, with room to grow. And third, they needed to show off my belly. I mostly wear big sweatshirts to work because they are warm (my work is freezing!) and comfortable. But I am so tired of the women at work telling me I don't even look pregnant! (I mean, what a mean thing to say to a pregnant woman!) What do you expect when I'm wearing a big sweatshirt? So I had to be sure and get a few things that help me to "show off" a bit more.

Back when I first found out I was pregnant, my sister Theresa bought me a gift card to Motherhood Maternity. Thank you Theresa so much!! I was able to get some really nice things and wanted to show off my new purchases. Plus, a few people have been bugging me to post preggo pictures. So here you go:

These are the most comfortable pair of jeans I have ever owned in my entire life. If I didn't already have a great husband, I would marry these pants! Seriously. AND they are flattering. Usually with maternity pants you don't get comfort and still get to show off your nice butt, but these pants accomplish both. The second I put them on Matt said "We're buying them!" The white shirt is also very comfortable and makes a great undershirt. The vest was a last minute purchase. We found it on the sales rack for $15 marked down from $40. Score! It is so comfortable and warm too. Perfect for the office!

Same jeans. This green shirt is the same style as the white one. Comfortable , but not baggy. And yet there is still room for growth.

This skirt was a perfect find! It is super comfy and a great length. Plus its black and you can wear anything with black. The pink top was really cute and I love the way it fits. Plus, it was another sales rack item. Don't you just love bargains?