whaaat a difference a year makes!
i can’t even believe it’s been more than a year already since i was the one with a big ole belly at my girl april’s bridal brunch [we call her eebee! and see? rhymes with beebee!], getting all ready for her wedding. and now! she has a little princess on the way!!!! yay!!!!
i got prettied up this weekend and slipped out to celebrate her and her tiniest lady for an afternoon… without my little bunnies! whoa! i don’t like leaving my babes too often. i just don’t. and they don’t like it, either, which doesn’t help! [as you can see by rocco’s cling and sad eye!] but on this day? well, daddy was home, and his mom stopped by to see them, too… so yay! because really, i needed to appropriately celebrate for just a bit. april and i used to plan our lives together! and what you don’t realize when you’re 13 is that at some point, adulting just starts to keep you really busy doing different things all the time. we don’t get to see each other very often at all! i hadn’t even seen her cute belly, but she looks so absolutely beautiful and amazing!!
so! i ate girly foods without sharing and i had a mimosa and i rubbed on the sweetest baby bump!! and felt soooo reminiscent of my bumps of the past! tear!! [and i only experienced very mild panic when i got the periodic nursing tingle and then i only texted once to make sure everyone was okay at home! progress!]
anyway, let me just say… i have been waiting so long for this bunny monogramming opportunity! i texted her one day just to make suuuuure she definitely wasn’t going to be changing baby girl’s name at any point… and clicked order!! oh, it turned out to be sooo gorgeous. i think i love jellycats more than kids do. haha. but i am totally going to do them for my babes at some point, i have just mostly been aiming for material reduction in their little worlds. 😉
oh, eebee, i love you and your little princess to be!!! you are gonna be the best mommy. also, i’m still dreaming of your aunt’s fabulous food table. always. so. delicious!
ps. i wrote up some tips a while back for registry planning! and on that note, my past favs for pregnancy, postpartum, first 6 months of baby, then 6-12 months, and a few additional favs from all stages. aaaand, just for fun, remembering my sweet baby shower for maddalena!!!
wearing! i got to pull out my favorite rachel pally that i wore when i was preg with rocco! if you are pregnant or tall or anyone that needs extra length, her dresses are theeeee way to go! i wear huge heels with this dress!
Good for you for a little time away! I know how much that's just not a thing we like doing. But what a great cause! And such an adorable event. You southern ladies and your monograms. 😉
oh i know you relate!! and i'm glad. 🙂 it's so not a thing we like doing, is it! but in this instance [one that i felt nicely in control of ;)] it was definitely nice for a little. i was literally 5 minutes away and finally getting to see my best friend after months! but that's not to say i didn't panic mildly while i was there!
This is so inspiring! I love the post:)
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thank you!!!
You are stunning and this is just beautiful! 🙂
oh that is just the sweetest coming from you, lady!! thank you!