Baby #3: 22 Weeks!

Today I had my prenatal appointment. I met the OB, Dr. Spalding, for the first time. (I've been seeing his midwives for all the previous visits). He's nice and all, but let's just say I REALLY hope and pray he is not on call when I go into labor. He has three midwives who generally do the delivering unless he happens to be the one on call or their is an emergency or scheduled C-section. Even though he knows I've had two boring pregnancies and two easy, intervention-free labors (one in a birth center) he still had the audacity to suggest getting induced at 39 weeks just for the heck of it. Ya know, since I transition and push fast and don't want to risk having a home birth/car birth/rushing to the hospital. I said NO THANK YOU and laughed a bit at that statement. I mean really?! Why. I don't get it. I'm thankful that my OB for Julian was pretty hands off and never even mentioned such a thing and thankful for my wonderful birth center birth with Genevieve. I told Jordan if this man ends up being the one to deliver this baby then he needs to watch him like a hawk. No scissors near my lady bits and no funny business!

ANYHOW, other than that, my appointment was just fine. Baby boy's heart rate was 145bpm. My fundal height is measuring at 22cm, which coincides with my 22 weeks for once. With my other 2 I always measured a week or 2 "behind" (and yet my babies till came right around their due dates at 8.2lbs and 7.6lbs). Oddly enough, my midwife put my estimated due date at September 9th which would technically put me at 21 weeks, 4 days instead of 22 weeks. I'm not sure why she did that because that date doesn't line up with anything. I truly think she just used the little spinny wheel thing wrong. Haha! (And I say this because the baby is measuring at 22 weeks, my fundus is measuring at 22 weeks, and according to my non-professional calculations, I'm 22 weeks.) But oh well, whatever. A week or two off really does not matter in the grand scheme of things! Mostly, it just gets annoying when they say things like "oh, baby is going to be big/small, we can induce, we need to check your cervix at this date, blah blah blah."

So, that's the latest update! Just pluggin along over here at the Rossi household. Kids are happy and I'm feeling good. Julian just turned 5, which is crazy! Genevieve officially weaned about 3 weeks ago with a lot of prompting from me. I'm completely open to letting her nurse again when the baby comes, but for now it's just too painful. Jordan is busy with work (being a 24 hour caregiver to his grandma in Parkfield), studying for getting licensed (which is hopefully happening this Friday when he goes to Presbytery!) and writing sermons. I'm just doing my thing - trying to keep the house in order, organize park play dates, getting Julian ready for Kindergarten this fall, doing some major nesting, and trying to stay generally healthy and active.

22 Weeks! Baby boy is approx 15 ounces and 11 inches.

Baby #3: 14 Week Appointment

I love my OB appointments. The gals in the office are fabulous, it's small and quaint, and my midwife is great! Today's appointment was the usual: pee in a cup, take my blood pressure, listen to the heartbeat. Sounds chill, but I get nervous every single time until I hear that strong, fast beating of my baby's heart. We weren't able to hear it at my first appointment 4 weeks ago so when Megan (my awesome midwife) located it right away and we heard a LOUD, STRONG boom boom boom! at 150bpm we both laughed at how cooperative baby was today! She said she'd be shocked if I couldn't feel the baby moving already, if not soon. Well, sure enough, I definitely feel this baby moving! I started feeling movement around 13 weeks and it's just getting stronger and stronger. Crazy how in tune we are as we have more pregnancies! Also? The top of my uterus is totally almost to my belly button already. First time pregnanies it's a good few inches below at this point, but hey, my uterus knows what's up by now. 

How I'm feeling: 

I'm feeling good! I'm officially in my second trimester and, praise God, I have energy most days! Of course, if I get less than 8 hours of sleep I have nausea and the sleepies, but for the most part I'm loving this "magical" second tri thing. 

What I'm craving: 

No real cravings, but thankful that I'm not into sugar too much, other than chocolate bars. ;) I'm digging fruits, veggies, salty soups and my morning cup of joe. 

What's going on:

Just busy doing our thing! Kids have dance class twice a week, I've organized a weekly park day with friends. Still watching my friend's 3 year old 2 or 3 half days a week. We have our Community Group through the church every other week and church on Sundays (Jordan teaches the adult Sunday School class, ocassionaly does Childen's church and preaches every 6th week). I was recently blessed with a free double jogging stroller - just need to replace the tubes and then I'll start walking again! Genevieve is officially day and night potty trained. No diapers for the next 6 months, woo!! Oh, and today I picked up the kindergarten registration packet for Julian (SAY WHAT?!).

Pregnancy Stats:

Weight gain to date: 10 pounds of loooove.

Blood pressure: 135/80

Blood tests: all good! No anemia thus far! Healthy as a horse. 

And I leave for you a belly shot and a cute photo bomber:

 

Baby #3: 12 Weeks

A couple of weeks ago we announced on Facebook (aka "The Whole World") that we are expecting baby #3! Our estimated due date (edd) is September 9th. Our other 2 were born right around their due dates, give or a take a couple of days. Here's to hoping this baby follows suit! The kids are pretty excited about having a new baby siblings. I bet they'll get impatient waiting another 7 months, and I don't blame them! Pregnancy seems to last forever...

When I ask Julian if wants a brother or a sister, he's adamant about wanting it to be a boy because "I need a partner so I can be Batman. He can be Robin!" When I ask the same question to Genevieve she says she wants a "girl baby." Her reason? "Because." So there you have it. My midwife does the gender scan between 19-21 weeks, so 7 more weeks and we'll see which kid gets their desired gender!

Fast forward to today and I'm 12 weeks along! Anyone who's gone through pregnancies and losses know that reaching 12 weeks helps calm the nerves! I'm not quite second trimester yet (one more week to go) but it's still an accomplishment. Praying that all continues to go well and baby stays healthy! 

How I'm feeling: 

Pretty good, for the most part. I have good days and bad. Evenings and nights aren't so great. I'm worn out by 4pm and definitely feeling the nausea. (Not nearly as bad as the first few weeks, though.) Braxton Hicks are very noticeable this time around. Nothing really seems to prevent them so I've decided to just consider them a normal part of this pregnancy. 

What I'm craving: 

Nothing in particular. Proteins, fruits, salty things. I'm not having any major sugar cravings yet. Most foods leave a bad taste in my mouth and I'm having to chew a lot of gum to mask it. (Not good for my TMJ,btw!)

What's going on:

I'm watching just one child part time these days and still doing a little Thirty-One here and there. (Mostly for fun and to give friends discounts!) My kids have dance class twice a week which is pretty funny to watch! We don't get out of the house too much...but we do have a big backyard so that helps a ton! I make sure they spend at least an hour or more out there a day. Genevieve has been totally awesome and taking TWO HOUR NAPS daily! A serious life saver. Julian quit napping at 2 so I didn't have the luxery of a "break" while I was preagnant with Genevieve (in hot and sweaty Florida, nonetheless.) I'm thrilled to be able to plop Julian in front of a movie, put G down for a nap, and take a 1 or 2 hours rest. It helps SO much!

Weight? 

Okay ya, I'm posting this. Kind of...so third pregnancy you guys! I was definitely not where I wanted to be health-wise when I started this pregnancy. It was unexpected and I had just decided I was going to join and gym and start exercising. I'm still going to work out, but it's going to have to be a slower, gradual, gentle process now that I'm already pregnant and I haven't exercised in almost 2 years. (So bad, I know.) My past labors have been 12-24 hours long and I NEVER slept during them and end up so exhausted. In order to have successful, smooth, natural/unmedicated labor and a fast/easy recovery I must be in shape, healthy, and have energy. So anyhow, I'm posting this super unglamourous pic of me from today, at 12 weeks, for the sake of tradition. 

The Birth of Genevieve

My amazing, spunky, fiesty, beautiful, smart daughter turns 2 tomorrow. I'm holding in the tears...for now. Literally, these past 2 years have been a whirlwind. I don't want to forget the details of her birth, so 2 years later, I finally blogged about it.

Enjoy, or don't. Whatever. ;)

Ah, labor...it lasted, for what seemed like, forever. I didn't sleep that night as I was up all night with irregular contractions. It was a full moon...around 11pm on the 18th I started pacing the apartment complex. That's what I did with Julian and It really sped things up. Around 2am on the 19th I was still pacing and annoyed. I called my midwife, who was dealing with 3 other laboring women thanks to the full moon. My contractions were not close enough together so I stayed home and paced. I went up and down the stairs and attempted to to go back to bed numerous times without luck. 

Morning came and after having contractions all night they were still only 10-30 minutes apart. Sigh. I wasn't miserable, just wishing things would go faster as I was exhausted. I packed my bags and took more walks. There really wasn't much else I could do since I knew birth time was imminent. I called one of my best friends, Jana and my online doula friend, Stacie. Loved having those mamas to give me some coaching and perspective! Things finally progressed a bit and I felt the need to retreat to my bedroom, get in the child's pose (yoga term) and laid my head down on a stack of pillows in front of me. Thankfully, I was able to doze off in between contractions that were 5-10 minutes apart. (Another bff, Hannah,  had mentiontioned to me that a laboring mother cat goes off on her own to labor and it's a good clue to when the time is actually near. I never forgot that! My inner mama feline came out. Haha!)

At 2pm things were still progressing slowly, in my opinion, but I just "had a feeling" that I needed to get to the birth center. It was a 30 min drive to Hillcrest from Escondido and I did not want to be stuck in 5:00 traffic during active labor. I was so thankful to be given the "go ahead" from my midwife. She could sense the urgency in my voice and even though they prefer contractions to be 3 minutes apart, she told me to come in. We stopped in at a liquor store to get some ginger ale for my nuasea and I had a contraction while in line. Needless to say, all the patrons let me go ahead! ;) I had 2 more contractions in the car and they were hell, I'm not gonna lie. Laboring in a car is highly unpleasant. 

We got there and I was 5 cm and finally feeling relaxed about the whole ordeal. I went back into the waiting room and joyously announced my progress. The gals in the waiting room were high fiving me and said they were impressed that I was was dealing so well with everything.  Contractions were still 5 min apart. I walked down the sidewalk and had to stop multiple times as things progressed and intensified very quickly. I told jordan we needed to get back inside. I was having horrible back labor and the only comfortable laboring position was leaning way forward while Jordan pressed hard on my lower back.

I wanted to sit on the yoga ball in an attempt to turn Genevieve into a better position, but it was extremely uncomfortable. I had to be standing. Transition hit not too long after getting there. I threw up during it, which is normal for me. At that time I also had my bloody show. Things were gettin' real intense up in there. I said I needed the tub filled asap and got in before it was full. My midwife told me to tell her when had the urge to push and she left to attend to another gal who had given birth that night. 

I was on my knees, pushing against the side of the tub with jordan pushing with all his might on my lower back. All of a sudden I had a crazy intense contraction and started bearing down hard while moaning the loudest I possibly could and yelled "I'm pushing!". (My mom said I sounded like a cow!). That was my first pushing contraction, which means I went from 5 to 10 cm in about 90 minutes. My midwife came running in and put a mirror under the water to check. She said, "oh! There's her head!" I pushed one more time and out she came! Literally, 2 pushes. The most intense, and yes, painful, experience I have ever had. (It was surprising to me because pushing was such a relief with Julian and lasted about 25 minutes!)

We all laughed at how fast she came! It was unexpected! I just sat in the tub holding my beautiful, cheesy little girl. Exhausted and in awe of the whole experience. We waited a while before cutting the cord, as I did with Julian as well. Then we gave Genevieve over to Jordan for a little bonding while I birthed the placenta. It felt different than with Julian. I think my OB helped it come out with him, but with Genevieve my body naturally expelled it in about 15 or 20 minutes. It was facinating and I allowed them to use it for the interns to examine. My body is amazing. My husband is amazing. Birthing is amazing.

FAQ

1. Did you tear?

Yes, I tore. She flew out before my midwife had a chance to help guide things slowly. My body just went for it. 2nd degree tear, just like with Julian. But, I healed much quicker.

2. When did your water break?

My water probably broke when I pushed out her head.

3. How was this birth similar to or different from your first?

It was very different, and yet very similar to my birthing experience with Julian. Twice as long, twice as painful, TEN TIMES BETTER, however, because I was in a wonderful home environment with a hands-off birth team. Julian's birth lasted about 12 1/2 hours. I labored at home for 10 hours and then went to the hospital when my contractions were 1-3 min apart. With Genevieve I went to the birth center when my contractions were 10 min apart and as soon as I got there, I progressed very quickly. Both times I had my bloody show during transition and both times my water broke during pushing. I birthed on my back with Julian and on my hands and knees with Genevieve. I threw up during labor with both kids. I did not use an IV for either. Yes, I pooped during labor with both children because pushing feels identical to being insanely consipated. Okay, much worse. (Don't be embarrassed if it happens to you because it happens to basically everyone.)  I didn't really have back labor with J, I did with G. I didn't sleep at night with either of them before birthing. I was confident with Julian, but FAR MORE so with Genevieve and very at ease. **side note** definitely take a laxitive after labor. You'll thank yourself.

4. How long was your labor?

Total labor was about 24 hours with active labor around 90 minutes. Pushed for about 1 - 2 minutes.

5. When did you go home?

I went home when Genevieve was only 6 hours old. It was terrifying and amazing all at once.

6. Stats?

Born around 5:30pm on November 19th. Can't remember the day of the week! Approx 4 days "late".
19 3/4 inches (I think?! Sad that I can't remember this either. Poor second child.)
7 pounds 6 ounces. (Or was it 4 ounces? Shoot, #failing)

Photo Ops: Unfortunatly, we neither had a real camera with us, nor a phone with flash. So, this is the best we got. I'm a girl who likes pictures and I think birth is beautiful, magical and an amazing miracle. The following includes some photos that may seem unpleasant to some.

P.S. read The Birth of Julian here.

The beginning of transition. I needed Jordan to push against my lower back through the entire contration. This was before I stripped down butt nakey. Laboring in clothes is for the birds. Haha!

Moments after she was born. I grabbed her and sat down in sweet relief! Look at the cheese! Julian had no vernix on him. 

My mom did the honor of cutting the cord. 

My beautiful placenta. Amazing!

Bonding with dada. 

Checking her vitals in dada's arms. 

Loving on my baby girl while my midwife stitched up my lady bits. 

Love this squishy face!

Big brother meeting his baby sister!

Our new family of 4. 

The face of perfection and peace.

Going home at 6 hours old. So peacful and an amazing sleeper! She slept better as a newborn than she does at 2!

Miss Sassy Pants....

Loving Life

TGIF! I can't wait to sleep in till 9:00 tomorrow! :D ;) I am loving life and how the days play out. I feel like I have a pretty good routine going with my kids and the kids I watch. I still haven't become a "morning person", but seeing a sunrise is overrated anyways. (Juuust kidding, they're gorgeous, I just sleep in until the latest possible time because staying up late is way more fun. Haha).

I love our little house and the neighborhood. We have recently become friends with our next door neighbors who have a 2 1/2 year old daughter and  4 year old son! The mom is a SAHM and we definitely clicked. We're even at the piont of letting Julian go play without me on occassion (for about an hour).

 I'm totally loving working my Thirty-One business and can't believe I am on track to becoming a Director! (Just gotta work it a little harder!) Obviously, hit me up if you want to know more about it! (www.mythirtyone.com/gabbarossi)

Living near both sets of our parents is basically the best thing ever. Even though we don't see them all that often, just knowing that they're a stone's throw away is so comforting. Kind of like a security blanket.

We've been at our church (Covenant Presbyterian in Paso Robles) for one year now and couldn't be happier! I absolutely adore our church home and the relationships that are growing there. I'm excited about getting plugged in to the upcoming small groups and stoked that Jordan will be teaching the adult Sunday School classes this fall. He's even had the privelege of preaching there 3 times over the past few months. Each time has been very well received! I'm so proud of him and can't wait to see the Lord use him for His glory! A committee has been formed and meetings have taken place to discus a church plant. (Jordan is on this committee and we are super excited about where the Lord leads!!) Things are going very well and we are blessed.

Fall is nearly here and I couldn't be more thrilled! Pumpkin Spice Lattes?! Comfy sweaters?! Cute boots?! Yes, please!! Of course, once it gets to be freezing I'm sure I'll be changing my tune! Born and raised Coastal Girl. <3 p="">

Demise of the Morning Nap

You guys, the morning nap is starting to diminish and it hurts. We've gone from 2 hours from about 10-12 to about an hour from 10-11. That hour is precious, I tell ya. During that hour I plop the male-child in front of a show, take a shower, get dressed, drink my coffee and work on my business (ebaying stuff, Thirty-One Gifts orders and marketing, etc). After Julian's show I would usually have him sit with me and color/draw while I worked. But that is slowing changing. Now I only have an hour! One precious hour! I feel rushed. I'm not a morning person and I move slowly before the noon-time hour. Errands are typically done between 12 and 2 and then it's back home for afternoon nap.

While 2 naps makes it so I can't get much done out of the house as far as errands and play dates go, I still cherish them dearly. Don't leave me, morning nap!! I plan to cling to you as long as my 15-month-old cooperates. I'll take 45 minutes, even. I just need that small moment of respite in the morning.

Let's talk about Ebates

If you're a SAHM mom like me, or maybe someone who just hates getting out of the house and shopping...then you will probably benefit from ebates! What is it, you ask? Well, if you Google "What is ebates" this is what will come up:

And also check out this:

So, it's pretty cool, ya know? I've had a couple people use my link and because of that, I've earned over $80. Simply from people using my link! I've made about $10 back from shopping online at places like Kohls, Old Navy and Overstock.com. I love online shipping, I'm not gonna lie. Getting out of the house with two littles and shopping for clothes is never fun for me. I prefer to just get over with after some intense google searching for sales and coupons! ;) And all from the comfort of the couch, bed or kitchen table. 

In case you are skeptical, I've received a legitimate check from them and you can search the internet for other ebates success stories. Please use my referral link and sign up today! You'll be helping yourself and benefiting me. I say it's a win-win. 

http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=Jjk7ntOKgzNBQZibGJQRrg%3D%3D&eeid=26471

This is what your ebates screen should look like. Here's mine:

Got my cashcrate check!

Pretty excited that this finally came in the mail! You can earn little income from the comfort of your home,  too. I also got a free tampon sample. Haha.  Check it out!

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Earning a tiny income from home

Hey blogger friends!

If you're anything like me (SAHM, broke as a joke, can't handle working away from your kiddos, live in town where rent is through the roof, etc) then you might constantly be looking for a way to bring in a buck or two. This isn't a "get rich fast" plan. This is a "earn 20 bucks in a couple of months so you can help pay bills" kinda thing.

First up, ebates. Ebates is really simple and uses about 0 brain cells and minimal time spent doing it. All you do is sign up using my link and start doing your online shopping. You get cash back!! I've earned 6 bucks from shopping at overstock.com and oldnavy.com. It also gives you cash back for shopping online at walmart, target, ebay, macys, kohls, etc. Seriously good stuff!! And not only that, but I received a $10 Target gift card just for signing up. Plus, if you get friends to sign up UNDER you, then you get EVEN MORE. Which is precisely why I'm telling you about this. :) So here, use this link and I'll love you forever:

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And next in line we have the good ole survey option. No joke, these work. This is a painfully slow, but ridiculously easy way to earn some cashola. I like to use globaltestmarket.com. I've earned about $20 bucks doing their surveys. You can get paid via paypal. Join under me today by visiting this link:

https://www.globaltestmarket.com/join.php?contact_email=&utm_source=gtm&utm_medium=refer_a_friend&utm_campaign=friendreferral&utm_content=text

My favorite is this one, however. This is from cashcrate.com. Super easy and dare I say even a little fun at times? I have a check for $20.04 coming to me. I actually prefer to do the offers. You just have to know how to weed through and pick the right ones. You can go through them super fast, especially if you download roboform onto your computer. Perfectly safe and harmless, btw. It will fill in some of the fields automatically for you. I've even received free samples. Please use my referral link when you sign up!

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And last but certainly not least, you all know I sell Jewel Kade!! Gorgeous, fun, fashionable, vintage AND modern, timeless, personal jewelry. ;) Many of you have ordered from me and for that I am forever grateful! It blesses my entire family! Have you thought about doing direct sales? It's something that I personal think is a lot of fun and a really great way to earn some income while making your own schedule. I do 1-4 parties a month and have earned anywhere from $50-200 per party. You can do online or home parties. I prefer home parties because then your customers can try pieces on and see the beautiful bling in person! Check out my personal Jewel Kade website and read all about Janet Kinkade, creator of JK, and see what you're missing out on. xo

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Why is it so hard to just get ready for the day?!

Confession time: I'm lazy. Okay, so maybe that's not news to some of you, but just thought I'd throw it out there. A while back I decided to check out The Fly Lady and her helpful website. Man, she is a real go-getter. I'm not like her. I'm really, really not. Ya, I want to be. But if I try to be just like her, I'll just make myself depressed. I can't even DO a load of laundry a day right now because I don't have a washing machine. We also don't have a dishwasher so I make no promises that my sink will be empty and sparkling clean when I wake up in the morning. (In fact, it usually isn't because I'm never the first one to wake up!) And if I'm being completely honest with you, which I am, I don't even do the dishes very often. Jordan usually does them. Now, I'm trying to break that habit. I don't want him to have to hand-wash 2 bins of dishes. I did them last night and it took an hour and half. My arm is literally sore today from that endeavor.

Dishes is not what this post is supposed to be about, however. That was just an aside. Or an introduction. Or whatever. This post is about "getting dressed". Funnily enough, almost exactly 2 years ago I wrote a post called "Getting Dressed". (Read it here.) Apparently this is an ongoing issue?! Am I REALLY that lame when it comes to getting ready for the day? Sheesh. Pre-motherhood I think (I hope) that I did a better job. Or, maybe I was simply forced into getting ready for the day because I had a "real" job.You know, office gigs and what not. Although I do recall always looking a little less put together than my co-workers. At least, my hair did. I reeeally don't like doing my hair. Maybe it's because it won't hold a curl, or it loses body in 5 seconds flat. I don't know. I just don't like it.

So anyhow, it's 2 years after my original post and I'm still struggling. But, I think I'm doing better! I still hate wearing jeans and shoes when I'm just hanging around at home and doing chores. So.totally.uncomfy. I'm honestly not as productive in jeans. I'm really not. I can't comfortably sit on the floor and play with my kids in jeans. I can't get on my hands and knees and scrub the floors. I just.can't. I HAVE learned of the incredible usefulness of the apron, however. Those things really do serve a purpose! If I'm going to be doing some heavy cleaning, washing dishes or simply making dinner I always put on my apron. Saves my clothes and it makes me oddly productive.

And then there's the whole "putting on shoes even when you're just at home" thing. Come on, Fly Lady. Shoes aren't even good for your feet. I try to be barefoot as much as possible. Either that or I wear slippers around the house. Heh.

I'm also trying to be better at putting on makeup.,..again, another lazy bad habit of mine. (Check out this blog post I did the other day. Click here.) I don't like washing my face at night and if I put on makeup, it means I HAVE to wash my face. :/ But, like most normal females, I look better and feel better with makeup on. I'm not above going out and about in yoga pants, messy bun and clean face...but when I'm dressed nicer and done up a bit while doing my errands I think I'm actually a nicer person. It must be because I feel more confident which then leads to me smiling more and talking more to strangers. I mean, I like talking to strangers regardless of how I look, but I truly think I'm nicer when I look better. Is that weird? Also, I just look tired without makeup...and then I think about these memes:

OK! I'm toootally just rambling. So look here, I've been getting dressed more! I even took photos to document the occasions. I should have taken a picture of my outfit on Sunday because I thought my shoes were exceptionally cute. (In reality they were just plain black ballet flats, but they were new, so that made them better).

Last Tuesday I went to Target. And I got dressed up to do it! I EVEN left my hair down, which is nearly unheard of for me these day. (Long hair + grabby 9 month old + summer heat = ouch/hot). I'm wearing a top and cardigan thing that my mom and sister picked out. My mom said it brings out my boho side, which she's always loved. They're both from Styles 4 Less. The jeans are a dark wash skinny jean from Target. The boots are from Kohls. The necklace is from World MarketI felt good that day. I even got a compliment from a mom pushing her 3 kids in her cart. She said she liked my top. Of course I had to go on and disclose that my mom and sister found it for me because I have no style of my own. (Why did I do that?! Why didn't I just smile and say "thanks"? Seriously people.)

Yesterday was Monday and I took Julian to the library and then did some grocery shopping. I got dressed in my Lucky jeans that I snagged off of Ebay, clearance rack Old Navy top and favorite gold sandals from Target. I really, really like these sandals. I got them on sale and I wish I would have bought a second pair in another color. I did my hair in a simple high bun (#momhair) and threw on an old belt to complete the look. JK...my pants are too big and I didn't want to be constantly pulling them up. P.S. Like the sticker on the mirror? Yes, I have a 3 year old. 

Here we are on Tuesday. I took this picture at my mom's house and I didn't have access to a full length mirror at the time. So, no shoes. :( I was just wearing some simple beaded flip flops from Target) I didn't have any grand plans, but I did end up going to my parent's house with the kids and doing a load of laundry. While they were there I did a solo trip to Big Lots. My peasant top is from Old Navy and the shorts are an ancient pair of cut offs. They used to be my favorite jeans from American Eagle Outfitter. Super comfy, but the bottoms were also super worn out. They're probably about 9 years old and I finally turned them into shorts this summer. I didn't wash my hair today (OK, so I didn't wash my hair yesterday, either) so up it went in a simple bun again. Not sure why I'm not wearing a necklace. Just forgetful, I guess.

So there you have it. A really long blog post about how I don't like getting ready for the day and a few simple outfits I threw on. Thanks for reading! Hope I inspired you to get dressed, too. :D