What I Wore | Summer Breeze

WhatIWore: Happy Monday everyone! Here are some snaps we took on Friday night before heading to our friends’ house for dinner on the deck outside. I first wore this dress this spring (on sale here) and added some hooks and tacks to keep the top on the modest side. As my pregnancy continues, those tacks aren’t cutting it so I used a flesh toned belly band as a panel. I’m glad I got to wear it again this summer and can’t wait to wear it next year too.

When: July 11, 2014

Hat: Self Made (similar)
Hat Band: vintage scarf
Q Scrabble Necklace: Heist Jewelry
Dress: DvF (majorly on sale here)
Sandals: Target

Where: Dinner with Friends

Last time I wore this dress (at 22 weeks pregnant - currently at 33) I mentioned how I’ve been slowly adding to my collection of DvF dresses for nearly 10 years. If you’ve ever considering investing in one, now is probably the best time - end of the summer sales, baby! The dress I’m wearing in this post is over 50% off and while researching I found a lot of other prints at major discounts (images above). 

What I Wore | Clean and Bright

WhatIWore: I’m having one of those mornings where I already feel a little behind even though it’s still pretty early. Adam and I left the house at 6am to get to a doctor’s appointment near Indy, stopped for donuts on the way home and now I’m sitting at my favorite spot to edit the photos we just took and get my day going.

I was on the fence about keeping this dress, a maternity style from ASOS, but I’m glad I did. It’s light and cool and airy and bright and I can’t help but getting the tune to Edelweiss in my head as I wear it. I skipped any belt to give an illusion of a little more length (because boy oh boy, do I feel wide these days!) and paired it with some of my favorite accessories.

When: July 9, 2014

What:
Shades: Fred Flare (old)
Dress: ASOS
Bag: Coach
Bracelet: Self Made (DIY here)
Shoes: Vintage

Where: Working at the Coffee Shop

Although I haven’t been wearing a lot of jewelry these days, I found this charm bracelet I made a few years ago in a forgotten pocket of a handbag and have been wearing it a lot since. I talk a lot on the blog about old Jessica, or at least the styles I associate with being in my mid-late 20s and living in Brooklyn. This piece doesn’t date back that far (I made it the first spring I was back in Bloomington) but I do like how it’s still a little nostalgic for me.  Adam and I were in our first year of marriage, in a new place and planning our new life together. I like wearing pieces like this because sadly my fingers and joints have expanded to the point where I had to remove my wedding band. Better to take it off now than to have them cut it off later! Oh well! I love the symbolism and still instinctively go to touch it about 1000 times a day but I feel more married and in love now than ever. Plus I have a tan line in it’s place. ;) 

What I Wore | Chevron

WhatIWore: What’s black and white and tight all over? This skirt! It’s another one of those day in, day out pieces for me and actually a non maternity item that I’ve styled before here. 

I’m at about 32.5 weeks pregnant right now and baby is stronger than ever. I think he/she is going through a growth spurt because I’ve been really exhausted lately! The baby won’t grow much more in height but will hopefully add a half pound in weight or so per week until his/her birthday. I’m almost positive it will be a boy and say “him” and “his” all of the time now. I’ve asked before, but if you didn’t know the gender of your baby, did you still have a hunch? Were you right? Let me know on twitter!

When: July 7, 2014

What:
Shades: Karen Walker 
Necklace: Jess Lively (similar)
Tank: Liz Lange Maternity via Target 
Skirt: Target (similar)
Bag: Rebecca Minkoff (another cute option)
Shoes: SoleSociety

Where: Bagel & Coffee Shop

Daily Life in Snaps

WhatIWore: This summer has easily been one of the best of my life. I’ve slowed way down, ditched wearing shoes 50% of the time, stepped away from my camera and computer and just let life happen.  I’ve been so addicted to my twitter and instagram feeds over the past few years, counting pageviews and planning posts that it feels so refreshing to just be in the moment.  So what have I been up to? Here’s a bit of my daily life in snaps.

Above: Homemade pies for my baby shower by my Aunt Barb (who taught my my grandma Schroeder’s recipe last fourth of July) including peach, peach custard and rhubarb blueberry custard plus flowers from her garden.

Checking in on Adam’s plants at his farm plot on a lovely Saturday afternoon wearing my favorite breezy dress.

Showing off my new Target two piece and getting a little tan on my baby bump at the local pool lately (floating feels dreamy at 30+ weeks pregnant!) 

My best pie to date: A black raspberry custard (click through and follow the tag #jessicas100pies to see all of the flavors I’ve attempted) 

Staying off my feet and doing a lot of reading/napping in the afternoon. 

One of the bajillion photos of his royal highness Raymond, who’s in for a little bit of a life change once baby arrives (but will take all of the snuggles he can get in the mean time!)