THREADS // MAGIC CARPET

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Today's threads post is all about these yummy yoga goodies from Yoga Outlet, an online shop that has all your yoga essentials in one place.  Although you definitely don't need any of this stuff to do yoga.  I've been doing it since high school when my mom would take me to class with her, all before I even had my own mat.  But it can be quite nice to have a good quality mat (especially in pregnancy), and some really comfy, stretchy, good fitting pants. 

My joints have changed through pregnancy considerably, and this new mat has been a life savor!  It's almost twice as thick as my other mats, and it's pretty much the prettiest thing I've ever seen!  These babies are made in the US, and the design is a hand-painted original by Sophie Leininger of Magic Carpet Yoga Mats.  She, among many other well known designers, sell their work on Yoga Outlet.  They have tons of different yoga mats in their shop, but here is mine in case you want a direct link.  I have owned several different mats over the years and this is by far the best quality one I've ever had.

And these pants... the Onzie Gypsy Pant... love!  They are so comfy, and made from super soft jersey fabric, so you can wear them over and over without them getting wrinkled or saggy!  They come in 8 different patterns too!!!  I'm loving the fold over waist while I'm pregnant.  I can roll it down, or pull it up over my belly for extra support if I want.  And I know they will fit me perfectly once I'm no longer pregnant too. 

In case you missed it, we put our new favorite Skyline Fever design on a crop top as well as the original slouchy tee style.  I'm loving it so much!  Remember, you don't have to bare your belly with these tops, you can easily layer them over tank tops or a maxi dress, so many possibilities.  I get so many comments from girls saying they can't do crop tops, so I like to remind them of this.  So many ways to wear a shirt! 

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THREADS // IT STILL FITS

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I took these a few weeks ago, I think when I was a little over 20 week pregnant.  I was so excited to find out that this romper still fits me!  You can see a pre-pregnancy post in it here.  I have not had to buy very many pregnancy clothes at all.  I got two pairs of jeans with the band on top and a few tanks tops to wear under other shirts, and one actual maternity top that I'll still be able to wear after pregnancy.  Ive been able to utilize things from my previous closet pretty well so far!  Which is great b/c it leaves more room for me to spend that money on the cutest little baby clothes!  Ha ha.  I'm going to have to much fun dressing little Ava. 

It's hard to believe that in just a little over 3 months she will be here in our arms.  I'm getting anxious and nervous.  Well be taking Birthing From Within classes this spring, and I'm about to start preparing for baby shower and blessingway details... It's all going to start happening so fast.  My belly is growing each week.  Some days I feel beautiful and some days I feel huge.  I measured 23" at my 23 week midwife appointment so I know I'm right where I should be.  I think it's just part of being a short girl... there is not a whole lot of torso room!  Her kicks and movements are getting stronger and stronger, and we can see my belly move and bump from the outside now!  It's so cool.  She has already helped me so much with putting things in life in perspective as far as what is important and what is not. 

Her room is looking so cute.  It just needs her crib and some art that I have picked out.  We still have a million things around the house we want to get done before she arrives.  Little by little it's getting done.  I'll never forget this period of my life...

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OUTFIT DETAILS: romper - dolkii // crochet kimono - f21 // belt - thrifted // necklace - my mamas // 3 stone ring - eclectic bling jewelry // oval crysophrase ring - cultivated dreams // silver + turquoise ring - bella & chloe // wooden bangles - midnight special vintage // sandals - blowfish shoes

PRINT ON PRINT // MATERNITY STYLE

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I'm in love with this little outfit.  I love mixing print on print.  We had some errands to run in town the other day, one of which included returning something to a store at the mall, one place I really don't love going to... and it wasn't until getting out of the car and feeling big gusts of wind I realized I might be flashing alot people in this little mini dress!  I literally had to walk around holding the sides of my dress down the whole time.  I hate when something looks perfectly fine in the mirror only to find out later it's not.  Next time I wear this dress while I'm still pregnant, I'll definitely be wearing tights or something under it!  But I did buy it b/c it's roomy enough to grown through my whole pregnancy in, and with spring & summer coming up, I'm going to want to start ditching my sweaters and pants soon. 

I shot this outfit within a day or so of reaching the 20 week mark in pregnancy, half way through!  It's so crazy how fast it's going by.  In just 4+ months I will be holding my own sweet baby in my arms.  It still blows my mind every single day.  I dreamt about her last night.  She was so precious and so feminine looking, with blue eyes and dirty light brown hair, a huge wanderment in her eyes and such a happy, giggly demeanor.  I can't wait to see what she will look like and be like.  I feel her rolling around in my tummy everyday now, sometimes a little, sometimes all day long.  I feel her right now as I'm typing.  Ive been working on getting our spare room cleaned out to be turned into her room, and Ive been making things for her room too.  The process of creating something just for her is so unlike when I'm just creating to sell or for the fun of it.  It's been a really cool experience.  I'll share what Ive been making on here soon.  I really want to be in this space more and update this transition in my life, it just hasn't quite happened so far.  But that's totally okay.  When I have time and feel like posting I will, when I don't, I simply won't.  I'm not stressing over any of this kind of stuff anymore.  It's just not that important. 

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OUTFIT DETAILS: dress - F21 // bell sleeve top - raga // hat - free people // necklace - sun & glory // bracelets - bella & chloe & the whimsie // rings - shannon noelke + night gypsy 83 + jennakoocultivated dreams // shoes - blowfish shoes

THREADS // SEASHELLS + BLUES

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OUTFIT DETAILS: top - dir69 // pants - free people // shoes - mohinders // necklace - egyptian lavender // flower ring - chromafusion // shield ring - sanktoleono jewelry // bracelet - the whimsie // hat - gypsy warrior


Around the time I found out I was pregnant at about 5 weeks, I began to really feel the first trimester symptoms hit me.  By week 6, they were full on.  All day nausea and extreme fatigue, and my goals instantly shifted from what is on my to do list today to what can I eat and how can I keep myself from throwing up.  It was literally a morning to night challenge and all I could focus on for a while.  Luckily that transitioned into I'm just so tired, but it still completely put my life otherwise on hold, for several weeks.  Now that I'm starting to get back to normal, I'm going through all the things that just lingered on my to do list, and other promises I had made before even knowing I was pregnant, that I never even got to.  It's pretty damn overwhelming to say the least, and my email inbox has over 4,000 unread emails in it, luckily alot of junk mail, but tons of unanswered real emails, from real people, that I feel bad Ive left hanging.  So slowly I am going to weed through these tasks until hopefully one day I'll get caught up so my mind can rest easy through the rest of this pregnancy.  So, if you are waiting for a response from me, whether in email, IG, fb, etc... please be super patient with me.  It's a huge chunk to chew on after being out of it for so many weeks. 

So, here is an outfit post I shot about 2 months ago, before I chopped all my hair off!  It was getting so long, and even though I regretted it the first few weeks, I'm now so happy I did.  It's so much healthier and so much easier to deal with right now that I'm not washing it nearly as much as I did before.  It's been a nice change, refreshing.

This top from dir69 is insane!  The handsewn details of the cowrie shells on the sleeves, what?  It's just a very unique piece, unlike anything else in my closet.  And yes, I know my pants are wrinkled as hell, I just didn't care.  These free people pants are some of my favs.  I have them in two different patterns.  I found these on ebay for about 1/4 of the original price.  That's how I roll with FP. 

Even though fall is my favorite season, I'm really ready for spring this year since I'm pregnant.  I'm ready to spend my days outdoors, soaking up the earth and sunshine, gardening, walking, etc.  I cannot wait.  I feel like I'm waking up from my own hibernation, and now we are going into winter.  Ive been feeling really house bound lately.  But this season shall pass, and I will work on enjoying it as much as I can while its here...