38 weeks

Today Ham is the size of a pumpkin. That's right. A pumpkin.

The dress is vintage from +Etsy, the shirt is also vintage, but I stole it from my dad's closet. The cardigan and purple tights are from Primark.

I swear this baby is coming early, but what do I know. Pregnant women probably always say that their first time around. I just can't imagine being more pregnant than I am right now, but somehow it keeps happening.
I don't think I've ever felt a Braxton Hicks contraction. My mom says that if I'd had one I would know. Does every pregnant woman get them? Did I miss something?

I'm not nervous or afraid, but I am getting a bit anxious with all the waiting. It could be today or it could be in three weeks. Am I ready? I hope so.

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Email the love

It's really hard to be so far away from my family and friends. Both my parents are nurses so I have come to them with every single health concern I've ever had, until now. The distance is hard enough, but being in a whole different country, the medical procedures are also a bit alien. For example, we don't have gas & air in the states; I had never even heard of it until I watched One Born Every Minute.

So I make up for it by sending them a lot of pictures and updates via email. Whether they like it or not. What I didn't realize was that I was keeping a sort of photo diary that is really nice to look back on. Here's a small sample; most of my pictures are just a bit stupid. Enjoy.

I'm so excited to meet you baby Ham!

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Gettin lucky in Kentucky

Do y'all know how great Kentucky is? Because everyone really should. I am obviously a big fan.

A 3rd trimester road trip is not nearly as complicated as I imagined. As long as you stop and stretch your legs every hour or so it's fine. I would, however, recommend having an emergency plan for when you really have to pee and there is no relief in sight. I bought a bed pan from Walgreens and made my husband swear he would still love me if worse came to worse. I didn't end up using it but there were a few close calls on those winding Kentucky roads.

We stayed at Country Girl at Heart B&B, which is a working farm. I got to hold puppies! She was incredibly hospitable and accommodating. There are things you should avoid when you're pregnant around live stock but as long as you try to keep your hands to yourself and wash them thoroughly you'll be fine.

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Christmas Inn

Can you tell I'm SO EXCITED?!?!

This place is amazing. Christmas. Themed. Hotel. I am a BIG fan of themed hotels/motels. There's nothing like sleeping in a rocket shaped bed. Actually it's kind of awkwardly shaped and not practical at all but, it's so good. It was kind of a mix up that they gave us two beds but it worked out because I got a bit of a cold from the plane and got to starfish sleep and mouth breath with out disturbing my poor husband.

Obviously I had to rustle up the most festive thing in my suitcase which happened to be:

Green is a holiday color right? Cardigan and socks are Primark, shirt is Motherhood Maternity, skirt is H&M, and the shoes are vintage.

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Outfit: 20/11/13

Today I forgot my own advice in my what not to wear post, and wore this dress and cardigan from Primark. The dress is really cute when you're inside but when you go outside there's wind. Wind is not your friend. I'm going to stick with actual maternity dresses from now on if I have to spend more than 15 minutes outside. Something about the hemline being slightly uneven makes the skirt want to fly up.

The cardigan is great though, very cozy and I love the texture. Thank you Primark; the dress was just 5 pounds!The boots are vintage.

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28 Weeks

Dress: Topshop, Socks: Primark, Shoes: Used to be my mom's.

Heartburn! I have never had heartburn a day in my life; now I get it every day. Thanks Ham. I love the silhouette of this dress; I'm a cute little bell. Bad idea: wearing vintage shoes on a rainy day. The bottoms are slick, and I had to be very careful not to slip in the rain.

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Outfit: 11/11/13

When reading crystaldaisies.blogspot.co.uk I got a sudden urge to root around in Primark. I did a post about crop tops last week and found this lovely short jumper. It's cozy warm, but not too warm; my blood runs hot these days. I also purchased this cami in chartreuse, orange, teal, and hunter's green. I love Primark for their cheap basics; can't feel bad stretching it out when it only cost £1.50. 

The jeans are by A Pea in the Pod, and the boots are Aldo.

Today was supposed to be donut day for my friend and me. We were going to try the infamous cronut, and a new muffin-donut from +Starbucks Coffee. He got the flu so I am staying well away, even though I've had my jab. It never used to phase me when one of my friends was sick; I would hang out anyways. Now I put myself in quarantine: can't get sick, mustn't get a fever.

Right now I'm packing up and getting ready for a road trip later this week. A road trip might not sound fun when you're 7 months pregnant but I can't wait to be free and explore one last time while I have the chance.

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27 weeks

I woke up this morning from hunger. Noises, alarms, bladder, pain, or dreams have all woken me before but I've never been woken up just from being hungry. Ham must be growing. I feel I've well and truly entered my 3rd trimester: I'm tired, I'm hungry, I'm enormous.

The cardigan is from +Zara and the tights are from Primark. The shoes used to be my mother's :)

The dress is by +French Connection, and is a really flattering cut for curves. It's really wearable and versatile. Because of the empire waist, it fits well over my bump. They keep releasing this same style in different material every time it gets warm:

Jersey Dress (On sale £28.50)

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Outfit 30/10/13

Note to self: don't wear tights to the midwife. 

This is a really stupid outfit to wear when you're going to get your belly measured. Cute but stupid.  Take my advice and wear jeans and a shirt so you don't have to hike up your tights in front of an audience.

So I can't zipper my beloved +Topshop leather jacket, so what? It can still keep my arms warm. The dress is +H&M maternity and the shoes are Target. These tights are the most perfect vivid red. They are brilliant and opaque. I got them from Hot Topic about a million years age, so they last ages.

The hat I got recently from Primark because it reminds me of Steve Zissou.

Bang on.

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