36 weeks

Today Ham is the size of a honeydew melon. Woah.

(Happy birthday Mr Stardust)

I've had my first craving: mineral water. I would drink the stuff before I was pregnant but never really had much of an opinion about it. Now I want it, crave it, need it.

Other than that I am just hanging around feeling enormous and uncomfortable. Ham is still kicking all day long; is there a point where the amount of kicking is too much? I wore this to go get my blood drawn. Mostly I hang around in old t shirts that used to be baggy and sweatpants unless I have to go somewhere. It's a good thing I'm not back home in that polar vortex or I would never leave the house.

The dress and shoes are vintage, the tights are from Primark. The headband is home made.

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The SUPER sales!

I like to shop the boxing day sales for deals on expensive or designer pieces while stocks last. I shop the January sales for big markdowns. Everything here is 50% off or more. The selection is more limited, they don't always have all the sizes, but if you're lucky you can bag a real bargain.

Black shirt dress £128 £64 by +AllSaints 

Teal maxi skirt £14.99 £6 by +New Look 

Swing knit dress £110 £54.50 by +French Connection 

Diamond print knot dress £39 £10 by +JoJo Maman Bébé 

Navy knot dress £14.99 £7 by +H&M 

Dip dye maxi dress £32 £10 by +Topshop 

Knitted velvet dress £95 £47 by +French Connection 

Jumpsuit £40 £14 by +New Look 

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Vintage maternity

I love vintage maternity but it seems to be a pretty rare item. There is some great costuming in Masters of Sex and Mad Men season 3 for their pregnant characters. I put together a little collection of stills for some blast from the past style inspiration.

Can you imagine the amount of time and effort these women must have put into their hair styles?! I am pretty satisfied with myself if I can do a good pony tail.
Here's what's out there for vintage maternity at the moment from +Etsy and +eBay.

Paisley dress, $115

Blue twill top & jacket $124

Black maternity coat $68

Butterfly dress $30

Flower power $33.15

Swingin navy dress $87.40

Red floral sundress $49.95

Mod trapeze dress $65

I would love to feature more London vintage shops but I can't find any with maternity. I guess it's an untapped market.

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Sweater dress love

Sweater dress wearing season. Nothing like curling up in a sweater dress to watch a movie and drink a decaf caramel latte. Back home on the farm it's negative a million degrees, which makes me so thankful for the mild English winter. Even so, I love getting cozy in my favorite jumper. It just feels so right.

The dress is vintage, the leggings are Primark and the boots are from +schuh 

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