Love Me Do

Has anyone checked out the Collette Dinnigan For The Australian Ballet range at Target for girls? I popped by on the weekend to have a look at the quality but the only things that I liked were the ‘Bounce Skirt’ tutus but they were sold out in most smaller sizes.

I just ordered one in a size 5 purely to be used as decoration as I am sure it wont be in good condition by the time she is 5 years old and I have a feeling she will be a tom boy anyway. 

People are still scaring me with their tales of how someone they knew was expecting a girl but a boy popped out, so time will tell!! 

 I ordered mine online as the store only had a 5 in the blue and I prefer the Antique Rose colour.

You can see the range by clicking here.

We had a busy weekend, including going to Geelong and also seeing my rather cute nephews in all their blonde glory.

How can you not love these faces?

I had been umming and ahhing about ordering this Marc byMarc Jacobs nappy bag for awhile now.

Merowyn ordered it and proclaimed her love for it and did the right thing and peer pressured me into ordering it but I kept going back and forth because it is rather expensive.

Then, I came across the shopbop Big Event sale and snapped it up with a discount of 20%. Hurrah. 

I am not a huge handbag girl but wanted something that didn't look like a standard nappy bag as I have not seen one that I liked up until now. 

I figure if I am going to carry it every day for a long time and fill it with dirty kids stuff, I at least want it to be cute.  I will take the luggage tag off though.

The tiered sale is still on but ends today so get clicking kids.

  

I recently found a stack of tops and blouses, folded neatly and pushed to the back of my drawers which I just assumed had gone missing for good.  Why didn't I think to check in the most normal and obvious place in the start?

This outfit is a comfortable and hopefully on the slimming side.

People think it is okay to comment on a pregnant woman’s weight, but let me tell you – this is the fastest way to get in their bad books.  

Saying things like “I have a new nickname for you, Tubby!” or “You are a teapot – short and stout” will not end well for that person.

I have put on a lot of weight according the scales (and my reflection in the mirror) but if my obstetrician isn't concerned then that is good enough for me. 

24 Week Baby Belly 

Skirt – Metalicus

Top – Big W

Necklace – Purchased in Bali

I am still occasionally wearing heels, but only in the office when walking around, otherwise I am barefoot or in thongs.

Barefoot and pregnant indeed. Especially now that my rings are no longer comfortable to wear.

  

 In other news, I am currently green with envy over the fact that my brother Lucas (who is currently on a short break from his deployment in Afghanistan) is in Ireland visiting my sister Cat.

Cat and Mike flew my mum over to Ireland in order to surprise my brother. 

I wish, wish, wish that I was there too. It's not often we are all in the same country at the same time.

Check out that beard. I may not have recognised him if I was there ha. 

Same old stuff.

Look, here is something you haven’t seen before.

Me, cross eyed in the bathroom mirror, in a colour block dress and wedges. Fancy that.

I quite like this dress, it’s light and comfortable.  Good for the warmer weather. 

I feel sorry for my work, I try and be well meaning and wear a blazer but I am just roasting at my desk despite my fan working overtime. Every day is like Casual Friday for me.  I try and make up for it with my charm though.  Not sure how that is working for me.

It’s online, but appears to be sold out. You can see it here any way. I think it was about $29.  If ordering online from Target maternity, I say stick with your normal size as I have still been an 8 in all their stuff, but their sizes do fluctuate a lot. 

A bump and a flash of cleavage. 

I went to the ballet with Merowyn last week and on the way I was roped in to buying a crepe from the enthusiastic French fellow despite my planning to get grapes from the fruit man next door.  I regretted it so quickly, they were not stingy on the nutella let me tell you.

 I haven’t been enjoying sweet stuff very much this pregnancy, I'm all about the savoury. 

The ballet was beautiful! People were in tuxedos and I was very under dressed because it was 30 degrees and my feet were swollen so I just had on sandals, this blue Kookai dress and a long necklace.

Before the ballet, I had a threading appointment and then had my hair blow dried but raced home to soak my feet in cold water for a bit as they were in agony. Glad I did as I needed to change necklaces anyway. This does not match at all. 

We decided to put the baby in her cot from the very start, and to have a day bed in the nursery for me to nap on if I want to between feeds rather than going back to our room.

I was hard at work trying to decipher how I could fit a day bed in the nursery when it dawned on me that I couldn't get the previously shown change table.

Never mind, I ordered the matching Incy Interiors change table.  At least it matches the cot and I got it for 20% off thanks to Tegan's keen spotting. 

Look, everything is cut to scale. It will fit, but wont leave much room to do ballet or get crunk. 

I've found all the décor for the room that I am getting, except the rug. I need to see the room finished and then will decide whether to get one or not. 

Anyway, I am out of nonsense to type about.