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Second Trimester Outfit Review

December 3, 2015 by Katie Haller

This weekend was very exciting for me because I have been pregnant for 28 weeks, which means that I have officially entered my 3rd trimester of pregnancy!  I can’t believe that I’m this far along.  I feel like February is so close, yet so far away.  

Since I’ve tried to post my outfits each week throughout my pregnancy, I thought that now would be the perfect time to post some of my favorite outfits from my second trimester.  I had a lot of fun dressing my baby bump during this trimester.  My baby has done so much growing in the past 3 months.  One thing that I really liked about my second trimester was that I was able to get used out of all my normal clothes.  I didn’t have to buy any actual “maternity” clothes this trimester, which is great when you’re trying to dress and shop on a budget during your pregnancy.  The only maternity items that I did make a point of buying were a belly band (exact here) and a couple of maternity/nursing bras (exact here), both from Target.  I learned quickly that your normal bras do not work with a growing body.  I also felt that the belly band was an important purchase because it has allowed me to wear my normal jeans for a long time. 
Here are 8 of my favorite outfits that I wore this trimester. 
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Overall, I have to say that the second trimester was pretty enjoyable.  It was much better than the first trimester, even though I was still sick off and on during the 4th month, it was nothing compared to how I felt during the first few months.  Some major high lights of the second trimester was; my ultrasound at 18 weeks when we found out that we were having a boy, getting to feel my baby boy move around in my belly more and more each week, and watching my belly grow.
Now that I’m in my last stretch of pregnancy, I’m sure I’ll have some more maternity outfits to share.  I’m getting to the point where I’ll have to start investing in a few maternity items, so look to see what I come up with.


Filed in: Maternity Style, My Closet, Pregnancy • by Katie Haller • Leave a Comment

Making the Most of Your Favorite Maternity Clothes- Fitted Striped Dress

November 24, 2015 by Katie Haller

Shopping is inevitable when you’re pregnant. Your body is slowly outgrowing your normal wardrobe, so you’re constantly thinking you need new clothes.  It’s important not to go broke shopping for maternity clothes though.  For me, I feel that it’s important to have a few staple clothing items in your closet to stick to during your pregnancy.  Simple dresses, jeans. long tank tops and t-shirts are all great items to have while dressing your growing bump.  For me, it’s all about accessorizing my staple pieces and creating a new outfit each time I wear them.

I recently bought this striped long sleeve dress at H&M (similar here, here and here).  It’s from their normal women’s department.  I just bought it a size bigger than I usually would buy.  I love this dress because it can be dressed down or dressed up.  It’s a great staple maternity dress that I hope to get a lot of use out of before and after the baby’s arrival.
Here are some ways that I was able to wear the dress and accessorize it a little differently to create a new look each time.
In this first look, I mixed my prints.  I like to sometimes mix leopard print with stripes, so here I wore a leopard infinity scarf and leopard flats.  
For this look here, I accessorized with a black boyfriend cardigan and green statement necklace.  For shoes, I wore black flats.  I love adding a pop of color with a statement necklace whenever I wear a simple dress like this. 
I’ll be going home to Michigan during Christmas break, so I’m hoping I’ll get a chance to wear some of my favorite winter accessories.  For this look, I wore black tights with leg warmers, boots, and a pink knit infinity scarf.  It’s a nice cozy winter look.   
For this look, I wore my black boyfriend cardigan again, with a hot pink belt and wedge shoes.  Again I tried to add a pop of color, this time using the belt to accessorize. 
I plan on making the most out of all my favorite maternity staple clothes.  You can definitely look for more posts like this.  I need to find a way to keep myself out of the stores, and looking more into what I can work within my own closet.  Hopefully, you can be inspired to find ways to accessorize your simple clothing items.

Filed in: Making the Most of your Wardrobe, Maternity Style, My Closet • by Katie Haller • 1 Comment

Weekend Wardrobe- Maternity Style

November 22, 2015 by Katie Haller

This weekend was a quiet one for me.  With Thanksgiving at the end of the week and a trip to California next weekend, I figured me and baby could use the rest.  Saturday I mostly lounged around in yoga pants, so I didn’t feel that outfit was anything cute enough to post.  On Sunday I was still lounging, but I decided to dress up my comfy house look a bit.

Here’s what I wore. 

Sunday

Shirt- Kohl’s

Leggings- Forever 21
Sweater- Target
Boots- Target
Necklace- Charming Charlie
I didn’t get a chance to post a bump update last week, so here’s my baby bump update for this week.  It feels like my belly is huge, but when I look, I realize that there is still a lot of room for him to grow.  I’ve been pretty uncomfortable lately, but I’m trying to stay positive and enjoy this whole experience.  I still have 3 whole months to go.  I guess no one ever said it was easy to grow a human.
27-week baby bump
Have a great week and enjoy your Thanksgiving!

Filed in: Maternity Style, My Closet, Pregnancy, Weekend Wardrobe • by Katie Haller • Leave a Comment

Dressing Cute and Comfortable While Traveling

November 21, 2015 by Katie Haller

Last weekend I made a trip home to Michigan to celebrate my baby shower with my family and friends.  It was a great weekend and I had such a wonderful time with everyone, but getting there and back was a little bit draining.  I didn’t want to miss any workdays, so I was forced to take a red-eye on Friday night from Las Vegas and then fly out late on Sunday night from Detroit.  Even though I was extremely excited about all the festivities for the weekend,  I was also worried that my pregnant self would be completely exhausted.  This is why I started to prepare for my trip before I left.  I knew that if I was going to get any rest on the plane I would have to be dressed comfortably.  When I say dress comfortably, I don’t mean sweat pants and hoodies (that look is perfect for my couch, but not for public).  I always like to find ways to be cute and stylish while traveling all while staying comfortable and cozy.  That’s what I did for this trip.

Here are my comfortable travel looks from the weekend.

Leggings are a must for me when it comes to dressing comfortably, especially while pregnant.  On my way to Michigan,  I wore leggings with a long striped tunic tank top (exact here),  a black boyfriend cardigan sweater (exact here) and brown boots.  (I actually wore the boots below, because I only packed one pair.)  I also brought along my favorite purse for traveling,  my brown leather crossbody Coach purse.  I always feel like it’s important to have a decent size purse while traveling to fit all those extra items you may need while traveling.  I also like to have a crossbody purse for the airport, because it’s always nice to have your arms free while traveling. 

For my flight back to Vegas, I wore another cozy look with leggings and boots.  I wore black leggings, a black tank top, a waterfall cardigan (exact here) and the same scarf I wore on the flight there.  Scarves are another important item for me when traveling.  I always like to wear layers and scarves are a perfect way to layer your look, especially when traveling through different climates. 

I’ll be making another trip back to Michigan for Christmas, so it looks like these will be the way I’ll be traveling.  How do you dress for comfort while traveling?


 

Filed in: Maternity Style, My Closet, Pregnancy, What I Wore • by Katie Haller • 1 Comment

Weekend Wardrobe- Maternity Style

November 8, 2015 by Katie Haller

  As you may already know, I’m kind of obsessed with stripes.  Why do pregnant people look good in horizontal stripes?  I have no idea, but they are my favorite patterns right now. 
Here are my stripe outfits from the weekend.
Saturday

Tunic Tank Top- H&M
Leggings- Kohl’s
Sweater- Target
Shoes- DSW

Sunday

Dress- Old Navy
Jacket- Meijer
Belt- Target
Shoes- Target

Here is my baby bump picture for the week.  I feel about the same this week as last….lots of growing and lots of pain for mommy in my ribs, but other than that, things have been great.  He’s been kicking away and I love feeling that! 

25-week baby bump
Have a wonderful week!

Filed in: Maternity Style, My Closet, Pregnancy, Weekend Wardrobe • by Katie Haller • 2 Comments

Celebrity Looks- Kristin Cavallari Maternity Style

November 6, 2015 by Katie Haller

Of all the recently pregnant celebrities out there, I don’t think that anyone has pulled it off better than Kristin Cavallari.  She looks amazing pregnant, even on her third baby!  I have enjoyed being pregnant around the same time as her because I love seeing what she’s wearing and how she’s styling her baby bump.  


For this post, I went through and pulled a few of my favorite looks that Kristin Cavallari has worn during her 3 pregnancy’s and then I recreated the looks by using my own clothes from my closet.  Here is what I came up with.
Here is one of Kristin Cavallari’s Instagram pictures showing off her little baby bump.  I thought this was a great look for fall.  I love the denim and the striped tops together.  I wore a striped long tank top from H&M (exact), a denim button-down from Target (similar), black leggings (similar) with a pair of brown riding boots (similar).
I love this look that she wore while traveling through the airport.  It’s such a great travel look while pregnant.  I love the black leggings and top with the long cardigan.  It’s such a comfortable and stylish look.  (I probably wouldn’t be able to pull off this look with the heels in my normal life, but I still tried so that I recreated the look.)  I wore black leggings (similar), a black tank top from Forever 21 (similar), a long cardigan sweater from H&M (exact) and ankle boots from Kohl’s (similar).
I love a cute blazer look.  That’s why I really love this simple blazer look that she wore.  I wore black jeggings from TJ Maxx (similar), a white T-shirt from Target (similar), a grey blazer from Kohl’s (similar) and black flats from DSW (exact). 
Maxi skirts are great during pregnancy, especially in the warmer months.  I love how Kristin wore a striped skirt with the denim vest.  I wore a striped maxi skirt from TJ Maxx (similar), a white t-shirt (similar) and a denim jacket (similar). 
This last look is simple and casual.  I love the scarf for when you don’t feel like showing off your bump that much.  I wore white pants from Target (similar), a grey t-shirt from Target (similar), a black cardigan from Forever 21 (similar), a scarf (similar) and pair of flip flops.    

I hope that you enjoyed these recreated Kristin Cavallari maternity looks.  What celebrity do you think has the best maternity style?






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