1. Good skin care products to make you feel pretty!
La Mer "The Brightening Intense" serum (here), and Moisturizing Gel Cream (here) have both help to keep my skin calm and "glowing". Guerlain's Midnight Secret (here) is my secret weapon on those random sleepless nights that are happening now and will be happening much more in the very near future! It makes me look a lot more awake, even when I am really a walking zombie!
2. A Preggo Friendly Workout
If you follow my blog at all you know I am a huge Tracy Anderson fan. No one can kick my bottom into shape quicker. I was thrilled when I realized that her newest launch, the Tracey Anderson Pregnancy Project was being released very early into my pregnancy! I had terrible morning sickness early on, but I really feel these monthly workouts helped to pull me out of that and made me feel so much better. There are 9 DVD's, one for each month of pregnancy. Each month she changes the workout to accomodate for your growing belly and to prepare you for labor and putting yourself back together after baby. I have had amazing results so far and she has kept me lean and tone (as possible at least!) so far! I highly recommend this series! You can find it here!
3. Lotions and Potions for Growing Belly and Body
One of my biggest "vanity" fears is stretch marks. I am currently approaching the 30 weeks mark and so far I am in the clear...but I am def trying to stay ahead of this issue with multiple lotions and potions that all have amazing reviews to keep your skin to tearing to shreds. I am constantly smearing it all on 2-3 times a day...just to be sure there is still plenty of moisture on my skin!
My favorites has been from the Mustela 9 months line (I plan to use this line on baby too! It smells SO good!) and Clarins. I have always been a fan of Clarins and so far it has done an amazing job of taking care of my skin!
My Mustela favorites shown above: Bust Support (here), Intensive Action Stretch Cream (here), Instant Comfort Leg Gel to prevent the dreaded "cankles" (here), and Stretch Marks Double Action (here).
My Clarins favorites shown below: Moisture Rich Body Lotion (here), Stretch Mark Control cream (here), and the Tonic Body Treatment Oil (here).
4. Lululemon!
Omgosh was I so excited when Memphis finally got a store! I have become a huge fan of this line of workout clothes and order online constantly. I love it for pregnancy because so far I've been able to order my normal sizes and it has just stretched along with me. I live in Lulu these days and have been popping in the store and getting orders in weekly to make me feel a little more pulled together on tired, I just want to bum it days. Loving all the fun punches of neon and minty colors for Spring!
5. Hypnobabies Coursework and Reading
I am currently preparing for a natural birth..so what better way to accomplish this by hypnotizing the pain away? I know, I know, it sounds ridiculous, but I know several ladies who have taken this course and were able to have natural births with very manageable pain levels. My OB was also really excited when I brought this up to her when I was researching natural birth methods. She had two other ladies that had recently tried it with great success, so I'm excited to be the third!
6. Baby Reading
Since this is my first pregnancy everything is new and unknown. Reading has been a great source of calm (while also not driving my friends and family up the wall with my crazy questions!) and also is a great way to pass time on my queasy all day morning sickness days...the above books are a few of my favorites and ones I think every new mommy should read!
7. Shopping for Baby
I have enjoyed nothing more so far than shopping for Baby Girl! Today's special delivery was Baby's first designer jeans! The nursery may not be finished and I may or may not have purchased the first diaper...but Baby will have a fierce wardrobe! My favorite brands are Giggle Moon, Little Giraffe, CachCach, Little Hip Squeaks, Persnickety, Haute Baby, Baby Nay, Splendid Littles, and Juicy of course...just to name a few! Baby gets more packages than I do these days! I simply can't resist any of it! The new Spring lines just came out for some of the brands above and Baby is in line for every last piece! I will have to change her 10+ times a day so she can wear it all! She will be my very own dress up doll! I can't wait! I'm also pretty obsessed with baby gear! I plan to post about some of my favorite items tomorrow so stay tuned!
As I am well into my 3rd trimester (um, how did that happen so fast?!) I thought I would post the things that have gotten me through the past 7.5 months. I would love to hear any other suggestions on the above! I am so excited baby will be here very soon! I have recently "popped" and things like strollers and cribs have began to show up at my doorstep, so everything is really becoming real! I'm hoping to catch up with you in the coming weeks leading up to baby with all the things I have been too busy to with holidays, doctor's appointments, etc. Thanks for reading and all the support, emails, and sweet baby gifts! You gals are the sweetest!
