Just Ordered My Belly Bandit...

... and now I cannot wait to strap it around my waist as soon as bump - who is currently HUGE at 36 weeks - makes an appereance. This magic little device will help get your stomach back to the way it was pre-pregnancy - in record time, and will help support those very stretched-to-their-limits abdominal muscles as your body slowly but surely returns to normal again. And hey; if it worked for Kourt...(!)

Happy Saturday!

The sun is shining, the temperature is slowly, but surely, creeping upwards, my bump is 33(!) weeks today and LIFE IS GOOD!

Today's Yummy Mummy Style Crush

Anine Bing, fashion designer, model and absolute yummy mama extraordinaire. I AM in LOVE with this combination of floaty summer dress, biker jacket and Converse, and am now praying for the weather to heat up so I can rock a similar look! Anine, who writes a mummy blog for Swedish magazine Mama, is currently pregnant on her baby no. 2 - and is making maternity dressing seem like the coolest thing in the world! Amaze.

(Picture: Anine Bing/Facebook)

Cooking For My Growing Belly...

... just got a little more interesting! Thank you Amazon for your suggesting feature - I fell hook, like and sinker! 

Pregnancy Yoga

I never really got around to joining a pregnancy yoga class when I was expecting Nahla. Things were so hectic and busy, we were traveling all the time, and I moved country and house and it was generally just a busy time. But then again, it was my first pregnancy, and I had the luxury of being in total control of my own time. When I was tired, I slept. When I was hungry, I ate. And so on and so forth.

This time around, however, my time is not entirely my own. As all mothers know. I sleep only at night - and even then I am always short of a few hours. Although that is probably more to do with my crazy work schedule than Nahla. Naps are a no-no. Like; where would I fit one on?! I consume a lot of my meals standing up - or on the go. Hello smoothies. I am mothering and working and keeping the house together and trying to squeeze in some couple time too, and before you know it; 29 weeks of this pregnancy has gone by without me having a lot of time to even ponder upon it.

And so last week I signed up for pregnancy yoga classes - just to carve out that little bit of time when I can focus and me - and the new baby in the making. I LOVE yoga. Think it is the most amazing relaxing and grounding thing ever. And even more so when pregnant. So for 1 1/2 hour every week, I am taking time to tune out and tune in. And I am loving every minute of it. Namaste!

Pregnancy Powerwalk

Today's pat on the back comes after I took my now very large 29-week old bump on a bit of a power walk around the neighborhood. As I am still working away, I find now more so than ever I need to get up from my desk and stretch my legs at regular intervals. And apart from my back, which is starting to ache a little when I move around, it felt GREAT. And also, I am hoping it will make getting my exercise routine back on track once baby is here a walk in the park. Here's hoping anyway!

Maternity Chic

Because a pregnant mama could always do with some stylish inspiration.

I am HEART-ing the green heels! And as for peplum shapes for those early month; so clever!

Kristin Cavallari totally rocks this sweet lilac summer-dress - and comfy flats, clever girl.

Ah, Nicole, never one to miss the fashion mark. Love this comfy layered look, perfect for when the weather gets a little warmer.

Is Kourtney K the most stylish mama-to-be ever? This red dress is total perfection.

And I am in NEED of a comfy day dress like this!

Victoria's Secret Angel Allesandra Ambrosio rocked red as well when she was pregnant with son Noah last year. 

And who can help but be mucho inspired by the always fashionable Miroslava Duma and her perfect take on pregnant boho-chic?! LOVE!

Now; I feel ready to hit the shops to upgrade my maternity wardrobe!

(All images from Pinterest)

22 Weeks...

... and feeling HUGE. But still reluctant to move into maternity wear! Which is why today I was rocking my nicely empire-fitted Nicole Fahri dress - which is at least 6 years old, but still a firm wardrobe favorite!

Pant Perfection

Being the obsessive planner that I am, I have already (in my head, mostly - and also somewhat on Pinterest) started compiling lists of outfits I need to have ready in the near future. Most of the fit nicely into categories. Like; there is the "maternity for now - winter" category. The "It's getting warmer, and I am still pregnant" category. Then there is the hospital bag stuff, off course. And the: "I have just given birth, but it is summer, and I still wanna look good" clothes I need to assemble. And then I saw these pictures from the upcoming season of Kourtney and Kim Take Miami and decided I had almost forgotten about a whole category of outfits! Hello! Clearly I need to stock up on clothes for the "newborn baby, most of the time is spent at home, on the sofa, with your boob out" phase! Which - in fairness, having lived through it all before, does last a good few weeks. And while you need to mix it up (with outfits from the other categories like "I have just given birth, but it is summer, and I still wanna look good" clothes, the chill-out-around-the-house-breastfeeding-newborn clothes will be mucho important. 

And these pants that the ever-stylish Kourtney is rocking while tending to little Penelope, are PERFECT! Chic, with a nod to the tribal-ish trend and looks oh-so-comfortable! In other words; I HAVE TO HAVE THEM. And as for the comfortable cardigan; that too, off course. 

Shops; here I come!

Today's Favorite

Bloom and Blossoms Anti Stretch Mark oil. I managed to get through pregnancy no. 1 without stretchmarks. And I fully intend to do so this time around too. And so I have thrown myself into a big-scale research into all natural body oil and cremes to help me with this. And so far; this one is a firm fave!

I'm In Baking Mode...

... which is rather tricky, as I should really be in work mode, considering the 4 deadlines that are looming. I blame the pregnancy hormones! So handy having these to blame, by the way. Last night, for instance, BF and I landed in a little minor domestic over what to watch on TV. Me: "The Sex & The City movie is on! The first one, I LOVE the first one!" Him: "But you have seen it 700 times already!" (He wanted to watch Match of the Day and The Daily Show, man that he is). Me: "But I'm carrying your child!" Domestic over. BF rolled his eyes, and retreated to the bedroom with his Windows Surface and let me get stuck into Carrie & Co. in blissful peace. He muttered something about getting a house with two living rooms and leaving me with the one with the smallest TV, but sure, so far, so winning, as Charlie Sheen would say. 

Now; roll on lovely vanilla cake!

(Photo Credit: Kamille magazine)

Short Week

... and yet nothing beats that Friday afternoon feeling! Collecting Nahla from playschool, heating up the yummy dinner purchased in Avoca earlier and getting into my PJ-bottoms long before I really should; Hello Weekend!

Royal Inspiration

Finally! After rumor mills have been in overdrive practically since she walked down the aisle in THAT dress, Kate has finally admitted that; YES; SHE IS INDEED PREGNANT! And although currently hospitalized with severe morning sickness, I am sure that when she is back in form again, she will be out there rocking maternity designer wear with the best of them!

 And I am grateful for a little inspiration, because frankly; just looking to Coleen Rooney - who is due in May like myself - for some bump-wear ideas, will get to you pretty soon. There is only so much orange tan, fur collars and leopard prints a girl can take....

Now over to you, Kate!

(Photo Credit from Daily Mail)

Avocado...

... is most definitively a craving this time around. Especially on cracker bread with cheese. And some cucumber. Seriously; try it, it is so YUM. And surely not the worst thing you can crave?!

My Terrible Blog Absence...

... has a pretty awesome excuse. This little thing has been making me alternate between sick and tired for the last 14 weeks - but finally it looks like the second trimester feeling-good-mode has kicked in, and I am back in business. Nahla is going to be a big sister in May, and we feel happy, blessed and so very very lucky.

Still Hanging In There

Yummy mama Kourtney K. is still rocking a now very large baby bump - and is yet to welcome her baby daughter into the world. The reality starlet and fashionista looked fabulous as always on an outing to the cinema with adorable Mason over the weekend. I am loving Kourt's gorgeous navy maxi-dress and pink blazer combo. One hot pregnant mama, for sure.

Still Pregnant...

... still gorgeous! Reality mama Kourtney K. had the Twitter-verse exploding with excitement the other day that she had given birth to her baby girl. But it was all false rumors, and turned out that Kourt had only been WATCHING a water birth (on a TV documentary), and not actually participated in one herself. 

The eldest Kardashian proved she was still very much with baby as she was snapped out and about in Melrose earlier today, shopping with partner and baby daddy Scott Disick. The pair dropped into luxury retailer Fred Segal before snapping up some cold drinks for the drive home. 

And as for Kourtney's fabulous maternity wardrobe; still fab!

Not Long Now

There is no hiding it any more; Kourtney K will welcome her baby girl any day now. And I, for one, is finding that I am crazy excited to find out what she will name the latest arrival! Coming from a family where all their names begin with the same letter (clearly Kris Jenner and my mother have the same naming preference, as me and my sister both have names beginning with the same letter, and my mother reckoned she had to stop at 2 because she could not come up with any more good names of that letter), I am curious as to whether Kourt's baby girl will have a name beginning with an M or not... Time will tell.

Another Day...

... another fabulous maternity outfit for Kourtney K. Seriously; I am the only one who feels a little sad that this pregnancy will come to an end very shortly, and there will be no more bump-inspiring snaps of the gorgeous reality mama - for a while anyway. Something tells me that as the eldest of 6; Kourt isn't going to stop at just two herself. Thank God!

A Leaf Out Of Kourtney's Book

Seriously; when I do decide it is time for no. 2, I am so planning on letting my maternity style be utterly influenced by the eldest Kardashian sister and her too-cute-for-words bump style! So cute!

(Photo Credit from here)