Hebrew Reachel translates baby lamb “ewe.” And I love me some lambs, regardless of whether or not petting them at the State Fair caused me to break out into lamb lice.
In any case, I consider Shabby Apple’s Sheep Meadow frock aptly named. I love it like my own bottle-fed lambkin. If the pictures don’t tell story enough for you, let me elaborate in letters:
1. Sleeves: Even though I have a sweater collection fit for every imaginable scenario, Satan’s hot windy breath has already reached Arizona’s borders. I extol the flexibility to remove my cardi thereby circumventing unnecessary visits to my dry cleaner.
2. Color: Green, love child of blue and yellow, obediently compliments its parents, while flaring fiery contrasted romances with red, magenta, and orange.
3. Pattern: Stripes, nautically charismatic in their own right, and a naturally blending secondary pattern for florals and other fussier breeds.
4. Waist: The a-line skirt flaring from a defined empire waist defines my figure while shrouding 12 week old Baby Billie. I was curiously tempted to see how far into my second trimester I could selfishly cloister my favorite secret, using only the magic of fashion. But proud Monsieur Bagley’s secret keeper is about to rupture. He’s only been waiting six years to sire a flock.
Feed me fashionably fresh
Hearty — and sincere — congratulations to you, Andrew, and Coco.
oh my goodness! i had to re-read this several times to make sure my eyes weren’t deceiving me. oh reachel, this is the happiest news!! many congratulations from the court house.
Hooray Reachel! Congratulations! That is wonderful news!
oh, reachel, congratulations! i am so happy for you and your growing family!
Hooray!!! I’m crying!!! I only know you from your clever witty blog…but I’m SOOO happy for you. Congratulations Reachel. Blessings to you and your family.
Congrats Reachel! Sara and i worked together at Snowbird so i knew of your struggle as well as your adoption. I visited Sara on Friday and she filled me in on your exciting news! After 5 years, i finally just had a baby myself, so as one who has been in your shoes i wanted to tell you how happy i was for you and your special family!
Congrats to you! A brother or sister for Coco — what could be more exciting?!?! Wishing you the very, very best.
Congratulations Rachel & family. What an amazing blessing for you all…I love that dress too. Just might have to shop my way over to Shabby Apple and take a look.
Congratulations on your pregnancy!!
And the dress is beautiful.
Like Stephanie, I had to re-read… this is the best news, hidden so perfectly in a beautiful post. Excitement for your family!
Yay! Congratulations!!
I love your blog and pop in now and again. I was so excited for you to learn of your adoption, and now your family is growing by leaps and bounds! Such an exciting Empire Congratulations!
congratulations! i’m so excited for you guys! love you!
Congratulations on the next baby! I am hoping you share some fun new maternity ideas (I swear there are different pregnant body shapes to work around) now that you have your own bakeshop occupied.
you are so adorable!!! amazing! all the best to you and yours!!
loves,
britt
What the…?!!!?! You’re pregnant!!!! Congratulations! Wonder of wonder, miracle of miracles! I know you don’t even know me, but your story of waiting, trying, applying to adopt, waiting and then FINALLY getting your precious Coco touched my heart. This next little one is just ICING ON THE CAKE!!! Congratulations!!
What!!! That is so exciting! Congrats! How are you feeling! What a blessing! So excited for you guys!
I am so, so happy for you! It’s the most amazing experience!!!
love that cardi. congrats on your new addition!
I am so incredibly happy for you!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
Congratulations! That dress looks lovely. I’ve always wanted to try something from Shabby Apple but never found just the right thing.
Congratulations! A baby is such wonderful news!
Congratulations!!! So incredibly happy for you and your family.
Congratulations! I love how you hid that wonderful news in your post! She..wait…what?! 🙂
I re-read that bit about a dozen times to confirm that celebration was in order!
Congratulations you fabulous mama!
Congratulations! So exciting! And you look lovely in that dress. 🙂
Yay! Congratulations! I was so surprised!
Sooo happy for you and I LOVE that dress!
congratulations to you!!!! ahh this is so special!
btw the outfit is really cute and I LOVE your hair style.
Love this dress. I bought it but had to return it because it fit me funky. But it looks absolutely perfect on you. So jealous.
Congratulations! I, too, had to read the description a few times to make sure I had it right. 🙂
Congratulations!! Such wonderful news for you and your family!!!! Selfishly I am excited to see you fashion your pregnant self so I can get some ideas!!!
Yay. Yay. Yay!!
So happy for you!! 🙂
p.s..
you’re ridiculously adorable all the time. no fair.
i miss seeing what you wear to church every week. you’re outfits were the best!!
hope all is well with your summer and your pregnancy.
xoxo.
kate
Oh! I’m so happy for you!
Congratulations my lovely and sweet Reachel! Big hugs from sunny Seattle!
Super duper happy for you over there, coming from us over here. 🙂
~Lyndsay & the Johnsons
(signed in as my design self…)
Oh my gosh – Oh my gosh – Oh my gosh! Congrats to you! So YOU”RE the lady that lives true to the tale of adopting and then getting pregnant! Lucky! But really, congrats… from one infertile to another! (at least that’s how I read “waiting 6 years.”
Couldn’t be MORE happy for you.
Cute dress, and my best wishes to you and your soon-to-come little one.
Congrats on your baby! You can’t even see your baby belly. Good luck!
Cute dress and AMAZINGLY happy news! Congrats on the baby making and hope your pregnancy is a pleasant one.
oh great news. Congratulations this is wonderful wonderful news. All the best with the pregnancy and addition to the family x
PS my husbands parents went thru sthing similar, adopted after many many years of trying, only to then go on to have him AND 2 younger sisters naturally. So I wouldnt have met/married him if it wasnt for a miracle like this
Oh yay! Congratulations! I’m so happy for you both!
are you serious? that is amazing, miraculous, wonderful! what great news.
i LOVE this dress. divine.
Congratulations!!! And I love the dress. You look amazing in it!
Sneaky! Had to re-read to make sure I’d read what I though I’d just read. CONGRATS!! Coco is a good-luck charm!
Would it be too cheesy to type “and God remembered R(e)achel”?
I am so happy for you. Congrats!
I love this dress! You never fail to impress. Congrats on the little one.
Congratulations. That is so fantastic. Love the dress as well.
Hooray! What amazing news. I’m just so happy for you.
No way! How awesome and amazing!! Congrats to all of you! Coco will be a big sister!!! Thanks for sharing this wonderful news!
Sweetest thing I have read all day. for several days actually!! What fun and surprising news for the Bagley’s!
Congrats to you two! I am so happy for you, and for Coco. How fun to have two so close. Dallas and Hallie are only 16 months apart, and although unplanned I have loved it, and they have loved each other.
That is truly wonderful news – to go from no babies to two babies in a year! Congratulations on your quickly growing family! 🙂
Congratulations on the wonderful news! I can’t wait to see lots of beautiful pregnancy wear!
Congratulations!! 🙂
um, wow! very coy announcement. i am THRILLED for you!
Hooray! Congratulations. Wishing you a healthy and wonderful pregnancy!
Oh my gosh!!!
my sister in law struggled with years of infertility, finally adopted, then quickly became pregnant! she then went on to have 4 more babies!
amazing, such a wonderful blessing for all of you. Coco will be a great big sis!
Congratulations! So exciting!