Dress – H&M (similar here), Belt – H&M (similar here),  Shoes – Kate Spade (similar here), Necklace – J.Crew (similar here), Headband – Anthropologie, Earrings – Forever21

Dress – Anthropologie (similar here & here), Necklace – Baublebar, Earrings – The Limited, Shoes – daniblack

Top – Expected Maternity (similar here and here), Sweater – J.Crew (similar here), Denim – AG,  Shoes- Poetic License, Necklace – Anthropologie

Dress – Asos Maternity, Sweater – J.Crew (similar here), Tights – Anthropologie (similar here), Boots- Frye, Necklace – Anthropologie

Dress – More of Me Maternity on Gilt, Necklace – Anthropologie, Shoes – Ivanka Trump, Watch – Anne Klein, Bracelet – J.Crew

• Borrow, borrow, borrow, then share, share, share
• When adapting non-maternity clothing, buy a size larger for width, and possibly a second size larger for length
• Invest in flexible clothes your second trimester, then accessories your third trimester

• Having a lap
• Snipping a significant length of my hair (Ginnifer Goodwin pixie?)
• Gentle baby lamb cries

6 months have been checked off my maternity calendar, and we are yet to settle the baby name debate.

The hospital white board has only recently been wiped clear of alternatives to Levi Sims, and they nearly evicted us from the hospital before a single option was circled.  Now we are committed to selecting an appropriately masculine, yet significantly unique name.  One that will be noticed, yet not shuffled past in a pile of job resumes.

levi sims, three months shy of 2 years old

The options narrow as we come from a large family and are somewhat delayed on the baby bringing train:

• Ezra (taken by a darling nephew)
• Jude (on hold by a beloved sister-in-law, due a month before me)
• Eames (my bosom friend is naming her baby Ames in a matter of weeks)
• Oliver (taken by two dear friends)

coco noelle, three weeks shy of three years old

With titles remaining, we’ve compiled the following hotly debated list:

• Owen Ethan (love a soft alliteration through sequential vowels)
• Jack Crew (simple yet classic enough to appear in a Dickons novel)
• Calvin Thomas (scientific undertones?)
• Oscar Andrew (like Wilde, not Grouch or Meyer)
• Henry Elijah (or possibly a french Henri)