what i wore yesterday

...and 3 1/2 months ago when we took these original photos that never got posted :) that was before i knew i was pregnant (though the post/pre-baby belly might indicate otherwise ;) it's much bigger now - see the last two pics of me for evidence. i am now halfway through my pregnancy, and we found out last week that it's a BOY! joey's going to have a little brother (and going to be such a good big brother :)

outfit: tank, thrifted; butterflies & pants, target; shoes, thrifted and altered; necklace, handmade from hardware and lace

my "style" while pregnant largely revolves around comfort. all things stretchy take precedence. so these pants & tank & flowy whatever-it-is are PERFECT for these last days before summer heat begins to hit socal! i'm curious to see how things will change post-baby again. currently i look at most of the clothes that i was loving this fall/winter (like this and this and this) and think NO WAY. i never plan to wear that again, simply because at this moment it either doesn't fit, or looks way too uncomfortable. looking through my closet yesterday, i became very tempted to clean out like 75% of it. but i resisted because i know i won't be pregnant forever (even though it feels like it with this lingering sickness!!), and some of those have been my favorite pieces in the past! however, in the process, i did discover that my 50 pieces from the beginning of the year has slowly crept up to 73 (due in part to bringing out the maternity clothes from hiding), but i only wear like 25% of it (hence the temptation to remove the other 75%). maybe i'll get rid of a few... or start wearing less outfits involving sweats being more creative in my wardrobe, even while pregnant. i find that i feel so much more like myself and alive and engaged when i keep being creative - in clothes, too - so maybe i will... maybe i will.

original occasion: hanging out in LA with my love, Jan.5.2012

yesterday's occasion: GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSE. we went to chick-fil-a out of necessity (and because it's one of joey's favorite places ever). april.23.2012... 19 1/2 weeks pregnant

and this was the outfit my 2-year-old insisted on wearing - ha! he's gonna have his own "personal style" blog soon ;)

 ps... for those of you who saw me yesterday, and are thinking "that's not what she was wearing!", you are right. that's because i wrote this post last night and just couldn't get the photos to cooperate, so it's not getting posted till today. so don't think i would ever lie to you ;)