Day 577

It's Christmas Day! I had so much fun watching the kids open their gifts! It was just too cute and I'm not above trying to look cute for my kids. I think I bought this shirt about 5 months ago? The jeans I wore today though, my mom brought for me. They're even boot cut! 

Day 576

Busy day but I did take a couple picture of what I wore. Since I'm almost 3 weeks postpartum, I wore a hoodie over my shirt and pants because I wasn't the biggest fan of how much I was muffin topping and was out and about today. The hoodie belongs to the hubby and the jeans I've had for about 6 months I think. 

Day 572-575

Christmas time and a new baby stuff. 

Day 571

Had a couple different looks going on today. The first is what I wore when we left the house. Yes, I finally gave into the flannel trend that's been going on for awhile now. And the jeans are the same ones as yesterday. Not flattering, but they fit. 

The second look is what I wore for most the day at home. And yes, I still love me steelers. 

Day 570

I'm slowly fitting into my clothes again. Just sadly, these jeans are a bigger size than I want to wear, but they fit. Because they are a low waist, they really don't do anything to hide my former baby belly. I've had them for about 7 years now and the shirt I'm not sure if it's mine or my husbands, but it's comfy! 

Day 569

It was another long and stressful day that ended so well! Since it was a huge maybe about getting to go home with monkey 4, I didn't get dressed until almost 4 pm, after I finally got to sign the discharge papers. Then we got to sit around and wait on a few other things that really made it feel like a long time. But thankfully we got to come home and I just wore the last clean clothes I had with me. It's another pair of compression leggings and my emergency curious George t-shirt. Thanks to the pants holding everything in, I have the hubby think I'm already starting to get my figure back. I didn't have the heart to tell him otherwise. 

And we eventually made it home!!! 😍

And I'll be honest, words cannot express how much I have missed my bed. 

Day 568

Long, stressful, happy day. My daughter had a dr appointment and then one of my sons had 3 different therapy appointments today, but those weren't the stressful part. The stressful part was leaving my newborn still in the nicu with a chance of him getting moved into my room at the hospital for 24 hours before getting to come home. I got the call, that he could move into my room after they finished the hour long car seat test, inbetween my daughters dr appointment and my sons first therapy. Thankfully we didn't have to stay for this 3rd appointment and I rushed back to the hospital only to be told the new born was only half way done with the car seat test, but that he would be moved in with me. I'm not going to lie, I cried while hearing all this. It's been such a long almost 12 days of feeling helpless and stuck at the hospital. And I am more than ready to go home. 

As for what I'm wearing, my sweat pants that were $5 at Walmart and one of the hubby's t-shirts again. I'm still going for comfort here and not trying to worry what I look like since there's not much I can do about it right now. 

Day 567

Going on 10 days here at the hospital and I finally can start to see my ankles again! I was super puffy. 

But thanks to Motrin and having to walk to and from the hospital cafeteria to eat, the swelling is finally a bit more under control. 

Today I wore one of my hubby's shirts again and some compression leggings. No, I don't have my waistline back and yes, I do still have a lot of rolls I don't want to have. But that's because I just had a baby 9 days ago and going from 36 weeks pregnant to in incredible shape and fit in 9 just 9 days (spending that time in a hospital with a baby that has some health issues or not) is no where near realistic. 

Day 563-566

Still hanging out at the hospital. 

Day 562

So I've seen a lot of celebrity pregnancy/births in the news lately and how good they look. It made me start thinking about how they kind of skip over those first 6 weeks after having a baby and what the new mommys body goes through. I've always tried to keep things pretty real and not hide what I really look like on here, so I thought why not just own up to what my body looks like 5 days after I had a baby. Yes I have a muffin top, no my belly isn't flat yet and yes I'm wearing a sports bra that doesn't flatter me at all, but I'm comfy. I've been in the hospital with my baby for almost a week now (came in Saturday night because of contractions), only going out for short trips to keep sane and not getting a ton of sleep, but enough to get by. The shirt and pants I've had for awhile and are stained because I'm a mommy that doesn't mind getting dirty. 

Day 560-561

Been a little busy with the new baby. 

Day 559

Once again, I've been busy. I have been discharged from the hospital, but since my baby is still here, they gave me a room to be close. So  still hanging here, stole a hoodie from the hubby (he went home to take care of the kids and I wanted something that smelled like him) and I'm wearing nothing but super comfy clothes. I'm still puffy and it hurts to stand for very long, so today's pic is just taken while sitting on a bed. 

Day 557-558

Was busy doing other things than taking a picture of myself. Since my baby decided to come early, he gets to hang out in the nicu. 

Day 556

Today went a lot different than it was supposed to. I ended up wearing a gown that doesn't belong to me. 

Day 555

Took the kids to see the Santa train that drove through. Have lots of pics, but for time sake, I'll just put the top two up. The hoodie is the hubby's, my coat I've had for about 6 years and the jeans are my fav skinny jeans. 

Day 554

Had a fun day of not having to do too much, but tonight I got to go with my husband to his work Christmas party. So I finally got to dress up a little. Keep in mind the dress for a whole lot different before I was pregnant! I was surprised it still went on even with me being as massively pregnant as I am, that I just went with it. The boots though, honestly are the nicest I could find before we had to get going. 

Day 551-553

Forgot to take pics of what I was wearing. 

Day 550

Today has been more dramatic than I wanted, but nothing major has happened. I'm now 35 weeks pregnant and more than ready to kick the little guy out so I can feel normal again. Today I went with the first t-shirt I could find, it's where my hubby went to college and it's comfy and I've only had it about a month. I've done really well about not shopping while pregnant, but these are the other pair of yoga pants I bought because I'm getting lazy about laundry and my belly is becoming huge. 

Day 546-549

Busy holiday weekend and I really only took pics of my kids. 

Day 545

Today's pics are a little different because I took one of them while in the green monster and the other one while sitting in a waiting room. But today it's supposed to be a high of 60 degrees so I'm just wearing my rugby hoodie anyways. The pants are my fav pair of skinny jeans that always seem to fit, pregnant or not. The boots though have a sad reason. Since I'm pregnant and gaining weight, I can't wear any of my other boots (my calves have gotten too big for them) and I had to buy these a size too big because I couldn't get the right side to get past my heal. Not sure if I was doing it wrong or if my baby belly was just making it harder than it really was. Anyways, still got these and so far I like them (other than they're a size too big for me). 

Day 543-544

Busy mommy and pregnant stuff. 

Day 542

Almost done!!! I'm officially 34 weeks pregnant and more than ready to kick this little guy out! Anyways, with kids getting sick and me just not feeling like getting dressed, today I decided to dress up a little for kicks. I wore my watch that I got for Christmas from the hubby and a necklace I just bought. The pants are the same as yesterday and the shirt is a couple years old, but it works even while pregnant. 

Day 541

Two out of three kids were sick this week, so things have been a bit off. Today was a little better since everyone is mostly better now. It's my last day of week 33 and this kid is making sure I remember all of it. Anytime I tried to bend down to pick something up or put shoes on, he kicks my stomach up ever farther than it is already and I either about throw up or getting incredibly bad heartburn. Anyways, the pants are my maternity pants o got when I was pregnant with my oldest and the shirt is super comfy and about 2 years old. 

Day 533-540

Busy, crazy week. 

Day 532

It's Friday! But I still have a 4 and a half year old that is really good at being 4 and a half. Today was, yet again, all about comfort. I've had the shirt for about 6 years now, but the pants (that ended up getting soaked in Dr Pepper and getting washed) I bought on Monday. Pretty sure you can see my belly button popping out. Yes, my belly really is this big at only 32 weeks (almost 33 now though).  

Day 530-531

Busy busy. 

Day 529

Got bored waiting at the doctors office and since they have a mirror in the room, I thought why not. The shirt I've had for a couple years and the pants I bought yesterday because the jeans I was wearing were not feeling all that great on the baby bump. 

Day 528

It was Monday, not much else to say. 

Day 527

Yesterday was hard and stressful, so happy today was a lot slower. I went for mostly comfort with my 9 west jeans that aren't really maternity, but work like they are. And the shirt, I'll be honest, I slept in it last night and will probably sleep in it tonight also. I did also end up wearing flip flops today as my footwear. But here I am, all 32 weeks pregnant and hoping I can make it to at least 37 weeks. Oh and the necklace is one that my oldest made for me at school. He wants me to wear it pretty much all the time. 

Day 524-526

Busy busy busy. 

Day 523

I finally remembered to actually take a picture this morning! My belly feels and looks huge. My back has been killing me and the heartburn is even worse. I've given up on avoiding "certain foods that cause heartburn" because all I have to do is think about food to get it. I am now in the middle of week 31 of this pregnancy and yes, I'm wearing black sweat pants I bought when I was pregnant the last time and the shirt is a few months old, but being worn a lot because it's long and comfy. 

Day 521-522

Busy pregnant mom stuff and clothes I keep repeating. 

Day 520

I didn't take any pictures of my clothes, but I did document why being pregnant isn't all that much fun for me. Last night about 20 minutes before they let me go home, the baby decided it didn't like the water I had been drinking (I was dehydrated and since I don't like needles, they let me drink water instead of giving me an IV). Here's what my face and neck looked like the next day from what all the baby rejected. 

Day 519

This isn't what I wore the entire day for Halloween, but I did think I should show off this lovely gown the hospital, ever so kindly, gave me to wear for a few hours while they made sure that baby #4 didn't try and come out at 30 weeks. I was just so happy to be there and give away some of my blood. 

Day 515-518

I may or may not have just worn pjs around everywhere. 

Day 514

Did more running around than I planned but, I have noticed that navy blue does an amazing job of hiding my baby belly. The pants are about 6 months old now and the shirt is my hubby's. 

Day 511-513

Busy busy busy!

Day 510

I'm finally caught up! It's official, I can't reach my toes. Well I can but not very well. I'm now 29 weeks pregnant and feeling huge! The pants are maternity that I got when I was pregnant the first time, the shirt is my hubby's and the hoodie really is mine, just a bit snug now. 

Day 506-509

Same reason as before, pregnant and only took pics of my kids. 

Day 505

Someone asked me really nicely on Instagram for a bare belly pic and since I've wanted to take one with all of my pregnancys and I think this is the last one (4 is enough right?), I finally took it. Here's my 28 week pregnant belly. 

Day 504

Just bought this shirt on clearance at Walmart. I'm sorry, but I can't pass up a $2 t-shirt if it looks half decent and my hubby did go to ball state for his B.A.

Day 503

It's starting to get cold so I even stole the rugby hoodie I "share" with the hubby. But I also took a pic of what I wore under the hoodie. The jeans are flare cut that I've had for about 7 years now and the shirt I stole from the hubby. 

Day 498-502

Lazy pregnant mommy days and no pic of me. 

Day 497

Feeling incredibly large and pregnant at 27 weeks pregnant. This pregnancy is so much more like my first one than the last two. 

Day 484-496

I'm still pregnant and a mommy so I only took pics of my kids. 

Day 483

Forgot I took a pic today! I put it on Instagram and then forgot about it, but here is what I wore this morning (it was in the low 60's this morning). One of my favorite long sleeved shirts. Same leggings as yesterday and dark blue flip flops. I did fix the make up later in the day, but never took a picture of it. And I do need to tell you that I have been coughing for about 24 hours when I took the picture. This whole allergies or cold or whatever I have, needs to be gone. 

Day 482

Had tons to do and I knew I'd be on the go a lot so I wore my high waisted Nine West leggings I bought a couple months ago and the hubby's Blue's (a rugby team in New Zealand) t-shirt and flip flops. At 25 weeks pregnant, his shirts are starting to actually fit me! I also took the pic before I had any make up on. 

Day 481

Didn't take a pic of myself. 

Day 480

Had all 3 kids with me this morning and needed to do some grocery shopping we didn't have time to do this weekend. Didn't have time for a shower or wash my hair, but no one complained. I can still somehow fit into my fav pairs of skinny jeans. And the shirt is more of what I wish I could do than what I really get to do or even my oldest picking out my clothes. Oh and I'm now 25 weeks pregnant.