My pregnancy was really easy. I didn’t have morning sickness, I didn’t gain a ton of weight, I didn’t have swelling, wasn’t too uncomfortable, and that all continued right up until we were close to the end. Right around 34-35 weeks, my blood pressure decided it wanted to act up. I did some initial testing for pre-eclampsia and they came back negative, but after another week of high blood pressure, my doctor decided to do the test over again. In just a week, my protein levels quadrupled and my blood pressure continued to rise. The night before I was sent to labor and delivery I had a feeling it…
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Imagine going months and months without doing outfit photos because you can’t fit into your pants. I was literally wearing the same 3 dresses throughout the last 3+ months of my pregnancy. Imagine the joy I felt when I slipped on my favorite jeans! Now take that joy and shatter it when I realized I hadn’t done outfit photos in so long that I felt like an awkward turtle when I was taking some trusty tripod photos in front of my house today! I knew I wanted to share this amazing jacket with you all, and I had already done my hair and makeup for our newborn family photos,…
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My baby shower was a few months ago now, but I really wanted to share it with you guys! I loved having my closest friends and family all in one spot to celebrate our baby girl! I will be 37 week pregnant this week, so the reality is- she’ll be here any time! We finally began working on her nursery this week, so I’m excited to get that all done and share as well. It’s getting all too real, and I cannot even wait! (Also can you EVEN with this FASHION BLOGGER onesie?! So fitting!) If you know me personally, then you probably know that most of my close…
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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Mazola. All opinions are mine alone. #MakeItMazola #simpleswap #CollectiveBias For this post, I am partnering with one of my favorite brands, whom I have worked with before, Mazola® Corn Oil. (See my Sheet Pan Chicken Taco recipe here.) I love the idea of using Mazola Corn Oil in these recipes to assure that no matter how you cook them, the oil will have a neutral flavor and cook well, since the smoke point for cooking Mazola Corn Oil is 450 degrees! A clinical study showed Mazola Corn Oil reduces cholesterol 2x more than extra virgin olive oil*, so keeping with this…
