for the occasion…R O Y A L B L U E S H O E S

(click on the picture to see where to find the shoes and dresses!)

One of you cute girls, Joselin, left a comment on my Color Blocking 101: What and How post wondering what dress to wear with a royal blue heel.  I love getting these kinds of comments.  I hope you like my suggestion!  P.S.  I don’t know why I love spelling occasion wrong, but I do. 

Drive By

Pardon the “drive by”, but this is going to be a really quick post because I only have oh about 7 more minutes before the fam walks in the door.

P.S. I need to find some simple stud earrings.  My ears feel naked without them.

dress: Bisou Bisou | sandals: Cynthia Vincent | bag: c/0 MimiBoutique.com | bracelet: c/o MimiBoutique.com | watch: Merona |

My Mother’s Day

This is what I wore on Mother’s Day eve, Saturday.  It was comfy so ultimately, mission accomplished.  I really love this top.  It’s perfect for being big and pregnant.  It’s long enough to cover where it needs to and it’s sheer so it’s lightweight and easy.  Of course, the gorgeous white starry print doesn’t hurt either.

We celebrated this Mother’s Day by making a pancake breakfast for my mom.  If you follow me on Instagram you saw the pancakes that I was so proud of.  LOL  They were so smooth like a McDonalds cheeseburger bun.  Along with the pancakes we had grits, eggs with cheese, fruit, bacon and sausage.  I ended up having a rice cake with peanut butter, an avocado and a couple of pieces of fruit, oh and my Crystal Lite.  Surprisingly, it was good and enough to fill me up.

After breakfast, we headed outside for a good ol’ game of paddle ball.  There was some pretty stiff competition.  Needless to say, I watched from the sidelines.  I also grabbed some sidewalk chalk and helped the kids express their artistic sides.  Paddle ball and chalk art, kept us busy for several hours.  When the adults tired out, we headed inside to play cards.  The kids stayed outside and played table hockey.

in the day, we ordered pizzas and watched the Lakers win.  It was a pretty low key awesome day!  I really hope you had an opportunity to spend the weekend the way you hoped.

necklace: c/o Demabiz | top: Mossimo | cardigan: ancient | sandals: Bamboo

It’s not so bad afterall

As I recently mentioned, I’ve been diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes.  Since then I’ve begun a new diet and exercise plan that consists of no sugar and very little carbs as well as exercising at least 30 minutes every day.  I’m glad to report that this new plan isn’t as dreadful as I was expecting.  I fully expected my body to involuntarily revolt and completely and totally reject the healthy stuff I was going to begin eating.  Of course I’m being dramatic.  {Dramatic.  YES.  Overdramatic. Never.}   Here’s what my daily menu consists of:

Breakfast: 2 egg omelets {with yellow, red and bell peppers, salsa, a strip of bacon and a sprinkle of cheese}, 5 grapes, 3 strawberries, water

Mid-morning snack: avocado and 1/2 cup cottage cheese, rice patty

Lunch: can of tuna, carrots and celery, small potato {golf ball size)

Mid-afternoon snack: string cheese, apple

Dinner: small portion of whatever we have for dinner

Bedtime snack: 1/2 cup almonds, handful of grapes  

In between all of this I’m testing my glucose with my kit before breakfast, and then an hour after breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Guess what, it doesn’t hurt as bad as you’d think and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist.  On a pain scale I’d say it’s a 2 or low 3.  Minimal.  I think I’ll conquer this afterall!  

Thanks you all for your kind thoughts and prayers.

top: Destination Other – thrifted | necklace: c/o Demabiz | bag: c/o Mimiboutique.com | jeans: F21 -thrifted | sandals: Steve Madden

Run that by me again…

Rewind to a recent post where I shared with you that I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes…well, I left that appointment a little discouraged, but motivated at the same time to get the fam on a healthier diet which would mean cutting out the sugar, fast foods, and eating out as much.  From what I understood, all I needed to do was change what I was eating and I’d be fine.

Fast forward to my most recent doctor’s appointment.  After checking the size of Jayde, her heart rate, etc. she sits down and asks if I’ve been monitoring myself.  To which I respond, of course I have.  I’ve changed what I eat and the whole deal.  That’s not what she meant.  She meant if I had been testing my blood by pricking my finger three times a day.  Uh, No!  What part of the game is this?  No one said anything about stabbing myself not once, not twice, but 3 times a day. EVERY. DAY!  Immediately, I began to think about how sore my fingers would be and what if I miss and stab myself in the eye, and what happens when I run out of fingers.  So, doc gives me the referral to see a Dietitian and an Endocrinologist.

I have to remind myself that it could be much much worse, because truly it can be.

Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers.  I’m 33 weeks now so we’re almost there.

P.S.  Isn’t this new necklace outrageous!?!  You’ll be seeing more of it.  And the bag…I mean I cant.  It’s perfect!  

H A P P Y     M O T H  E R ‘ S      D A Y ! ! !

jean top:  Alloy.com  | necklace: c/o Mimiboutique.com| bag: c/o Mimiboutique.com | shoes:  SrideRite boys | belt: hubby’s