We're Going to Party

I'm thinking about throwing a little party. I want to gather all the family and have a gender-reveal party, with some fun decorations and definitely pink/blue colored frosting on the cake. I also love making cute invitations, and DIY seems to be the best way to make this occasion a little bit more memorable. 

I know, it's our first and everything is pretty special right now. 

But why not celebrate the special moments in life? 

I have been snooping around Pinterest and getting all inspired by the super cute ideas they have. I mean, who doesn't like getting a cute invitation. It's half the fun! 

 stylishly adorable

funky fun

No, it's not a girl but can make it just white onesie 

It's fall after all!

Zucchini Muffins {recipe}

So my aunt has an organic garden and she gave me a huge zucchini. I honestly did not know what to do with it because I like my zucchini young. So I decided to find a recipe that will incorporate zucchini without compromising the flavor. I discarded of the seeds in the middle and had only the outside shell left.

These are healthy and you get your zucchini serving without compromising the taste. 

This recipe is easy, yet again, with delicious results. 

Recipe Courtesy of My Recipes

Ingredients

• 4.75 ounces whole-wheat flour (about 1 cup)
• 3 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2/3 cup)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups shredded zucchini
• 1/2 cup fat-free milk
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 large egg 
• Cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

1. 1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. 2. Weigh or lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine whole-wheat flour and next 6 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Combine zucchini, milk, oil, honey, and egg in a small bowl; stir until blended. Make a well in center of flour mixture; add milk mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.
3. 3. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle over tops of muffins. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from pans immediately; cool on a wire rack.

The Real Me

top, pants: Loft, necklace: J.Crew, shoes: BCBG DIY, shades: Old Navy

I want to be real.

I don't want to have another of those blogs that has a skinny model with all the designer labels.

I'm a real woman, with real issues and imperfect body. Plus pregnant.
I have a booty and now, my narrow waist is gone, being filled in by the bump. I honestly considered quitting the blog. I mean who wants to put pictures of themselves when their booty is getting bigger and you can do nothing about it? Well, I will.

I want to show the good and the bad.

The real me did not wear those heels with this outfit. The real me wore pretty silver flats and comfortably went to lunch. The real me zipped the pants while standing up, but when sat down had to let go of the button. The real me likes to wear a matching pink sweatpants and shirt while lounging at home.

The real me is wearing a maternity belly wand underneath that tee, to make sure I can still wear all my pre-pregnancy clothes.

None of this stuff is horrible, bad or even surprising. I just don't want you think of me as an image from a polished blog picture.

There are bad hair days too.

This girl is for real.

Thanks for reading!

Opinions

tee: Old Navy, blazer: H&M, jeans: Gap, shoes: PayLess Shoes

My husband is a very opinionated man. Many times he states his opinion on my clothes. He loves it when I dress stylish but his style advice is "go with simple". If there is something new in my outfit or out of the 'norm', he usually doesn't like it. 

This outfit, he said, does not go well with the belted blazer. Yet, I disagreed. 

But to compare, we took pictures of both. 

That's what we call agreeing to disagree with our opinions. We are two distinct individuals with different opinions on may things, yet over the years we have to learn to accept each other and our opinionated selves. It's a work in progress, in my opinion.

It's There

blouse: Loft, t-shirt: Express, skirt: thrifted, flats: J.Crew Factory

I think it grew over night. 

A cute little bump replaced poochie.

 It appeared out of nowhere and just kind of started hanging out with me. 

I still haven't felt the first movement and I patiently keep waiting for it. I lay in the night quietly listening to my tummy, making sure I don't miss it. 

Also, growing belly is kind of making it whole lot more real. As one of those women who haven't had any morning sickness or crazy cravings, at times it didn't feel very real. Now, I have people noticing my belly and congratulating me, which is absolutely sweet. 

On the more awkward note, there is a lot more trips to the bathroom to tinkle. Seriously, he's the size of a bell pepper but pushing on my bladder pretty hard. I don't know what's going to happen in another 10 weeks. I will probably live in the bathroom. 

Here is to being almost 5 months pregnant and loving it!