This post contains affiliate links, meaning any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. Each week, I share a series of baby bump photos on Instagram + Instagram Stories, and then later post them here as a part of my monthly bumpdate series. I've had a few questions here, but so many people have asked on Instagram, how I'm managing to take them myself, make them look like I have a massive white wall, and keep them all so consistent. I hesitate to share a true tutorial, because everyone's homes are different, we don't all have the same photography equipment or skills, and the majority of us don't have a white wall with perfect lighting. Instead, I thought I'd show you how I pull off this weekly ...
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Links + Loves | What’s In My Hospital Bag
This post contains affiliate links, meaning any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. Here’s another one of those baby centric posts that not everyone will appreciate, but for those of you who are also trying to pack a hospital bag, you need this as much as I would! Plus, who doesn’t love being nosy and peeking inside someone else’s luggage?! I haven’t added toiletries to my bag yet, but I’m still using those on a daily basis. I have packed everything else on my list, so in an emergency, I could throw my makeup bag on top and head for the hospital. If you follow along on Instagram, you might have seen my stories about what bag to pack. I’ve gone back and forth about buying a pretty ...
Bumpdate | 36 Weeks
I might only be sharing a monthly bumpdate, but I’m still taking weekly photos to share on Instagram — and to preserve for the baby book — so I figured I would catch up at the beginning of each update post. Here are our weekly photos since we last checked on baby. I am honestly amazed at how quickly this year has flown by - for anyone not paying attention: I have been pregnant THIS ENTIRE YEAR?! I'm getting lots of comments on my body / the belly these days, especially from perfect strangers, and it's always so weird and catches me completely off guard. Everyone has an opinion about how I'm carrying or what we're having or if we planned for this baby (when they see the girls, but WHAT THE HECK?!). Mostly, I just want to not discuss the state of my cervix while checking out at the ...
Showers + Sprinkles
I'm not usually up drafting posts at 3:48 on a Monday morning, but pregnancy does very weird things to your internal clock. For several weeks, I had been sleeping so well, but for the last four or five nights I've been awake for several hours in middle of the night. Baby likes to crawl way up underneath my ribs when I'm sleeping and it causes the worst heart burn. I always wake up feeling like I'm going to be sick and Josh fusses because I refuse to take Tums. I'm not convinced anything would help at this point -- I just feel gross because there is no room left inside this body! I was planning to share these photos later in the week, but I'm currently waiting on a pot of coffee to brew and making a grocery list for tomorrow, so this seems like the perfect time to get a post up. I ...
Bumpdate | 34 Weeks
This isn't going to be a full bumpdate -- because I usually do those every four weeks -- but since we're running out of time and so many things change on a daily basis, I thought I'd share a few basic stats in between. How Far Along Are You? 34 Weeks (last Wednesday) Total Weight Gain: I'm actually not sure about the exact number this week. My last doctor's appointment was kind of weird -- I'm rotating between doctors in my practice and the appointment was so short that I completely forgot to ask. I do remember looking at the scale and thinking it hadn't moved much, so I'm going to guess between 13-14 pounds total. Maternity Clothes? I've been wearing maternity clothes -- almost exclusively -- since around 14 weeks. My jeans are starting to be uncomfortable and I hate anything ...
Bumpdate | 32 Weeks
I might only be sharing a monthly bumpdate, but I’m still taking weekly photos to share on Instagram — and to preserve for the baby book — so I figured I would catch up at the beginning of each update post. Here are our weekly photos since we last checked on baby. I knew this pregnancy would fly by -- that's what always happens when you swear you're going to enjoy every minutes of something. Since we got back from the beach, I feel like life has been at breakneck speed. Our schedule and to-do list has been so full and even though it's all been good stuff, it's a little overwhelming. I'm going to take a slightly different approach to the remaining pregnancy updates (THERE ARE ONLY TWO LEFT?!) and I'll be back in a few days to share a little more about my current state of ...
Bumpdate | 28 Weeks
I might only be sharing a monthly bumpdate, but I’m still taking weekly photos to share on Instagram — and to preserve for the baby book — so I figured I would catch up at the beginning of each update post. Here are our weekly photos since we last checked on baby. It is honestly so hard to believe we are in the third trimester. I feel like this pregnancy has been the quickest of them all and, knowing it's definitely my last, I want to cherish every moment. There have been plenty of hard days, but mostly I'm just so grateful for this unexpected surprise and we are embracing parenting at an older age, with bigger kids, and a completely different outlook on life. I'm way behind on all of the things I should be doing -- we have no nursery, we're still living out of boxes, I haven't ...
Bumpdate | 24 Weeks
Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. I might only be sharing a monthly bumpdate, but I’m still taking weekly photos to share on Instagram — and to preserve for the baby book — so I figured I would catch up at the beginning of each update post. Here are our weekly photos since we last checked on baby. Can I tell you what a relief it is to reach the age of viability?! I never worried much during my pregnancy with Ella -- and, honestly, I haven't been too anxious this time around either -- but with Sophie, I was a nervous wreck! I know that it was all related to our two losses between the girls, but I lived that pregnancy with a sort of caution I ...