Monday, January 30, 2012

Getting My Energy Back!

Jacket/LoveClothing, Pants/Primark, Top/H&M, Boots/ASOS, Scarf/Accessorize

I am 9 weeks 1/2 today!  I just got back from my doctor's appointment and got the bloodwork back (everything's fine).  He said that I was about 9 1/2 weeks which is further along than we had estimated.  I should have been 9 weeks today, but never really tracked my last period correctly so we were doing our best at guessing.  We will know for sure when I get my first ultrasound next month...exciting!  

This is what I wore two weeks in a row to the doctor's office actually, but last week I accidentally deleted the pictures off my laptop -- argh!  I love this jacket because it's so cosy and warm.  The sheepskin inside makes it so snug and I went with brown rather than black just for some variety as I already have SO much black in my wardrobe!  The jacket is by Vila from LoveClothing and available for £45 here.  (For reference, I got this in the UK size 6/8 and it fits true-to-size.)

I'm also happy to report that my morning sickness is slowly dying down, my skin's clearing up and I am getting some of my energy back.  Yay!  I really want to keep active for my pregnancy so I had wanted to start walking in the mornings, five days a week for at least 30 minutes.  I asked my hubby if he would do it with me and he was totally supportive, plus we knew the pups would benefit too.  Last week I was way too sick to even get in a 5 minute walk so we started today and I feel great!  My doctor's appointment was this morning so we got up early and whipped on some workout gear & left.  It was raining a little bit and kind of gross out so we did some hardcore power-walking (so we'd finish quicker, lol) and did exactly 30 minutes.  I think Albi and Sina were very happy doggies because they were brought on a "proper" off-the-lead walk and they got to run around and play...now they are much more relaxed for the rest of the day.  As a result of this I feel 10 times better already...I hope to keep it up for as long as I can, I think it will be great for both of us to get fit for when the baby comes :)

Hope you're all having a great Monday!  Stay tuned for my 9 week pregnancy vlog which will be live on my channel later this evening and don't forget to check out today's daily vlog here! :)

Stay Stylish!

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Movie Night & Dinner Date!

Cardigan/LoveClothing, Scarf/Soaked in Luxury, Jeggings/ASOS, Boots/Dune

I originally had started writing this post last night but it was really late by the time we got home and I was exhausted so I just went to bed!  But this is what I wore yesterday evening for our dinner date & movie night!  We just went to Nando's, so nothing fancy...very casual and it was pouring rain outside so all I felt like doing was bundling up!  This cardigan from LoveClothing is perfect for that as it's extremely warm and sort of doubles as a coat.  Worn with my grey sequined scarf it keeps me very toasty :)  I love the asymmetrical zips and large pockets.  I just wore a plain black Vila t-shirt underneath and simple black jeggings.  The cardigan is by Selected/Femme, is great quality wool and a mottled grey colour.  You can get it for £90 here

I should have snapped a picture of my food from last night but my Instagram app never works in Nando's for some reason :(  I got the usual thing I get almost everytime we go there, a veggie burger with ratatouille -- OMG I love it!  The only downside of course is that if you order anything vegetarian at Nando's, you're going to be one of the last people served because the quickest thing for them to make is chicken & chips...which is what most people get I think, ha ha ha!  

The movie we saw was Intruders with Clive Owen and it was really nothing special...don't waste your money!  If you want to see a great film in the cinema, I highly recommend The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...it's AMAZING!  I'm not a Daniel Craig fan but even I was won over by his part in this.  Intruders was just blah...

I hope you're all having a relaxing Sunday!  I have to clean my house & am looking forward to using our new bedding I got last week.  You can check out my home decor and fashion/maternity haul here to see what I'm talking about!  And don't forget to check out yesterday's vlog where I take you guys shopping with me!

Stay Stylish!