The Hunt for Big Mama Clothes

Okay, I have officially entered maternity clothing hell. I can no longer wear my belly band over my normal clothes! So the past two weekends I've been to the mall probably 4 times (which of course isn't so much fun for Ben) looking for something that fits well. GAP clothes are totally not proportionate and the sizes are just way too big, especially pants! Tops are easy but pants are a whole other world. It's like I not only need to grow my belly but my booty too. GAP's fit models must have some big booties! After GAP and Old Navy, there's always Motherhood Maternity but wow, can we say cheap clothes that really reflect the word "cheap." Again, they believe that maternity clothes are just BIG clothes! This brings me to the last store that I found which saved my life. A Pea in the Pod! I can't believe their selection of denim! I finally found denim that fit me well and are totally stylish too. I picked up a pair of Sevens crops (above) and a pair of AG jeans. It was so nice finally to have found clothes that fit well. I'm sticking to that store for bottoms and that's that!

Stuff I Picked Up Last Week

Last week I went and got a Snoogle pillow. I had started to have some trouble sleeping because of back pain. I have always had lower back pain but ever since my belly has gotten bigger, it has caused more problems. Now I have this constant ache all the time and it gets worse when I'm doing stuff around the house, like cleaning. Last weekend I was cleaning up a storm and pushed myself to the limit where it hurt so badly I had Ben go get me a new pillow. I did some research online and had read nothing but good reviews on the Snoogle pillow so I figured I might as well try it. It's great! Ben played around with it and he thought it was really comfortable too. I also rented a baby doppler from Baby Beats online and it arrived on Monday. It's really cool to be able to hear the baby's heartbeat whenever I want to. It's super easy to use and I monitor her whenever she moves around. It's not expensive and we're renting it for just 3 months but the peace of mind it provides is amazing. Sometimes I freak out because she stops moving but now I know she's ok. The funny part is, she moves around a lot! When she's not sleeping, she's doing karate or something...well Ben did want her take karate lessons so I guess she's a natural!

I Hate Doing This But Oh Well...

My friend Jessica really really wanted to see a pic of my belly. I had been taking pictures of it on and off, not in any consistent fashion because it just takes so much work! I mean, to really accurately track my belly growth, I would have to take the picture every x amount of weeks and then wear the same outfit. Not to mention when during the day I should take it since eating would skew the picture and the belly. I have noticed my belly grow significantly in the last 3 months. I always wear black! So maybe in this picture it's a lot smaller than it really is. From behind, I've been told that I don't even look pregnant so I guess that's a good thing.

Baby Room Part 3

Okay, I'm going to admit that I'm insanely biased but wow, our baby room looks SOOO good that it belongs in a magazine! This isn't even the finished product yet! Ben and I put up the wallpaper border today and it was a little tough but the result was absolutely awesome. Ben says that the room looks like a piece of cake, literally looks like dessert. It's such a beautiful room! Talk about gender neutral. I swear, watching all those hours of HGTV really pays off! We still have a few pieces of furniture to pick up and some wall decorations to hang. I'm still contemplating on doing window treatments but somehow I managed to have the colors match our blinds without even thinking about it. This room is GORGEOUS!

Another New Bayani Family Member

This is our newest family member, our niece Amelia Yuna Bayani who was born last month in May. She looks like her older brother Justin when he was born. Amelia is going to be 4-5 months older than our little girl which is pretty cool since they're going to be the same age! They're going to have to be pen pals for awhile though since Amelia lives in Tokyo. It's been a busy year for the Golden Pigs! Lucky lucky girls!

Baby Room Part 2

Day 2 of Cindy and Lee's baby room prepping. They woke up and added a second coat of paint to the room while Ben and I visited the gym. Thanks guys!!! The room looks fantastic! Excellent paint work! Ben and I will give the room a week to dry and put up the border this upcoming weekend. After all the walls are done, we're going on to the decorating!

Baby Room Part 1

Here are baby's family painting and prepping her room. Aunt Cindy and Lee came up from San Luis just to help out. I was banned from the room but I managed to squeeze in some help here and there but eventually got kicked out. I even bought the lease toxic paint I could find! They room was finished pretty quickly but the second coat needs to go on tonight. You can kind of see in Ben's picture that her closet is starting to materialize with clothes! We're so excited to see the finished product!