My AHA! Moment!!!

Alright. I am so happy to be preggo. I love this little bean inside of me more than life itself. I can't wait to meet him and see who he looks like. I can't wait to kiss his cute baby cheeks and spoil him rotten. That being said-there have been some hard parts to this pregnancy...I mean-not crazy hard, but it is definitely a life changing/body changing experience. My body has gotten a lot bigger and softer. My boobs need their own zip code. My hair has gotten much dryer (weird right?). My skin has been good to me (no stretchmarks yet knock on wood!!). But still lots of changes. So the one that really through me for a loop was that all of a sudden I have a lot of wrinkles around my eyes!! WTF???!!! I'm so good about always putting on eye cream, always wearing glasses and we all know I've dabbled in some Botox from time to time...so what is going on???!!!??? It is driving me crazy!! Well, I finally figured it out: At a certain point in your pregnancy, they advise you to sleep on your sides bc its better for your blood flow and for your baby. I have always been a back sleeper ever since I read that Heather Locklear swears this is her #1 stay young secret. But being paranoid and a directions follower, I have been snuggling up to Kevin or my body pillow and sleeping on my side...well that's the culprit! It smashes my face and pinches my wrinkles together and makes me look old!!! :( Whew-I'm glad I figured out what was the deal!! Another factor was I switched to these super cute brown glasses instead of my usual black ones and think I'll go back to darker bc I do find that I'm squinting quite a bit more in the brown ones. So for now I'll keep sleeping on my side but I'll try to not smush my face so much, I'll switch to darker glasses, I'm going to bump up my eye cream and after this baby boy gets here and I'm done breastfeeding him, I will march my butt to the closest dermatologist and get my face shot up with Botox galore!

Moven on Up

That's right!! Moving up to a bigger bra size!! The only thing growing faster than this belly are these boobies (or how they say on housewives on NJ "bubbies")!! I was kind of in size denial but it was time to upgrade. So while I was at Nordies Anniversary sale I got a few new/larger bras. Ive now entered into uncharted size territory for me...scary..and kind of fun!! So I got several different kinds-but i think the best, most comfy one is this DKNY Comfort Extreme Demi Bra. Its cheap too!! Was $36 and now during the sale (3 days left!) its only $23.90!! I've had martinis that cost more than that!! I'm not sure if this is such an amazing bra for my smaller chested bloggers-but for my fellow Ds and above-it feels like heaven :) Happy Friday!!

90 Calories of Delish!!!

Im soooooo happy my grocery store was out of the Skinny Cow Ice Cream that I usually get! Because of this I had to go out on a limb and try something new: Snickers Mini Ice Cream Bars and Twix Mini Ice Cream bars and OMG soooooo yummy!!
I personally like the snickers better, Kevin likes the Twix best-but we both agree that these are a great little treat! After dinner I always want a sweet, usually ice cream. One of these little guys does the trick and if Im feeling extra crazy I have 2 and it still hasn't done too much damage! Here is the nutritional info:

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 bar

Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 50Calories 90

% Daily Values*
Total Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 30mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 9g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 8g
Protein 1g

And they taste so good!!! I still need to try the other 2 flavors-but you bet I will! Enjoy!

If you are Preggo or have a new Baby, You need this!!!

This book, Baby 411, is written by the same people who wrote "Baby Bargains". It is AWESOME!!! It has everything you would need to know about your baby and what to do now that he/she is here! I've already read the entire thing-but I'm going to keep it with me once Baby Boy gets here, because it is packed with info that I'm sure I will need. Everything from how to take care of a circumcised penis to how often your baby should poop/pee, to how often to breastfeed, how to swaddle, sleeping schedules, first aid info, vaccine info, pediatrician info, when to go to solids, growth charts,ect!!! I get a tad panicked from time to time thinking about the fact that I am going to be responsible for our little guy very soon and this book makes me feel like I can handle it-no biggie :)

Best Skin Secret Weapon

Alright Bloggers, Ive decided to bring out the big dogs today...Using these Studio Tools Facial Buff Sponges from Target is one of the easiest and most effective ways to give yourself gorgeous, glowing, clear, smooth skin. And a pack of 12 only cost $1.99!!! I came about these when I was still working in Pharmaceutical Sales. One of my favorite Doctors (Dr Jenny Li!), who is so adorable herself and she not only practices internal medicine-she also owns a medical spa! Well, Dr Li and I only talk about beauty stuff(ha-no wonder my numbers sucked!!). I was feeling frustrated bc I was always breaking out around my chin and below my mouth. No matter what I did-I would get zits and bumps in that area. Yuck. So she sat me down and gave me a lecture about the importance of exfoliating. She sent me right over to Target and told me I must buy these buff sponges and use with my face wash 3-4 times a week. I started and I have to say-I haven't looked back since! No more yucky breakouts!!! Not all exfoliating is equal and sorry to say St Ivves Apricot Scrub just doesn't cut it :) I use a puff a week and keep it in the shower. I put my face wash directly onto it and get it wet and get a good lather going (Im all about the lather). Then I scrub my face with it-not crazy hard-but the sponge is rough itself so it just leaves my skin squeaky clean, exfoliated and zit free!!! Now go buy some and kiss clogged pores goodbye!!

Kitchen Must Have!!

Good morning bloggers!! Happy Monday!! I am still trying to catch up from my hectic past 2 weeks but thought I had to share this kitchen must have!! It is the Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Held Blender. I LOVE it!!!! I got mine from Sur La Table and there were all sorts of cute and bright colors to choose from (I got yellow). I use it for soups and smoothies and this summer I have seriously been making a smoothie a day!!! I try to eat seasonal fruit and veggies as much as possible-so right now I'm on a major peach and nectarine kick. Kevin LOVES the nectarine smoothie recipe so I thought I'd share it!! Its very simple and very healthy :

Serves 2
2 ripe nectarines washed and sliced into pieces (throw out pit)
1 thingy of Yoplait Vanilla FF yogurt
About 5ish ice cubes
Enough skim milk to cover all the ingredients

I put all of these in a huge tumbler and blend it all up with my hand held blender and YUMMY!! Soooo good-tastes better than a milk shake and I feel like baby B is getting healthy calcium, vitamin A and C and potassium!! Give this smoothie a try and let me know if you love them as much as we do!!

Blogging Vacay

Im going to take a quick break from blogging but will be back on Monday the 26th! Ive been traveling all of last weekend and will leave again for my friend Leah's wedding on Thursday. I am having such a fun summer, but who knew that I would be 100times busier once I stopped working?! If you havent been to Nordies Aniversay Sale-I would hit it up-I got a HUMUNGOUS bottle of my fav face wash (Philosophy's Purity Made Simple) for a very good preice! Also they are selling Clarins Sunscreen 2 for the price of one!! Great time to stock up!! I also bought a ton of sweaters and a non-maternity dress that works with this preggo belly. Very cute stuff. Alright, lots to do, so I'll be back Monday!!

Hanky Panky undies on sale at Nordies!!!!!

Bloggers-I LOVE the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale!!! It started this morning and I'm heading over there in a bit!! Im not buying too many clothes for myself because, well, they wouldn't fit!! But I will do what I do every year and that is stock up on the only underwear I wear: Hanky Panky low rise thongs. Soooooooooooo comfy and perfect and I'm not exaggerating when I say I don't wear anything else! And since they are expensive (normally $18 a pair!) I load up like crazy during this sale bc they are only $12.80!! Sooooo happy weekend, happy shopping and if you haven't tried Hanky Pankys yet-go out and get yourself a pair (or 10!)!

O Gloss

I have gone through a million different lip color phases in my life. Everything from Wet N Wild (in Jr high) to all of MACs delightful colors to when I would only wear gloss to when I thought frosty pale pink was a winner. There have been lip color highs and lows. For the past 2 1/2 years Ive been on a major kick for Smashbox O Gloss. It supposedly is "intuitive" and changes color depending on who is wearing it. Im not sure how true that is since I'm the only person that I know that wears it. It a nice clear-ish gloss that has a pinky tint and if I reapply a few times it gets really pink...maybe too pink, so they key is to put it on then maybe reapply once or twice as needed-then put it away and just wear my Kiehl's because at that point I have a nice pinky stain on my lips. I was looking through old photos and I kept seeing this little cute pink tube in all of the shots. So its kind of turned into a "where's waldo" type game in my pics to see where my O Gloss is :) Can you find it??

Maternity Jeans and a Beautiful Friend!

Not to brag-but I think I may have some of the sweetest friends. Just love them!! One friend in particular surprised me with a very sweet and thoughtful gift...I came home and found a package from Saks on my doorstep. I opened it up and there were he CUTEST pair of maternity jeans I had ever seen! Who knew J Brand made a maternity line? Its call Mama J! Isn't that the cutest!?! Becky (Buck D), thank you for being so sweet and thoughtful!! It was the sweetest gift at the most perfect time-I was probably about 10 weeks preggo when she sent them, and I was feeling sad that I wouldn't be able to wear normal, cute clothes for the next 9 months. I had to exchange them for the correct size-but now I have them and I couldn't love them more!! It can be hard to feel fashionable and cute while your body is changing so drastically so quickly, but these jeans definetly make me feel cute and happy! So to my fellow preggos-I say splurge and get a pair (or two!) of good designer maternity jeans, they are worth it!!!