Retail therapy

[district12ravenclaw]

I went shopping today :D! The majority of it wasn't spent on me, but it was fun nevertheless. First stop was to Babies R Us to buy some gifts for a baby shower I'm going to on Sunday.


Since I'm going to a baby shower, I needed something cute to wear, so I went to Motherhood and picked up this cute little number:



Oh, and I think I found a dress for my high school reunion! Does this look too informal for cocktail attire?


I committed a cardinal retail sin today though. I love the outfit, but the small pants were a bit snug, and the medium top was too big, so I bought the set with a small top and medium pants. Shh, don't tell anyone!

After Motherhood, I hit Old Navy with the intention of buying those adorable plaid shorts for Owen, but they didn't have any there. I ended up shopping for me instead, woo hoo! I got a pink tank top, a navy tank top, a white camisole, a pink t-shirt, and a 3-pack of undies, because the white pants on that Motherhood outfit are completely see-through.

I bought this for Owen while I was at Babies R Us:


In addition to that, and his Gymboree collection, he also has the following cuties.

From my parents:


From my friend Marcie:




The one on the right says "I play sports with Daddy." How cute is that?! I bought pants to go with them today:

Comments

[luvbeingamommy.livejournal.com]

Where did your parents get those onsies? They are so cute!

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

Aren't they adorable!? My parents ordered them from Cafe Press.

[december27jjb.livejournal.com]

Everything is so cute! I remember those days, shopping for maternity and baby clothes. So much fun!

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I love shopping for baby stuff :).

[rancid13.livejournal.com]

Heh-heh, I have that 2nd sleep & play. I went shopping at BRU yesterday and came home w/4 new outfits (they were 2-fers!!) and a diaper bag (Graco) which I LOVE more than my Skip Hop one!! :D

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

BRU is my crack! I get so happy every time I'm in that store. In fact, Steve and I just came from the Torrance one, because the people at Cerritos are not the brightest and we couldn't special order our glider there.

[rancid13.livejournal.com]

Even though the Cerritos one is closer to us, I prefer the Westminster one. :D It's also right over by my mom's house so after I pick up Tyler from her house on Tues and Fri's I sometimes stop by on the way home. :o

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

I'll have to check that one out; I don't think I've been there since before I got pregnant.

[mwright626.livejournal.com]

Cute stuff!! I think the dress will be perfect for your reunion :)

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[jillyb.livejournal.com]

Our store is in the mall, and everytime I've gone by Motherhood lately, they've had that dress in the window. It's so cute! If I were pregnant, I'd definitely want it!

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

It's super cute, and I like how it looked on me, but I just don't know if it's fancy enough for a high school reunion. Plus, I'm in between sizes right now, and they have a horrendous return policy, so I don't want to make a bad choice.

[sweetjezebel.livejournal.com]

Great stuff! I really do like that dress you posted. Having gone to 2 high school reunions that were "cocktail attire" though... I don't think you're going to feel "dressy" enough in that. But definitely keep it to wear to other things! :)

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

I really keep going back and forth on that dress, because it's so cute, but then I wonder if it's fancy enough. I could just tell them all "I'm pregnant, and this is all that fits, leave me alone" haha :)! At Steve's high school reunion, one girl showed up in a frayed denim skirt and knee-high Uggs!

[sweetjezebel.livejournal.com]

Well yeah, it's not like there's usually any "dress code police" so as long as you're comfortable in what you're wearing you should be great! Unless of course it is being held somewhere where they WILL deny entry due to attire (as some clubs do) but that's usually only in the case of REALLY improper dress such as.... well such as a frayed denim skirt & Uggs! LOL! ;) So it's really about how YOU want to look. Personally, I think a reunion is a special time to show yourself off. Looking as gorgeous and glowing as you do with this pregnancy, I think why not go all out?! :) And you don't need to spend a lot either. I come across dresses all the time that I think "damn I wish I were pg so I could wear that maternity dress!" In fact, a lot of the police wives are usually pg at our events (we have one coming up tomorrow) and they always find the cutest black cocktail maternity dresses & tell me they didn't spend much at all!

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

It's being held at a Doubletree Hotel, so I'm guessing it's not TOO fancy. You'll have to do some recon work for me and find out where all those cute dresses are coming from :D!

[l-lynch.livejournal.com]

Cute stuff! My g'mother bought Evan the "I play sports with Daddy" onesie. Cute cute! :)

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I squeal over that onesie everytime I see it, I just think it's so adorable, especially because Steve is so into sports.

[cat-loverpq.livejournal.com]

Ooooo, cute baby shower outfit - and I love that dress! I think it would be fine for a cocktail hour. I mean, I wouldn't want to spend mega bucks for a maternity cocktail dress that I will only wear once, and I think this one is fancy enough. Just my opinion though!

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I don't want to spend mega bucks, and it seems like most pregnancy dresses, with the exception of Motherhood, are upwards of $100 or more!

[vwinkel.livejournal.com]

Cute cute cute!

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[annie-girl.livejournal.com]

I think the dress is perfect for cocktail hour!! It looks like to can dress it up or down with accessories so you can wear it again... maybe even to your baby shower (if it's not a surprise) or if it is, start carrying it with you every where you go so if you happen to waltz into it, you can change. ;)

Seriously, I think it's perfect for a reunion cocktail hour.

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think that might be the one then :). But I'm going to wait before I get it because I'm in between sizes and figure I can get a better fit if I wait to get it when I'm huge.