DIY baby leggings

T-shirt featured is from PRIMARK men's section, size XL

WHAT YOU NEED:

A Patterned  Jersey T-shirt

A pair of basic baby leggings

Elastic

Scissors

Paper for legging pattern

Chalk

Pins

Needle and Thread or Sewing Machine


WHAT TO DO:

1.  Lay your baby leggings on the paper and trace around  one half of leggings with chalk (remember to ass 1 cm for seam around the pattern.  Cut out the pattern.  Lay the paper onto the t-shirt and trace around with chalk.  Cut out fabric - you will end up with 2 pieces of cut out fabric.

2.  Repeat step one but tracing around the other leg.  You will end up with another 2 pieces of cut fabric.

3.  Pin (1cm in) the outside seam together and you can either stitch using sewing machine or hand sew the pieces together.   Do this on all the seams which need to be connected.

4.  Lay your elastic along the top of the leggings and fold over the fabric and pin in place.  Sew a  waist band, making sure it is a neat stitch because this is on show.

5.  Fold up the fabric at the bottom of the legs and sew a small hem.

6.  And that's it.  Turn the leggings the right way and there you have it.

You can use old t-shirts, jersey skirts or I bought a few patterned T-shirts from the men's section in Primark and will make a baby t-shirt and a bandana bib out of this T-shirt to match the leggings.

Stressed but Well Dressed

Jumpsuit - New Look £27.99

Stressed/Well Dressed Clutch - Zara £19.99

Today - 22 weeks pregnant

I know a jumpsuit is not for everyone and this is the first one i've ever purchased because i'm short and curvy so I didn't think it would work for me but I am in love with this jumpsuit.  Because of the thick stretch material it is so comfortable and sits low enough so you don't have to worry about a surprise camel toe, every woman's fashion nightmare.  For the bump area the stretch waist and tie can be adjusted to sit where you like and depends on how big your bump is.  I think this will still work for me for another month of expanding bump and because I got the size up it makes it not tight around the hips and thighs.

Zara has amazing clutch bags in store at the moment and the price of them is so good that you could easily have them all to co-ordinate with all your outfits.  I love this white clutch and it is so fitting for the past few weeks i've had as I have been feeling the symptoms of pregnancy all at once as the baby is growing which had just made me want to stay in and hide but I do find making the effort perks up your mood and keeps you going and I am feeling great again with energy levels returning and the sickness and heartburn going away.

We had out last scan on Tuesday which was the anomaly 20 week and all measurements, heartbeat and structure look great so I do feel more relaxed and able to enjoy my pregnancy and growing baby more and more with the anxiety subsiding.

I cant wait for my girly Saturday afternoon tea with my mum and sister's this weekend.  It has been so long since we've all been together and I probably will get emotional with the big bump, talk of baby boy and just being with them x  

Spring Florals

 

Floral Peplum Dress - M&S Limited Edition

Platform Heels - River Island 

What an amazing couple of days of sunshine and although i'm not wearing this dress until next weekend I had to get it on and blog since it is the perfect Spring dress.  I'll be honest I have never shopped for clothing at Marks & Spencer but walking past the other week, the Limited Edition collection really caught my eye.  It has gorgeous two piece sets, sexy black going dresses and a really awesome 'Modern Luxe' collection.  However because of the bump I will have to wait to see what the winter collection is like for post baby body.  But I did want to try a drop hem dress because i've been seeing a lot of them lately and with them hem being cut at the hips I thought it would still a maternity figure.  Don;t get me wrong on a taller and slimmer frame than mine this dress would be amazing but I feel great in this dress and love the material, print and shape.  Next weekend i'm having a girly day in Edinburgh with my mum and sisters for shopping and high tea so this outfit teamed with a pastel coat will be perfect.  

Pregnancy update.  21 weeks - Feeling baby moving around, few kicks are uncomfortable but it is amazing feeling the baby moving in my ever increasing belly.  I have been feeling lousy this week with really bad back pain and fatigue so i've been pushing through the simplest of tasks and just hoping it eases off, especially for up-coming holiday in the sun in 6 weeks.  The nursery furniture arrived this week and my mum came over to clean the nursery and help me arrange the furniture and bedding.  I am so pleased with the outcome and the colours, theme and wood all go perfectly together.  I wanted a boyish room but that was also cute so I made the decision to not go down the 'baby blue' route and went for browns, creams and oranges.  Here are a few pics of the nursery.  

Furniture - V.I.B Moderno Dark Oak Set (Glasgow Pram Center) 

Nursery Bedding - Jamboree Set (Mamas and Papas)

Zoo Prints - Art.co.uk 

OOTD - Hearts and Mint

Heart Print Shirt - New Look Maternity £17.99

Skinny Black Jeans - Mothercare £20.00

Peeptoe Platform Heels - River Island £55.00

Well today I am 20 weeks....I cant believe i'm 5 months pregnant already.  At the beginning the 3 months seemed to just drag and every week seemed to take forever but now it is all going past so quickly and August does not seem that long away.  So today I had a photoshoot for a magazine article on maternity and fashion bloggers and I was so shocked to be asked as my blog is only a month old.  Uhm, who knows what images the photographer uses but I am hoping it is the just the close up face shots because I looked huge in the middle of 4 gorgeous fashion bloggers, but the girls were so lovely and made me feel amazing so it was a great shoot and I am looking forward to seeing the final result.  I did colour my hair for the shoot which started with a purple fringe and mint and silver everywhere else but when I washed it this morning all the purple ran out and was left with just this mint colour but it was a happy accident as I prefer the subtle colour addition to the blonde.  For reference the dye I used was Bleach London 'Sea Punk' (buy it here) mixed with 3/4 conditioner and 1/4 dye to create a soft mint colour.  

Now the challenge is picking a boys name me and the hubby can agree, everything I love, he thinks its too hipster and the names he suggests are too masculine and common so the debate continues.  

Pregnancy to do list - I have my 20 week check up scan at the hospital next week and will be arranging the date for my nursery furniture delivery, can't wait 

I also want to say that my thoughts and prayers are with Taylor Jenkins (The Taylor Diary) and her family at this moment in time.  I follow her lifestyle and maternity blog and was so sad to hear her waters broke last week at just 30 weeks pregnant and her lovely little girl is currently in NICU.  Taylor posted a gorgeous image of her baby with her husband on instagram and what a gift!  Wishing her well x 

Hello there perfection, you are so very loved

Blank Bunting with String - The Hobbycraft

Printed Card - Becky Higgins Project Life (Hobbycraft)  

Oh and baby Graham is a.........

Boy or Girl? Boy or Girl?

Ava joined me in the sunny garden

The weather has been so rainy and grey everyday here so not had the opportunity to blog for a while but the sun was shining today so I was ready and out! I've also been sick everyday and couldn't get rid of a horrible migraine all week but have been back to normal since yesterday so feeling good again.  The exciting news is we are going for a gender scan tonight and get to find out if boy or girl and I can not wait, so doing a blog post right now is a distraction and will waste some time.  Although I won't be sharing what the baby is because i'm having a gender reveal baby shower for my close friends and family so it will still be a secret until July, sorry!

So the outfit, I actually wore this outfit for a night out at the weekend and i've got to say I have been paranoid about my new shape last week but I think the bigger the bump grows the more you have to adjust to your new body and that means re-adjusting your closet and style.  Although I do still feel happy to wear outfits that show off my curves so I went hunting for a midi pencil skirt and came across this red stretch skirt from H&M and I was planning on wear a white blouse but every one I tried on made the outfit look too business-like so I then went on the hunt for a long-sleeve crop top and found this in Topshop sale.  My absolute LOVE purchase at the weekend had to be my new heels from River Island and I love them because they still give me height that I like to have when i'm going out but also they are so comfortable.  These are definitely staple for anyones wardrobe so I recommend going and getting a pair.

I feel this outfit is a really great daytime outfit too as it has a vintage feel to it so I wanted to shoot it today with sunnies and a bow in the hair to give that vintage, summertime feel and I cant wait to wear this again meeting the girls for Summer mocktails, although this skirt might only have one month left in it with my bump.

This week it's all become very real that i'm having a baby.  This might sound crazy as i've been pregnant for 20 weeks now but I think its because of the more obvious bump and now I feel the baby move it makes me excited and anxious all at the same time.  I have to be honest that I am so nervous about labour and I think about it all the time.  I am just hoping that my nerves become settled towards the end of pregnancy and with antenatal classes that they make me feel more prepared and in control and not make me go the complete other direction and panic.
 
Just want to finish with saying congratulations to the winner of the Cwtch Organic Teething Ring which is currently making it's way to the other side of the world to Australia, so well done Margaret-Anne.  I will be having another giveaway in a couple of weeks and it's a really great piece so as soon as it arrives I will photograph and post the new giveaway.