OOTD: Pizza & Ladybugs

The other day we went to a new pizza place in town and it was SO good! They had both New York style thin crust and Chicago style deep dish. We were really hungry so we went for the Chicago style. Yum!

Here's what I wore:



And Maia in her ladybugs outfit:



Maia snoozing at the pizza parlor:

Maia's First Week Recap

On Friday, Maia was one week old! I can't believe how fast the time is flying by. We had a little party for her at grandma's house with a few friends after dinner at the beach.



Daddy holding his little beach baby. We hope someday she'll like the beach and swimming as much as we do.



Party at Grandma's!!



Sydney (daughter of Sara -- Mommyland) helped Maia blow out the candle on her cake.



Here's a recap of our first week with baby Maia. It's been a GREAT week! :-)

Just an hour or two after she was born. I couldn't believe how tiny she was!



Daddy holding his little princess:



Ready to leave the hospital and take our little girl home!



Working Mama (grading papers for my online classes). Notice the pooped out little puppy next to me too. He has been a little overwhelmed by his new sister and all of her stuff!



Cozy in her towel after her first bath at home:



Sweet Maia loves to be rocked in the glider chair.



I love my girl more than I could have ever imagined! It's been so fun taking her out for little adventures all week, as well as just snuggling with her at home. She's an incredibly good baby, we're SO lucky!



Thanks for letting me share with all of you about my baby girl and the beginning of my amazing experiences as a mother. I appreciate all of the kind comments and well wishes everyone has left for us. Maia will be a regular feature here on the blog, so you can expect to see lots more of her! ;-)

OOTD + Anthro Wishlist

I'm working on a "Maia's first week" post (with pictures of her party at grandma's and her first visit to the beach), which I'll post tomorrow. In the meantime, I thought I'd share my OOTD and my current Anthro wishlist. :-)

I got this blouse from Ross a few months ago for really cheap. It reminds me of some of the Anthro blouses by Odille from the last few years.



I'm hoping to make a trip to Anthro soon to check out early fall arrivals and do some reviews. It's been too long! ;-) Fall clothes are my favorite so I can't wait to see what they'll have this year. So far, these items are at the top of my wishlist to try on:

Ajisai Dress: The unusual pattern caught my eye but I have no idea if it will actually look good on me. Has anyone seen any reviews of this yet on anyone's blog??



Montaigne Tee: simple stripes on navy, looks like a good wardrobe staple :-)



Map of the World Skirt: This looks so pretty! Plus, my husband makes maps, so I think even he would approve. ;-) I missed out on the cartography cardigan but I might like this skirt even more.



Loosened Shelby Blouse: I like this new pattern even better than the earlier versions!



Whirligig Dress: This is one of those dresses that might look awful on me but it's worth trying on. I have a feeling the sleeves might hit in a weird place on my arm and the front might be too drapey. I love it from the waist down though and I like all the colors it comes in.



Textured Dots Tights: A must have for my tights collection!



What's on everyone else's wishlists, Anthro and otherwise? Anyone else looking forward to fall weather and fashions like I am? Can we just fast-forward through the rest of summer? I'm already tired of the heat and humidity. ;-)

An Anthro OOTD & Maia Day 7

Today we went on a special outing with Maia to our favorite local restaurant. It's now even more special because it was the last place we ate before Maia was born! We were literally there just a few hours before we went to the hospital. Last Thursday night we went there for a late dinner and I was feeling mild, sporadic contractions during our meal. Within an hour of getting home my contractions were much more intense and only about 10 minutes apart and then six! We headed to the hospital a little after 10:00 pm. Maia was born at 5:40AM on Friday. :-) We eat at this restaurant pretty often so the waitresses remembered that I was still pregnant the last time they saw us and today they got to meet little Maia. She was a perfect angel the whole time we were there! :-)

Here she is having a little meal of her own after I ate my sandwich:



The other exciting thing today (for me at least) was that I got to wear one of my favorite Anthro dresses again! This dress hasn't buttoned since April, so I was thrilled to pull it out of the back of the closet and slip it on today. :-) Even though I had fun experimenting with maternity wear, I missed my regular clothes, especially all of my Anthro dresses and skirts. It's nice to be wearing them again and back in my usual style groove.



Happy twirl!



Miss Maia's OOTD -- We love her in green (and purple, and yellow, and .... ) ;-)

Mommy & Maia OOTD (Day 6)

Here's our first mother-daughter OOTD picture! ;-) We both wore purple today, one of my favorite colors. Grandma came over for a visit and lunch before we got a few things from Target. I can't believe how good my little girl has been about sleeping and eating. Remind me of this later when she's teething and up all night! ;-)

Dinner at Five Guys, Burger & Fries (Day 5 with Maia)

Bright and early this morning we took Maia to her first doctors appointment and she did great. She's in good health, eating and sleeping well. Then tonight we went out to get her this sleeper-rocker to use in the living room when she wants to snooze or lounge. It's really convenient and easy to move between rooms or take with us to grandma's. She really likes it. While we were out, we stopped for a quick dinner at Five Guys. Yum! ;-)

Maia's First Outing (Day 4) + Her "Going Home" OOTD

Today Maia had her first outing! I know some people don't like to take babies out in public when they are only a few days old, but I promise we were very careful. We went to lunch with the grandparents at Panera and then a quick stop at the grocery store. She was so good and we all had fun! :-)



It was pretty funny taking a picture in the produce section of the grocery store but we had to document our girl's first trip out! heehee



Here's her "going home" outfit that she wore yesterday when she came home from the hospital. Her first OOTD post! ;-)