//Bumpdate 26 weeks

How many weeks: 26 weeks

Movement: Some days Liam is mellow and other days he reminds me with a good kick he is still in there.

Symptoms: Sleeping better this week. Appetite is here and there. Leg cramps at night sometimes. Dealing with some back pain :( also, still getting morning sickness a few times a week. 

Any weight gain: I gained a pound! Yippee!

Sleep: Sleeping great! Hard to get comfy but a pillow under my belly usually helps. Andrew refuses for me to get a body pillow. I might sneak one in here pretty soon! 

Cravings: Lemonade and sour candy.

Moods: I have been pretty happy this week minus one day when I was running on low sleep and my routine was thrown way off. I had to help out at another YMCA site and boy was I cranky being out of my routine.

Stretch Marks: No new ones.

Linea Negra: Nope!

Belly button in or out: Andrew says it is slowly starting to pop out.

Moments during the week: I had an emotional day this week where I just had this reality of having a baby. It just sort of hit me that in 3 months I am going to be holding my own child. It still seems very surreal to me most days. I just cannot believe I am finally having one of my own. I have always called my daycare kids in California my kids and now my YMCA kids are my kids too. I have this motherly instinct to want to teach, grow and develop our littles of this world. However, at 6pm Liam will still be with me. I don't get to give him back to his mama because I will be his mama. I had so many emotions that one day they just all spilled out. I am so thankful Andrew was there to hold me & just listen to all my thoughts. Looking at Andrew and knowing he is going to be Liam's daddy is really awesome too!

( Andrew wanted to take my close-up)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love Forever,

Chel Chel

{Valentine's Outfit}

ahhhh...the day of Love! 

Okay, cut the crap. ( I need a record screeching or something to be as dramatic as I am writing this in my head. Oh well)

 In all reality I never used to like this holiday until I got married. All you single peeps I know how ya feel. I used to get together with my girlfriends and go out or have a little party & that was always a ton of fun! Show your family, friends, co-workers, whoever some love & kindness today. You never know who just needs to see a genuine smile!

Andrew let me go out and buy a Valentine's outfit! He is so sweet and honestly, I know I have said this before, we have been so good with our money. The fact that he just let me go and pick an outfit out was like the sweetest thing ever!

Dress: Old navy Here

Tights: Target

Belt: Mom's from the 80's

Jewelry: Forever 21 & Kate Spade

Shoes: Steve Madden

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Love Forever,

Chel Chel

{Valentine's Eve} + Gift Guide

I am so excited for my first married Valentine's day! Not sure what Andrew has planned but I do know were going to one of our favorite places, the drive-in. We love getting piles of candy and popcorn and curling up in a blanket and getting to watch two movies for the price of one! Perfect! Here is an outfit I picked out to get in the mood for Valentine's day.

Top: Forever 21 (last season)

Jeans: Old Navy here

Boots: Lane Bryant (last season)

Jewelry: Forever 21

Can't wait to show you my Valentine's day outfit!

Here's a last minute gift guide & very budget friendly!

T-shirt Nail Polish Make-up Bag Lush Heart Soap Love Necklace BoyBrief Undie Hairtyes Valentine Card Happy (almost) Valentine's day! Love Forever, Chel Chel

Happy Saturday!

Saturday is my FAVORITE day of the week! Seriously though, who's favorite day isn't Saturday?

Anyways, I'm sorry blog I didn't post on you for two days! Lots going on and a minor injury to the arch of my foot so needed a break. Alas, why I am posting on a lovely California saturday! Finally was able to do a little shopping thanks to our tax money! Husband wanted me buy a Valentine's day outfit and then he let me grab a few other things. 

Enjoy!

Top: Old navy Here

Jeans: Old Navy Here

Shoes: Steve Madden

HairTye: Twistband

Jewelry: J.Crew & Kate Spade

Nail Polish: NYC

Picked these conversation hearts at Target! It wouldn't be Valentine's Day without them! 

Have a lovely weekend everyone!!

Love Forever,

Chel Chel

oh, how Pinteresting + Pearls & Boots

Happy Wednesday!

I love the middle of the week. The worst is over and the best is yet to come. It's perfect.

I am so excited for Valentine's day! It's all I have been pinning lately besides my usually, ridiculous, humor pins and then fitness pins.

Source: weheartit.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

 Valentine's day isn't just all about feeling down in the dumps because you don't have that special someone. It's a day to really show everyone that you care about them. I can't wait to send out all my little valentine's and make everyone I love feel special. Here's what I have been pinning lately.

Source: pinterest.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

Source: forever21.com via Chelsea on Pinterest

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Source: chasethestar.net via Brandy on Pinterest

Source: sissyprint.blogspot.mx via Brittani on Pinterest

{^This is a printable! ^} Who can you show some love to?
  Link up here!! Pearls + Boots Outfit

Dress: Thrifted Shirt: Forever 21 Necklace: Forever 21 Tights & Socks: Target Boots: Lane Bryant Flower: Forever 21 Belt: Forever 21 Love Forever, Chel Chel