At this point, I felt like time was passing so quickly. I wanted to make it my priority to slow down, relax, and enjoy the last few months of pregnancy. Slowing down came in the form of being iron deficient. At about 31 weeks I began to feel exhausted and weak in the mornings after only doing the simplest of tasks like brushing my teeth or making breakfast.

As you can probably guess, I absolutely LOVED dressing my bump! I didn’t start really showing until about 17 or 18 weeks so I had some time to get a few pregnancy wardrobe essentials before hand.

Finding out I was pregnant was a pleasant surprise! We were trying, meaning, we were pretty cognizant of our health and well-being and not taking certain precautions— yet we weren’t putting pressure on ourselves to rush the process either. I talked about that a little more HERE.

Surprise! My husband and I are expecting our first bundle of joy! I realize that it has been quite some time since my last blog post. As always, for the last few years, I have just been living life. I’m finding myself more offline than I’ve ever been since I started this site 10 years ago. Styled Chic will always be apart of me and when I am inspired to post I will and when I decide to prioritize my real life, I will do that as well ☺️. Anyhow, here’s a bit of a life update that I felt was only right to share in my special, beloved space on the internet.

My stove + oven have been out for the past month and at this point, I’m completely over it. Fortunately, I have several countertop appliance options to help maintain my normal meal plans until it’s repaired. Relying solely on the microwave and ordering take-out every other day just wasn’t an option for me. The goal has been to prepare meals that are as fresh, health-ish, and nutritious as possible. While I have been making good use out of most of my countertop appliances, I must say the air fryer has been my favorite.