So I thought I would get a bit of sewing done before the baby arrives!

Now, I couldn’t carry out my plan of making a long/maxi skirt from my Tsuru-crane print because I’m not quiiiiiite the right size at the moment…

BUT! I thought I would make at least a kimono-influenced wrap dress/waistcoat thing, in the current trend of Oriental-inspired blouson/bomber jackets. The back is my custom-printed cotton-silk mix design from Spoonflower (which you can now BUY for yourself, if you want to make anything from it! You get 4 perfect repeats at 40” width over 3 yards - http://www.spoonflower.com/designs/1381751) The front is a semi-opaque black georgette with floral swirls. I added gathers at the shoulder for a bit more interest.

And the cool thing about this design is that it’s really versatile, as I can even clip it at the bust/waist for a fitted dress (no matter what size I am).

Speaking of my size - I am finally beginning to look really, like, properly, pregnant. And only now, when the baby’s head is engaging and I’m due to give birth in less than a fortnight :P

Oh yeah, I WILL vent ever so slightly - just because I carry smaller doesn’t mean I’m carrying a tiny baby (thankfully, I’m confident enough to take such comments as a compliment that I’m maintaining an elegant appearance, rather than freaking out that I or my baby aren’t normal), or that I’m not hurting as much as any other mother who carries larger (big babies even run in my family and I’ve gained the correct weight, so I don’t expect him to be a mere 5lbs). I suffer as much backache, groin ache, bad plumbing etc., but I just don’t talk about it much in public!

As part of my birthday celebrations, I had a lovely BBQ in the garden over the bank holiday a couple of weeks ago at my new house (which is still undergoing work, but that didn’t stop us!). I really can’t wait until we’re able to move in properly!

I’m wearing a silk scarf print kaftan I bought in Thailand, M&S maternity tights, black Rocket Dog ballet pumps and H&M long-sleeved crop top, glasses/shades by Joop.

I’m coming up to 37 weeks now and I still look almost the same as I did in this photo ^^ At my midwife appointment last Friday, I’m still measuring small, but the two midwives there had a good poke and said that #PrinceLeong felt fine and that he should be over the minimum threshold for normal delivery at the Rosie Birth Centre (which is AMAZING, the rooms are so nice with mood lighting, pull down double bed, drug outlets from every wall, a birthing pool in every room and an iPod dock for relaxing music! Fingers crossed that on the day, there’ll be space for me!).

And to finish off this post, here is a picture of Matt is being unnecessarily manly, using his Black&Decker to vent the BBQ…

Had a lovely day out today with friends and got some fab photos taken of me, the bump and the husband by the amazing Lunameth or Lisa Curtis Bump aka #PrinceLeong is now 33 weeks, so it’s not very long now!

Outfit - maternity vest and linen trousers from eBay, bolero jacket River Island, scarf Accesorize, glasses/sunglasses Bulgari, perfume necklace Daisy by Marc Jacobs, ankle boots ASOS.

It’s been a while since my last maternity fashion post. So here’s a little update! Both are mostly comprised of normal clothes (yup, still wearing dresses and t-shirts for my usual size at over SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT…)

The grey dress is a gorgeous bamboo jersey number from La Redoute several years ago, but I tied the ribbon just under the bust rather than at the waist. It stretches and drapes really nicely over my bump. The grey feather hair band was from Claire’s Accessories, and my gorgeous frilled ankle boots were from a Hong Kong seller on eBay. Grey/purple fancy stalk rimless glasses from Silhouette. I like this dress because it really highlights the bump - and Prince Leong is definitely a vampire flat-pack baby, as he still insists on only coming out at night. Mostly.

The casual outfit does have maternity leggings (as they are more comfy), but the white, long sleeved crop top is H&M and the blue t-shirt is one of my favourites, Marc by Marc Jacobs. The flat black leather shoes are from Rocket Dog, super comfy with padded lining. Feather earrings also from H&M. Glasses Prada.