so i randomly walked into a new thrift shop on fifth avenue in park slope and scored this tweed coat for five bucks. there were some gross tissues in the pocket and car keys, i took this coat straight to the dry cleaners the same day. it still has an old lady smell that i hope will go away after being aired out in this brutally cold weather. i got this sweater for myself for valentine’s day last winter and whaddayaknow…here i am about to be a mama bear. i love pocketless pants, you may remember how crazy i was about my brown pants that eventually split. well i now have them in black and in navy. they were thirteen bucks at h&m and i must confess, i also got a navy and black pair for when i go back to my regular size again. 
21 weeeks cooked
so that means i have about nineteen to twenty one weeks to figure out how to be a mama bear. i provide therapy for very young children now and have been around children all my life. i’m sure this will help, but i’ve been thinking a lot about the kind of parent i want to be. finding the balance between being loving and nurturing without being overbearing. i tend to have high expectations for the people in my life and sometimes my eldest niece and my friends are nervous to tell me things because they are afraid i’ll be disappointed. i really want to change this, not sure how, but i’ve been meditating on it. i hope to build an open, safe and trusting relationship with this little one. although this is something that women have been doing forever, it’s still pretty surreal to me that as i go about my day, working, walking through the park, spending time with josh and friends that there’s this little life growing inside of me. it’s incredible.
outfit details: hat second hand, scarf gift from my mom, coat vintage, sweater vintage, pants h&m, boots boutique 9
Pocketless pants are the best. I’ve got a few from Dots & they’re, like, the only thing I wear. Jeans be gone!
Also that sweater is so cute! Congrats again on becoming an almost mama!
This is so beautiful…and what an awesome sweater!
Oh my word I always find nasty tissues in coats at thrift stores! Ha and ya gotta love the smell
Your sweater is the cutest, I love your preggo style~
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Aw you are a very beautiful future mama bear! And your coat is almost as pretty as you are–what a steal! I’m sure it will air out eventually. (sidenote, I HATE when people leave stuff like that in the pockets!) This sweater is so adorable and made even cuter with a cute little baby belly!
I love this look! Great color palet and awesome layering. I can’t wait to see more of your mamabird looks. XOXOXO
It is pretty incredible! I love the mama bear baby bear sweater and the coat! And you will make an awesome mama bear
Awwww I love the mama bear sweater!!! And $5 that’s awesome for that coat! Gross about the tissues but whatevs. Oh I thought of you recently when my lil brother sent me this song: http://youtu.be/QK8mJJJvaes Hey, why isn’t your blog populating in my google reader anymooooooore?!?!?!?!
Ugh. I’ve missed sooooo many outfits and updates. ::sigh::
This is such an adorable outfit and post! The sweater is really sweet
I think you are going to be a great parent. I love that you are taking the time to think on how you interact with other people and having that be a factor in parenting. I think things like that is a great way to start. PS-You look really tiny! Until you turned sideways, I am all “wait, what baby?” 
what a cute sweater for a mama to be
congrats again!
you look beautiful. i want to live in a thrift shop every time i read about your best find. the coat looks stylish, i hope the old lady smell goes of, lol. love the mama-baby bear jumper.
I am sure you and josh will be great parents.
i get what you mean by “finding the balance between being loving and nurturing without being overbearing”, this is something I think about often, I want to be able to have an open, safe and trusting relationship with my little one too. Every time i write a letter or short note to AOI, I hope that she will read them one day and understand that I love her and I am always here to listen without judgements because I too was a child/teenager.
Love, love this sweater…so apt for you now that you’re preggers!
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I really enjoyed your thoughts on your personality and how this may affect your parenting. I have no doubt you’ll both be wonderful parents, but it’s always good to think about the things we do well and badly in our interactions with people.
Also, you look so cute!
I love the soothing colors you are wearing. I have not been by in a long time as I have been through some challenging times. So here I am to say congrats to you and the Hubs. happy Weekend.
Lisa
Congrats on the baby Monique! I know you’ll be a great mother, God bless you and your family. I laughed when you wrote about the old lady smell in the coat, great price for a coat too. You’ll be just fine, you give me advice that I appreciate and I’m sure the baby will receive yours words of wisdom and be just as delighted and enlightened
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That coat is gorgeous! I love this whole look – very sweet. I’ve found some gross old candies in thrifted coats, but never keys!
- October
such a sweet post. that sweater is so cute, would have imagined yourself wearing it just one year later as you grow that little baby? it sounds like you’ll be a wonderful mother….given that you’re thinking this much about it already. i don’t know if i’m the kind of mother that i set out to be 10 years ago, but i think a lot about being a mother is what you learn along the way. and for me, the rest of motherhood has come from a few things. first, how my mother raised me, and the rest is from having really good friends who are also mums….who don’t judge, but share their own experiences.
xo
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So sweet!!! I can’t tell you how excited I am for your baby bear. And keep doing what you’re doing. You’re going to be great!
Ahh I especially love the first image – always a delight to see your face;)
The jumper looks so cosy and comfortable – the ideal companion on snowny, wintry days.xx
That sweater is adorable!! And wow, nice deal on that coat (but gross about the pockets…eeeew)
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Adorable! You look so happy
It’s snowing here as well. Wish Spring would finally start!
The coat is so cute! What a shame about the smell. I remember buying also a coat with funny smell and at the end I had to give it away because I was so paranoid about the smell!
That is the best sweater! I love it!
I love your coat too. You look amazing!
ok stop. that sweater. cannot handle the cute. GAH
A $5 tweed coat?! That IS a steal. I miss New York so bad :/ I love that momma bear sweater. Its adorable!
I totally understand what you mean about how surreal it is having a little life growing inside of you. I feel the same way everyt ime she kicks.
That sweater and you are cute cuTE CUTE!