Labor Look

God is *SO* good, yall!

I had a rough lead up, but my actual labor was a breeze! Due to excessive amniotic fluid I was induced at 38 1/2 weeks, but once we got into the delivery room to get started it was clear we picked the right day! By 11:30am Lucy Kate Woodard was here! 

Chance posted a couple of pictures of us before and after labor;

and received a lot of questions about me having a hair and makeup team stashed away. Anyone reading this knows of my vanity (my favorite sin. God and I talk about it all the time), and even though my hair guru WAS there before (she's my cousin! Of course she was!) and my makeup MIRACLE WORKER was one of the first to see this sweet baby before she'd even been weighed, they weren't on the clock. *wink*

While waiting on the doctors to make rounds the next morning I documented my entire look for the day. I woke up Tuesday morning with severe contractions, so at 4am washed, blew out and curled my hair, so that's all leftover, but as far as makeup:

Started out with a fresh face

Since my face has cleared up, I haven't worn foundation in months. BB cream is YOUR BEST FRIEND. On the day of I wore my DIY BB cream, but the lid on my bottle is janky so I packed this one for my hospital bag and it's not as great as mine, but works in a pinch. 

Step two, a layer of bronzer on the apples of my cheeks, of course. I use GloMinerals loose powder in Bronze. 

Then brows. I use GloMinerals brow pencil in brunette. 

Curl lashes. Goes without mentioning but hey, someone may not know the life or death situation here. 

Two layers of mascara on top lashes only. No one has time for raccoon eyes in the event of happy tears! 

The staple of my LIFE is Baby Lips. I think I've posted about these sweet tubes about ten times, but it's just amazing. 

And BAM, you're set for the entire day, photo ready in 5 minutes flat. Maybe even more like 3! 

Until next time...here's another shameless pic of my sweet angel baby Lucy

Xoxo

Hospital Bag for baby

We're in the HOME STRETCH! 

Now that I'm 38 weeks and have induction set for this Saturday (I'll be 39 weeks then!) I've got my hospital bag packed! We spent two nights in the hospital when I had Layla and had no idea what I would really need, so poor Chance had to run back and forth between the house, store and hospital.

This time around, I've got it down. 

For the baby:

The hospital supplies a little t-shirt, hat, endless blankets, all the diapers, wipes, snot suckers, bathing tools, and medicines you could possibly need, so forget all that crap. If you're not planning to breastfeed, they also supply formula and bottles, so leave those at home too. 

New babies are tiny, but holding even a 6 pound baby for a stretch can get uncomfortable, especially for mom who's exhausted, and may have had a c-section. The pillows in the hospital are COMPLETE ass, so no support is given there, which is why I'm taking my boppy pillow this time around. It'll also help take some stress out of letting younger kiddos hold the baby, because you know she'll be supported everywhere. (I made this one, but you pick these up anywhere!)

With Layla I packed a bunch of snacks, like trail mix bars, beef jerky, Special K bars....that was stupid. No one wants to eat cardboard after delivery, and Whataburger is a block away! So scratch that. 

I also made the mistake the first time around by bringing cutesy, complicated outfits for Layla to wear, but that was a waste because I sent Chance after plain little onesies by that evening. For this baby I'm taking two little elastic bottomed gowns. 

If you're a first time mom, I can't stress enough how great these are!! The elastic is tight enough to conceal their little feet, but can be pulled up for a quick diaper change. Layla wore these even until she was crawling because they would sit comfortably around her knees. You can NOT have too many of these! 

I'm also taking socks and a hat that's much cuter than the one the hospital supplies, plus a receiving blanket for pics with all of our visitors. The hat and blanket are both sheer vanity on my part, so if you care nothing about this, feel free to leave them both out because the hospital will supply both for you!

I had every intention of showing what all I took for myself but then woke up at 4 am with contractions so I ran out of time! Some highlights that I couldn't have lived without:

*My ultra plush Barefoot Dreams blanket. It's just nice to be able to toss the scratchy hospital blanket aside and sleep under something from home. (It helps that Barefoot Dreams blankets are complete luxury, and this one just so happens to be a gift from one of the best humans on the planet!)

*Always Infinity pads. Hospital-issued pads have no sticky back! 

*super comfortable full coverage cotton panties. The mesh ones from the hospital were not working for me. 

*Phone and iPad charger

*Comfy lounge clothes for receiving visitors

*Forgiving outfit to wear home. I chose a black maxi dress. You'd like to think your favorite, prepregnancy skinny jeans will zip right up, but unless you've sold your soul to the fallen angel that's not going to happen! 

Have I forgotten anything? Have any cool items to add? Let me know!

Until next time!

XOXO

Lauren