a new fave blogger sharing her bump style!

I am so happy to introduce you people to one of my favorite new (well, new to me) bloggers, Cecilia from Dearest Lou. She lives an absolutely adorable life and she and her husband are expecting their first baby soon too! I love her blog and think you will too. She is simply the sweetest!

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Hello! I'm Cecilia, a life and style blogger coming to you from SLC, Utah!  Dearest Lou is my personal outlet for all things going on in my life, including my first pregnancy, husband, and others in my life that I adore.  However, its main focus is about my personal thrifty style.

My blog acts as a motivation for me to get dolled up every day, try new styles, and as a place to see my style change and grow along with my blog.  I’m so excited to be guest-posting here on Frills for Thrills! I’m sure you are all familiar with Sarah’s amazing outfit posts and how stylish she is when dressing the bump. Well, for my post today I wanted to share some of my tricks and tips for dressing the baby bump.

My bump didn’t begin to really stick out until I was 18 weeks along. This was my first official maternity post. I absolutely love this vintage skirt and shirt I thrifted. This entire outfit was thrifted except for my accessories. Up until my 18th week I had no probelm what-so-ever fitting into any of my pre-pregnancy clothes. 

Getting dressed every day since has become more of a challenge. It's sometimes hard to embrace your bump and feel beautiful but once you accept the reality of things pregnancy is a beautiful thing.  

Skirts with extra stretchy waistbands or tieable waistbands have become my best friend. I absolutely love the skirt pictured above and ordered it a size up just to be extra comfortable. These kind of skirts are nice because you can wear them after pregnancy and during all stages of your pregnancy. All you need to do is wear it closer to your boobs the further along you get.

Dresses with no waistlines or empire waist lines are really handy for the average bump. The dress pictured here was on sale at Zara for only $9.99 and will work until the end of my pregnancy. I also adore belting a cardigan over a simple dress to make my bump stand out more!

Things I would highly suggest investing in are long shirts, a belly band, 1 pair of fun maternity jeans {optional}, and maxi skirts if you don't own any already. The bright orange pants pictured above are actually maternity jeans from ASOS. This and my belly band will be the ONLY maternity items I will purchase during this pregnancy. I got my belly band for $16 at target and can still wear all of my old jeans, it's a life saver!

I hope I've help any current pregnant ladies out there or anyone who is planning on getting pregnant in the next little while. Feel free to stop by my blog anytime, I love making new blogger friends (;

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Isn't she great?

Make sure you go visit her blog and track the rest of her pregnancy! 

P.S. CopyCat Friday is the day after tomorrow!

P.P.S. I still have spots left if you are interested in advertising here on Frills! (Including my one "Feature" ad which includes a solo post like Cecilia's!) Click here for more details.