wearing lately: fall fake-out

I'm not one for the "no white after Labor Day" thing, especially this year, as I love my white jeans... but there was no possibility of fitting into them until after Labor Day had come and gone. So here they are, and I'm faking fall with them by adding a button-down with an autumnal hue on top.

Also kind of faking it in the role of "dressed-up mom of infant" - because while this looks really put-together and made me feel snazzy enough that I got my act together to snap some photos, it's actually sneakily easy. White jeans actually don't show spit-up (ha!), a button-down is a staple for nursing, curled hair masks the fact that it hasn't been washed in seriously I don't remember how many days, and sunglasses cover any sleepy eyes/dark circles. 

Even if I'm (sort of) joking here - there is something to feeling put-together that makes me feel good, even if I believe that sweats are perfectly fine for a day of maternity leave. Especially when I'm always dressing my baby bear in his cutest things to be constantly photo ready (my phone's camera roll would attest to my constant snapping!), it's nice to give myself a little of that attention too.

Speaking of cute little clothes, I had to really work hard to limit myself to just this outfit, because all of these options would have been equally snuggly baby bear perfection...