Huge baby shopping haul at 6 months pregnant

It´s wonderful to know what gender our little baby is! Since that day I can hardly hold myself back and simply need to buy clothes and other things for her. So this is the first shopping haul from the things that I got in March for our little Lillian <3 She will probably arrive in mid of July 2014, so I am now 6 month pregnant. I chose all clothes in sizes 56 (1-2 months) or 62 (2-4 months) and some even 68 (3-6 months).

This outfit is from zara baby and is my summery maritime look for a less hot summer day. Actually summers here were not very strong at all in the last years. I love the color of the cardigan (size 68) which matches perfectly with the cute small flower application of the pocket on the blue and white stripy t-shirt (size 68). The jeggings are even in size 74 (6-9 months) as they appeared very small to me and it still does look cute when the leg ends are rolled up. The best part however is, that all pockets and the zipper are sewed onto the soft cotton fabric, 2 in front, 2 in the back - so cute :)

This babygro is from Kaufhof and is a size 56 so it´s meant for the early days when the baby just arrived. It comes with small little footsies and can be buttoned up around the legs and also on the shoulders. I love the little birdy decor and the small flowers all over. It comes with a plain white long sleeve t-shirt and a matching hat. The fabric is very light weight and will be comfy in summer.

Then I chose this outdoor outfit from benetton consisting of light pink thin quilted jacket with the ruffled collar in size 62 and a white light fabric kind of jeans pants with ruffles as well in size 62. This is an outfit that I would choose for a trip to the sea where it can be quite windy so our baby is protected against chilliness.

Also from benetton is this light pink leisure suit with a hood and a small rabbit application on the chest. This appeared very small to me so I chose it in size 62. But I want to put this on Lillian in the first days when she arrives, because it´s super smooth nicki-fabric which will be nice and cosy for her in the first days.

A shop that I´ve never heard of before is obäibi which is a french brand. There I found these two vests in size 56 with butterflies in front and that can be buttoned down on the side completely. I was watching out for vests that have these buttons, especially for the very small sizes, so I can wrap my baby carefully into it without stressing the neck and head to much. I also bought a set of 3 little thin fabric socks with ruffled ends in size EU 10/12 (0 months) as well as a light pink baby tight in size 3 months.

At my Budnikowsky shopping I trapped over these cute bibs with the giraffe and the lion and thought these were too cute to leave them there ;) These are small so it is a baby sized bib.

From Steiff I got this baby vest with the polo-shirt like collar and the ruffled sleeves and their teddy bear logo on the one side. I fell in love with it head over heels! :) I chose this also in a bigger size 68, so our baby can hopefully wear it for a longer time!

One of the cutest outfits I found at H&M that I chose in size 62 because I think the outfit is so playful with the little giraffe hat, that I want her to be still small when she wears it. It´s a vest a polka-dot leggings and hat. I also got the matching socks - too cute! And then I picked two headbands with flowers on it for hot days or for taking pictures.

And last but not least are these muslin clothes from babyone. One in jungle design with giraffes and palm tree leafs and coconuts for dad - and the white and pink ones with stitched hearts for mum! Apparently these are the ones 'for good' and I will probably use them inside the bed and in the stroller under baby´s head so they will hopefully not be damaged too early! ;)

This is a whole bunch of new baby things that I bought recently. I am generally very picky when it comes to sizes and I will probably sort all clothes that I got by sizes soon, to see if I still need something. But I think the very small size are ok - also in regards to the washing will take place almost everyday so that there won´t be a nasty smell, you know what I mean, haha! ;) So everything will be fresh again soonest.

How do you handle the baby basics buys? Please feel free to leave me your comments or links down below!

Sani <3

OOTD with beige closed pants

Just a quick ootd with my new pants and watch from the mcarthur glen designer outlet!

Beige chino pants by closed

White shirt with small golden buttons by zara

White tank top (underneath) by H&M

Apricot colored belt by selection vanzetti

'Neverfull' bag by Louis Vuitton

Rose golden watch with white leather straps by Michael Kors

Rose/bronze colored leather flats from a greek market

Silver ring with strass by Jette Joop

Diamond necklace from Christ

Hope you like it? What do you think?

Sani <3

new in june

Hello!!! After my unplanned blogging pause I am finally here again. :)

I spent the last weeks partly on holiday with very limited shopping opportunities ;) so I am glad that I am back and can order parcels and go shopping whenever I want to! ;)

Last weekend I made a trip to the shopping mall and had absolutely no Intension to buy something apart from my new glasses. I just had placed an online order and felt quite satisfied ;). However, when I passed the jewellery store I saw a beautiful ring in the window. After some hesitating I went into the shop and asked if I could try it. It fit perfectly and that was my sign!!! ;) 

 It´s a silver ring with clear strass stones all around and it´s by Jette. I think it´s wonderful! :)

While waiting for our apple appointment just had a quick view into the zara store and found this raspberry-red blouse with little gold stud buttons and a small pocket over the one chest.

And here comes already the matching ootd photo :)

Yesterday I combined it with white capri trousers and white leather sandals which have small flowers on the site (I think that´s really cute). In additon to that I added a silver belt and wore my silver jewellery. Earrings and necklace are also by Jette, watch from Guess.

I hope the weather will remain so warm and sunny as it was these last days. It´s so nice to be outside without cardigans, jackets and scarfs! :)

Hope you liked this post. And you can be assured there will be more posts from me from now on again! Have a nice evening!

Sani <3

shopping trip

Last week my hubby and I made a road trip! We went 4 hours by car to visit Europe´s biggest shopping center CentrO. It has more than 200 shops! My poor poor husband! ;) Actually, it was his idea to go on a trip there and I proposed that we could go to see Köln as well, as it´s not far away from there.

In Oberhausen we spent the whole day shopping in CentrO and went to a Mexican restaurant in the evening on the so called promenade next to the center. Thereafter we had a small 'Kölsch' beer in the Brauhaus which is in the middle of the picture above. It was all very nice! The shops in the CentrO are all very good so you have a big range to choose ;) and I especially enjoyed seeing shops that we don´t have at home.
The next morning we were driving to Köln and walked into the city center via the left side of the 'Hohenzollernbrücke' where thousands of couples hung locks with their names on it. So did we :) Then we climbed to the top of the 'Kölner Dom' which was very exhausting!!! Around 500 stairs... but we got rewarded with a nice view over the city and the river Rhein. After even more shopping in the 'Schildergasse' we went to an Italian restaurant and had delicious dinner :)
On the last day we visited the chocolate museum which was also very nice and interesting and hit the road afterwards ;)

This is everything I bought in CentrO.. The tea is strawberry-kiwi flavoured and is really yummy :) And I am totally in love with the color coral at the moment and therefore was so happy when I found the arm cuff at H&M beauty. The ballerinas in light gold are by Tamaris and are actually a re-purchase as I had to renew my old ones! 

The white blouse from zara is very leisure style with a pocket on one side and has tiny little golden buttons which I think is so cute! Sorry, it´s crinkled a lot due to the travelling.

Then I got this olive green summer light cardigan and a top with kind of a laced border in taupe at pieces. I know this is a quite dark matching and would rather have bought the top in white for spring/summer. But they didn´t have a proper one left in my size :(

These super slim fit jeans from Mango are sooo comfy! They have it in different colors and I can only recommend them!!

When it comes to beauty items I visited my good old friend Douglas ;) and also bought something at ICI Paris XL. 

The I love... raspberry and blackberry bubble bath smells so yummy and can also be used as shower gel also.

Honestly, I have tried BB creams on my skin for a lighter coverage, but my skin reacted and I had to discontinue with it. I considered Estée Lauder products will probably suit my skin best, as it has always been in the past. So here I am again! For now I re-purchased the Double Wear Light Makeup intensity 02 and the Artist´s Brow Pencil Double Groomer in 03 black brown. It comes with a small brush on one side which I think is very practical and handy! :) I also got a lipstick the color is called secret kiss and is somehow a translucent rose shimmering tone. Perfect for my bright lips and nude make up looks!! :)

When looking for the Estée Lauder eye creme I discovered this anti-aging skin care set. It contains a cleanser for normal/mixed skin, the night repair serum, the revitalising supreme face creme and of course the rich eye cream. Again it was a special offer!! Right time, right place! ;)

Last but not least I finally found my beloved Pretty Ballerinas I was searching for! I totally love this color and these shoes with the little bow look so cute! I am also happy they match my new armcuff perfectly! :)

Dear Spring... I am now ready when you are! ;)

Sani <3

Easter ootd

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter weekend so far! Today I would like to show you my outfit of the day that I wore on our Easter family meet up.

These are the two new items from shopping saturday, isn´t the t-shirt so cute??! :) I combined it with my new blazer from zara and chino trousers from vero moda (similar here). As it is still really cold outside I am wearing cognac-colored boots from Halle Berry for Deichmann and a matching belt from Liebeskind (similar here). I am also wearing my perl earrings and necklace from Christ. Hair to a simple bun :)

How do you like this matching?? Have a relaxing day! :)

Sani <3

shopping saturdays

Sometimes I enjoy shopping in the city center on a saturday. Although it is crowded a lot and this can be annoying. But I think only buying clothes online is not the same and it´s not always so much fun. For a change I think the perfect shopping day is to meet with a friend for a breakfast & coffee at a café or somewhere and have a chat for around an hour. Then slowly walking to shops/boutiques that carry more exclusive clothes/shoes, because they are not so full. The salesgirls/ladies have much more time for you if you wanted an advice, have a question or something. We keep skipping the mainstream shops until we rested somewhere for lunch. After that it depends on how much we found already in the other shops, where we are going...

And this is a selection of what I got on our shopping saturday!

A cute t-shirt from Hallhuber with a little bow and strass, here.

A navy blue blazer from zara with puffs on the shoulders, has a nice length and stars on the inside :) here.

And a light peplum style blouse from mango, here.

I also got the cross body bag from yesterday´s post and some beauty items that I will show on another post ;)

How often do you do shopping saturdays?

Sani <3