Baby BOOM!

The Hollywood baby boom is alive and well and today's post is all about celebrating beautiful women doing inspiring things.  Let's just say, Blake Lively is SLICK...like stealth as can be as she chose to share her pregnancy news with the world by including a STUNNING pic of herself at the weeeee bottom of a blog post on her website www.preserve.us  What a way to to debut a baby bump?!  And of course, just in the nick of time.  After all, who are we going to fawn over now that Ashton and Mila have had their bb?

Kelly Rowland is pregnant, glowing and baring it all,  in Elle Magazine. www.elle.com  Just weeks away from giving birth, she swears "exercise helps"  Here, here sister.

Rachel Bilson pregnant...I mean, does it get any cuter!?  Here are some of her recent maternity getups...just about the only thing that gets me up and for a 2nd pregnancy.  No time soon might I add.  Let's face it, I'm a shitty pregnant person.

As a new Haute Mama, I must say there's nothing better than doing what you love with the one you love.  Kelly Clarkson gets it right by bringing her little girl, River Rose, to work with her.  What a dream!

Haute Moms Club, don't forget to take time for yourselves.  A very pregnant, Zoe Saldana takes off to the desert for a little R&R at the Miramonte resort and spa.  It's the little things that go a long way.

So, while the Huff Post says Mega Mogal, Kimora Lee is reportedly prego with baby #4...and supermodel, Coca Rocha broke the news she's carrying her 1st, http://instagram.com/p/t0EqBdBz78/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=video&modal=true  this wildly exciting time in Hollywood keeps on going...and going...and going...

Old Navy, New Love!

When I hear "Old Navy", I think: Seriously affordable, sometimes cute, all-american...memorable advertising! Like the kinds of commercials you can't shake from your brain.  Case and point: Amy Poehler in the new "Art is Dead, Jeans Are Alive" ad.  So for that reason, the brand usually catches my attention but it was only until recently, after giving birth to my bundle-of-love that I found a new love in Old Navy.  Lemme break it down for ya.  The baby clothes are well enough made, just as good as any of the other basic brands out there BUTTTTT a fraction of the cost.  Like $10 for two pairs of pants, $15 for a pack of 3 long-sleeved onesies and even halloween costumes for $8.  The sales?!  I mean, fuggget about it.  When your kids outgrow their polka-dot polos after one wear, the key is,  buy more, for a whole lot less.  And Old Navy makes that possible.  So...in true Haute Moms Club fashion, I scoured the site and I stocked up on basics, LOTS OF THEM.  And the good news??? You may even find something snazzy for yourself :)  Here are some recommendations.  www.oldnavy.gap.com

#PinkPower

 

Haute Moms Club, please check out this powerful interview seen on The Today Show this AM with former GMA Anchor, Joan Lunden who's battling breast cancer.  She shares her story with Matt Lauer and breast cancer survivor, Hoda Kotb.  Joan proves life is far from over even when you hear that dreaded diagnosis.  It's not a death sentence as it was 20 years ago and women are so much more open about their struggles, creating a support system for anyone and everyone affected by this disease.  Joan appears on the cover of People Magazine, without her trademark blonde bob, but looking more alive than ever.  She's the picture of courage, bravery and beauty.  All this, as we head into October, Cancer Awareness Month.  Stay strong Joan, you're a true inspiration. #PinkPower

http://www.today.com/health/joan-lundens-breast-cancer-battle-i-just-want-give-voice-2D80183716

Haute Mom Must-Haves For Fall

I like to shop my closet. It's quick, convenient, and FREE! But I had a serious Oh Shit moment the other day when I sifted through piece after piece and realized, none of it fits me! Not SIZE-wise BUT STYLE-wise.  All these tops I used to prance around in without a bra, out the window (at least while I remain an E cup) and those itsy-bitsy denim-cutoffs?! They just feel so....uhhhh....YOUNG!  Bright pink wedges?  No can do.  And then it came...the breakdown.  Holy crap, I'm OLD! I'm nothing but an old....boring...Mom.  But then it hit me.  The old me, actually,  the much younger me, decked in micro-minis, crop tops and 10-inch platforms (seriously) may be changed, but certainly not gone.  That wide-eyed, excited, rebellious, youthful spirit is still very much alive, just expressed in a different, more elegant way. I remind myself,  life is all about change.  If we don't change, we die.  Plain and simple.  So it's time to embrace the transformation and love my 30's as a new Haute Mommy.  This story seems even more fitting seeing as summer has turned to fall, the leaves are changing, temps cooling and style evolving.  It's out with the old, in with the new, a wonderful thing to celebrate!  So while I continue hacking through my closet getting rid of, frankly, a lot of crap, I begin filling it with new pieces; really beautiful clothing that's still sexy but sophisticated and always on-trend.  That said, here are my 7 Fall Must-Haves that I recommend for EVERY Haute Mom.

1. Pencil Skirt www.oldnavy.com

2. Faux Leather Pants www.hm.com Or Leather Pants www.ralphlauren.com Polo for Ralph Lauren Women

3.  Tailored Blazer www.zara.com

4. Over-The-Knee Boots www.stuartweitzman.com

5. Something Blue www.gap.com

6. Bad-Ass Booties www.ralphlauren.com

7. Rip-Torn Jeans www.geneticlosangeles.com  

PWD: Pumping While Driving

Pumping is a damn burden...and about as exciting as watching paint dry.  Now that I think of it, I always feel like I'm in "time-out" when it's time to pump because I'm literally stuck in a corner, on the floor, with this alien-like contraption attached to my tatas counting down the minutes until the milk hits the top.  But ladies, that's all about to change...Thanks to the winners of MIT's "Make Breast Pump Not Suck Hacathon."  It's the brand spanking new "Mighty Mom" Breast Pumping Tool Belt.  In a sentence, this invention is a concealable, portable belt that carries bottles and a pump and can be worn while doing just about anything...including driving!!!  And here I thought the hands-free pump bra was genius!  They've got some serious competition.  Check it out... http://betaboston.com/news/2014/09/22/breastpump-hackathon-winners-build-batman-inspired-mighty-mom-belt/