Friends! I am officially 37 1/2 weeks today! Which means I’ve entered the 5-week window (from 37-42 weeks) where I’m permitted to deliver our baby girl naturally at our midwives’ birth center. Praying she joins us on her own accord in the next few weeks so I don’t have to be induced!

These days, I’m all about the dresses (and air conditioning) because boy, growing a baby (and shopping for baby/nesting/etc.) is hard work and 90 degree weather is not fun! When Altar’d State sent me this striped maxi dress it quickly became a wardrobe staple…it’s incredibly comfortable, and can be paired with great belt/sweater/shoe combos! Best part about it? I’m wearing it at 37 weeks, and plan on wearing it all summer long! And it’s not maternity! Avoid-maternity-clothes mission accomplished. Thanks, Altar’d State!

This dress is so versatile! Perfect for a stroll+book picnic at a nearby park, an afternoon coffee date, thrifting around town. And I am so looking forward to bringing this dress on our beach vacation in September. Already planning family outfits…! 

Local Northern VA friends, did you know there’s an Altar’d State right here in Leesburg? You should check out the store – the staff is incredibly friendly, and they have some lovely summer dresses (and everything else you need).

Happy Tuesday!

Photography by Lisa Chiu for A Daily Something