Preggers Tee

If you're like me,  you're a sucker for a good graphic tee. Ily Couture carries some of my favorites! I figured it was pretty fitting to share this one today because we are finding out the gender of Baby Hammer #2 tomorrow afternoon! We are so excited, I have been anxious to find out! I can't wait to share the news with y'all after we've been able to share with our families this week. We decided to not even talk about names until we found out, so it will be interesting to see what we agree on this time around. When we were pregnant with Ian, we could only agree on two names, but that made it pretty easy to decide. ha!

But I hope everyone has a great rest of their week and I plan to have some more fun spring looks coming your way next week. You can shop this entire look below! 

xoxo, Ashley 

 *All Photography by Sam Carbine of Carbine Images*

Hello Spring!

I am so excited that it's officially spring! Spring is the best time to get to wear cute dresses, fun tops and pretty colors without dying in the Tennessee heat + humidity. I'm afraid of how this summer is going to go being 8+ months pregnant, but I think that means a lot of pool time is in my future (hopefully!). 

This dress is another piece I got from the Francesca's boutique opening, and you can find this exact dress HERE. They have a ton of cute cold shoulder tops/dresses, and you can shop that whole section HERE. 

I have linked the rest of my outfit details below. This coach bag is old, but I have linked one that looks almost exactly the same!

This was our last outfit shoot for the day, and this guy was over it. :) So, he just got to get in some of them. He's always such a trooper when he has to come with us to shoot. I promise he was happier than he looks! 

Have a great hump day friends!

xoxo, Ashley 

 *All photography by Sam Carbine of Carbine Images*

Criss Cross Details

I love outfits that are simple, yet have a little detail to them, so when I saw this top I had to have it. The hardest part was deciding which color I wanted it in! :) This top is another piece I snagged from the Francesca's Grand Opening, and unfortunately it's not listed on their website right now, but I found some adorable criss cross tops are are available online HERE and HERE. I've also linked one similar below!

I wore these shoes everywhere last year, so you better believe you'll be seeing a lot of them again this year! These are regular jeans, but I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to stay out of maternity jeans. I can tell after I eat, I need a little more room these days. haha! All outfit details are linked below. 

Have a wonderful rest of your week babes!

xoxo, Ashley

*All photography is by Sam Carbine of Carbine Images*

Francesca's Grand Opening + Spring Look #1

Two weekends ago I was so honored to be invited to have lunch at Urban Grub with a few ladies from the Francesca's Corporate office and fellow Nashville blogger babe Olivia from Olivia Shea Style, and then we all headed over to the Grand Opening of their new boutique in Mt. Juliet. We had such a great time, and it was a pleasure to meet so many wonderful and talented women. I cannot tell you how much I absolutely loved the new store! It is so bright and open, plus all of the spring colors just made my heart so happy.

I ended up splurging a little bit and getting a dress and three tops, but I could've gotten so many more pieces. They have a ton of cute clothes to choose from right now! I am sharing the first top that I purchased in this post. This is one of my favorites tops right now and would be adorable styled with white jeans too. I tend to stay away from white jeans with Ian though, otherwise they'll be dirty within 2 seconds of putting them on. ;) I will be sharing the other three looks over the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned for more!

This is exact top isn't currently available on their website (I will definitely let y'all know if it becomes available though!), but they have similar styles/colors HERE, HERE and HERE, and I've also linked a few more similar below. You can also find the rest of my outfit below. My jewelry is from Rocksbox, and you can use the code "healthyandchiclifexoxo" for your first month free!

xoxo, Ashley

*All Photography is by Sam Carbine of Carbine Images*

Life + {Bump} Update

As you can see, 2017 has already been treating us well! :)

So many things have been going on over at the Hammer house lately, and I hate I've had to be so MIA, but I am so happy to finally be back at it. We have had some big and exciting changes happen over the last few months. First, we found out we are expecting our second little blessing and he or she is due the beginning of September! We could not be more thrilled to be blessed with this precious gift from above. I know Ian will be the best big brother. Secondly, we moved into our new house the beginning of February and sold our old house in the middle of February, so our life has been super busy lately, but in such a wonderful way.

{PS, I have linked Ian's big brother shirt and the rest of his outfit below!}

The reason I have had to step back from blogging for a few months is because I have been dealing with severe morning sickness. Luckily, I have had so much help from my sweet husband picking up my slack at home, and my mom helping me take care of Ian during the days I was really bad off and could barely get off the couch. I was sick when I was pregnant with Ian, but this has by far been more extreme and has already lasted 3 weeks longer than it did with him. After a few rounds of different medicines, we have finally found some that controls the vomiting (yuck!) and nausea for the most part, which is helping me to not lose anymore weight. We have had two ultrasounds so far, and the last one checked out perfectly, so we are so happy that the baby is healthy and growing well. Prayers and thoughts are definitely appreciated that this morning (aka all day) sickness leaves our house for good though and for a healthy pregnancy + baby and safe delivery come September! :) I am so excited to get to share this journey with y'all and look forward to sharing some fun (and affordable) maternity outfits as I get further along.

In the meantime, I will be trying to make our new house look like a home and settling into our new neighborhood, which we could not be more obsessed with, by the way.  Thank you all so much for following along and for the support you've shown me through this blogging journey so far, even when I have had to step away for a bit. Have a fabulous weekend my friends!

xoxo, Ashley

*All photography by Sam Carbine of Carbine Images*