As I Welcome Back to My Channel: An Update on My Pregnancy Morning Routine

Hey guys and welcome back to my channel, so ever since announcing my pregnancy you guys have been requesting that I do an updated pregnant morning routine. That's what I'm doing for you today and at this point, I am eight and a half months pregnant, so I'm pretty far along and pretty huge these days. You'll see in a minute so yeah that's the situation but I'm in the homestretch now and I'm beginning to get very excited and also a little bit nervous. Not gonna lie this video is also extremely special and exciting to me because I'm going to be introducing to you guys my other baby, that is my own line of all-natural non-toxic body care products.

I have a body oil body cream and a face mask all made with natural ingredients like coconut oil shea butter and green tea. They are cruelty-free vegan and gluten-free so they're perfect for anyone who cares about their skin but also cares about the planet. I'll be talking more about these products in this video and sharing some tips on how to use them.

So let's start my morning routine. My day begins with waking up at 7:00 am, which is a bit later than usual because of my pregnancy, but I'm trying to get into a good sleep schedule as much as possible. The first thing I do when I wake up is make sure my dog is comfortable and happy. She's been sleeping next to me all night so now she just wants to sleep some more.

I also take this opportunity to stretch and move around a bit, which helps to prevent blood clots and stiffness in my legs during pregnancy. After that, I head downstairs to take care of my dog. We go for a quick walk around the block and then I make breakfast. Today, I'm making oatmeal with some fruit and a splash of heavy cream.

I have to say, oatmeal is one of my favorite breakfast foods during pregnancy because it's easy to digest and gives me the energy I need to tackle the day ahead. I also love adding different fruits and spices to give it a bit of flavor. In this case, I added some blueberries and cinnamon, which are both great sources of antioxidants.

While I'm eating my oatmeal, I like to watch YouTube videos or listen to music to get myself pumped up for the day ahead. Today, I chose to watch a video on DIY beauty products that you can make at home using natural ingredients.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys and welcome back to my channel so ever since announcing my pregnancy you guys have been requesting that I do an updated pregnant morning routine so that's what I'm doing for you today and at this point I am eight and a half months pregnant so I'm pretty far along and pretty huge these days you'll see in a minute so yeah that's the situation but I'm in the homestretch now and I'm beginning to get very excited and also a little bit nervous not gonna lie this video is also extremely special and exciting to me because I'm going to be introducing to you guys my other baby and that is my own line of all-natural non-toxic body care product I have a body oil body wash and body lotion that are 100 percent pregnancy safe they're also just good for anyone you don't have to be pregnant to use them for those of you who are new or might not know my mother is a cosmetic come in and has a skincare company so I worked in collaboration with her over many many months to get these products perfect and I'm absolutely obsessed in love with these so I know you guys are going to love them too I'm so excited to talk more about this so for now let's go ahead and jump into my very pregnant morning routine so here's my room around 7:30 a.m. ryan is left for work and this is what I call my pregnancy cocoon I have the body pillow I have a wedge pillow for my back and a beauty pillow to help protect my face from sleep wrinkles I'll start off by cuddling with my dog for at least five minutes before I get out of bed it's probably the best part of my day and then I get up the strength to get out of bed and head on over to the bathroom I'll use the restroom and then immediately hop into the shower so typically I'll just rinse off my body and I use the body wash that I actually created so the formulation for this is really creamy and hydrating the main ingredient is organic cold-pressed olive oil which is packed with vitamins and antioxidants and olive oil is also one of the most effective oils that dissolves poor clogging oils on your skin it also has camellia oil which has more naturally occurring any oxidants and almost any botanical oil on earth so it's extremely nourishing for the skin and what I love most about this is that it can be used in three different ways so as a body wash as a face wash and also as a shaving cream it also does not have any parabens chemical preservatives artificial fragrances or animal cruelty and that applies to all of my products so I find that in chilly winter mornings I just don't want to apply a cold body lotion so this is a little trick that I came up with and I'm absolutely in love with it so I used a coffee mug warmer and a little glass bowl I put my lotion and oil in this and I let it warm for about two to three minutes while I brush my teeth not only does it feel so amazing to apply a warm oil in yourself but heating the products also helps the ingredients penetrate better into your skin so in the little glass bowl I put some of my body lotion that I created it has 25% organic unrefined shea butter that's lightly whipped so it's not too heavy in my research I found that this type and grade of shea butter is one of the most effective moisturizing ingredients I also add to this about 10 drops of my body oil for even more intense hydration so this body oil is probably the product that I'm most obsessed with it's a hand-picked blend of ten of the best organic oils so the main oil in here at camellia oil which you may know from Cacho skincare it's a very special oil with some of the highest concentrations of vitamins and antioxidants of any oil and it took forever to get it perfect for me so not too dry not too greasy and oils penetrate the skin a little bit deeper to give you more intense hydration which is especially good for dry winter months after my little DIY spa treatment on most days I'll quickly wipe down the sink area to prevent a mess from building up I'll put on my slippers and robe and then head over to my exercise ball so my doula has me doing some hip opening exercises every day that are supposed to help prepare my body for labor and while I'm doing that I like to multitask and this is what I will check my phone and social media and if you're not already following me there kind of up find me because that's where I will be announcing when the baby's born and sharing photos of him and all that good stuff also while I'm here I do a super quick 5 minute makeup routine because I typically run my errands in the morning so I just use a stick foundation this is makeup forever the tart shaped tape concealer I do my brows I'll use a little bit of bronzer to make me look somewhat alive because I'm super pale these days and I also use the bronzer as a quick eye shadows I have my DIY eyelash extensions back on again so this saves me a lot of time getting ready in the morning and I do have a video on how I do these I'll link it below then I quickly make my bed before leaving the room and let me know if anyone else's dog does this where they don't move while you're making the bed and you basically have to make them into the bed so then I head downstairs to take my dog out and even though it looks sunny it's actually deceptively chilly outside so I put on my bigger cozy robe that currently is giving me kind of a Santa Claus look with my big belly so she does her thing and then it's time for me to make breakfast I'll switch between making an omelet or oatmeal in the morning so today I'm making oatmeal and some things I do to make my oatmeal taste amazing I add a teaspoon of butter and if you have a Trader Joe's nearby you need to find this particular butter it's the best butter in the world I add a dash of heavy cream some salt cinnamon and then I'll have it with whatever fruit that I have nearby so today I have blueberries and to drink with this I make my DIY peppermint mocha I have the recipe for this and a video I did two weeks ago which is DIY holiday hike so check that out if you want the recipe so instead of working in my office I now like to work from the living room because it's bright there's a nice view of all of our Christmas decorations makes me feel nice and festive so I'll eat and watch youtube videos and then I take about five minutes to plan out my day I'm currently planning all of my upcoming December giveaways I'm gonna have 13 different prizes I'm giving away in December including in this video so stay tuned to the end and make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss any of those that I spent some time getting some work done checking my emails all of that stuff and it's pretty funny because my dog likes to sit over here on the couch staring at me like she's my little supervisor then after a little while I head upstairs to get dressed so I can run my errands I like to run my errands during the day when it's less crowded so grocery shopping doctor's appointments all of that kind of stuff but then I will head out the door and that's pretty much my morning routine alright so that is how my current morning routine is looking give this video a thumbs up if you'd be interested in seeing me to an updated morning routine once a little guy gets here I can only imagine how much things are going to change I also wanted to do a giveaway for you guys two four five random orders that are placed for vassar beauty products I'm going to be including with the order one of those cup warmers so you can have your own warmed lotion or oil at home and I'm telling you is a total game changer I am so obsessed with doing this more details and links and all that good stuff is going to be in the description box so check there and thank you guys as always so much for watching in particular I want to thank you for 500,000 subscribers I have a lot I want to say about that but that's going to be in a video next week for my 500,000 subscriber giveaway look forward to that and I will see you guys soon with a new video bye look we need to talk it's either gonna be me or angry wait how do you know about Harry I saw you in bed with him the other day okay you caught me I'm sorry but the truth is he just makes me feel special bond okay look it's him towards me I'm your husband Henry I choose you I'll always choose you\n"