our little babe.

surprise, i'm pregnant!

{photo : christina whittaker photography}

 i'm 14 weeks, and we are sooo excited! jack is just the cutest husband and best daddy already.

the timing could not possibly be better for us. jack will just be home from externships in january, so we will have time to attend some prep classes together and spend our last two months soaking in our quiet alone time before our darling baby comes. and then we have a few months after baby before he graduates as a handsome doctor and we move to wherever he matches for residency. 

...and i get to be home in washington. to have my baby. somebody pinch me! 

Dear Lord, your perfect plan blows us away once again.

the first trimester: 

i was basically a useless human that was more couch than girl. let's just say that there are few netflix series that i have yet to see at this point. 

i {knock on wood} haven't thrown up, but i've been close. all i could bear to eat was fruit, top ramen with an egg cracked in it, and microwave mac n cheese {the organic kind because, i died a little inside thinking i was feeding my baby all that processed food}. my level of fatigue pretty much bordered that of a sloth in 100 degree heat 100% of the time. even emptying the dishwasher felt like running a marathon. i will not disclose how much motivation it took to even take a shower. all good signs though! jack was so supportive. i'd apologize for not having dinner made {ahem, ordered} or for wearing the same thing two days in a row...and all he said was that he loves me and our baby, and that all that stuff can wait. 

the second trimester:

i'm just getting there, so i'm going to try not to jinx myself. i feel a lot of energy coming back, so i'm getting back to working out, which feels amazing. and i only feel sea sick if i forget to eat. so far, no bump yet. my tummy is bigger, but it looks more like a cheeseburger bump than a baby bump. i can't wait to start feeling the baby move, and to find out the gender so we can start shopping!!

here are some other fun photos celebrating our news: 

 

{my official test, and my 8 & a half week ultrasound!}

looking forward to updating as the journey continues...

love your eyeballs | contact lenses 101.

my career in accounting has pretty much left me blind. 

...but wearing glasses {on most occasions} makes me feel like i'm in my pajamas. 

don't get me wrong, i love a good statement frame, but to me, glasses are definitely a look. 

and it's all about how we feel in them, right? so, whether you feel like they totally extinguish the sessy of your lbd, or you can't stand how they fog up in spin class, clearly glasses are not for every occasion. 

how do we remedy this horrific first world problem? 

with contacts, of course.

my girlfriend rachel recently got her first pair of soft contacts and had no idea where to start in how to make them work. thinking back to my initial experience with these babies, i remember dry eyes. fighting the constant urge to rip my eyeballs out of my head. starting every morning out feeling like someone replaced my eyelids with sandpaper during the night. likewise, she was ready to throw in the towel and accept that she just "wasn't a contact person."  if you have had an experience like this in the past, 

please don't give up!

after a ton of trial and error {and finally the advice of a good eye doctor}, i think i found the golden trio of drugstore items. i promise, with the right regimen you can  happily wear contacts, too. 

1. start with the best contact solution:

opti-free puremoist disinfecting solution.

yes, it's the most expensive, and yes, it's worth it. 

it's like slippery liquid gel for your eyeballs.

2. use contact-friendly eye drops during the day:

blink eye drops for contact lenses

drop in while wearing your contacts as needed. especially bring when wine tasting {zin totally dries out my eyeballs}.

3. before bed, use good quality regular eye drops:

systane ultra lubricant eye drops

drop a few of these guys in each eye after taking out your contacts for the night. soooo good.

let me know if this changed your life!!