SURPRISE! We're having a baby!

SURPRISE!

Yep, you heard that right, 

WE'RE HAVING A BABY!

We're still in the over-the-moon-is-this-really-happening-pinch-us-on-cloud-nine phase..

and now that the cat's out of the bag {finally} it's more real than ever.

And we love it. 

We celebrated last weekend with a little confetti, and I'm so excited to share all the photos and most importantly some more details about our little babe. 

First and foremost, we can't thank everyone enough for their sweet words and well wishes.

Like, really.

Love and support from everyone around us has meant the world, and we're truly blessed.

And secondly, thank you Sydney Aylesworth for these amazing photos.

It was a kinda crazy idea I had, oh and it was like 117 degrees that day..

and she totally went with the confetti theme and made it so much fun!

These pics are priceless to us, and we're so thankful for her.

PS if you're in AZ and looking for a photog, totally check out her work here.  

We've been praying and hoping for this little baby for a while now, and we're thrilled our dreams and becoming a reality.

When we found out we were going to be moving back to Arizona, we knew there's never a perfect time to have kiddos, but if there were a perfect time to start our family it'd be during these two years.

Surrounded by our family. 

And voila, it's happening!

I thank the Lord everyday for trusting Zak and I with this little piece of heaven, and we cannot wait to become parents.

That's one big check off our life long bucket list, that's for sure.

We've been dreaming about this exact time in our lives since we were 18-years-old.

I'm serious! 

We would make lists of baby names, come up with fun things to do with our kiddos and research parenting tips/advice all while dreaming of our future family.

We're corny, I know, but we always wanted a family and it's finally happening! 

Each time we go to our doctor's appointment we leave beaming with smiles from ear to ear because we still can't believe it's happening. 

This last appointment we got a print out from the ultrasound, and our little peanut is so darn cute it hurts.

Zak is the sweetest and does everything he can to make it to all my appointments, no matter what.

Like that same morning he was in a two hour surgery and as soon as it was over he ran to my doctor's office {in scrubs and all} 

and made it just in time to see the babe and hear the heartbeat.

Little moments like that remind me how amazing of dad he's going to be.

On Tuesday I'll be 14 weeks, so I'm officially in my second trimester.

Woot woot!

The first month or so wasn't too fun for me.

Lets just say I was very nauseous and so so tired.

I'm not a napper, and I would have to lay down every afternoon.

It's crazy how much your body changes just in the first few weeks.

I'm thankful to be outta the woods and feeling much better and totally like myself again:)

My bump is finally starting to grow, and I can't wait for it to start showing!

Zak's been unbelievable and so dang supportive through everything.

He's the king of surprises and will just come home with take-out from my favorite restaurant or movies or dessert just to celebrate the different weeks and milestones.

It's really the sweetest. 

Our families are thrilled as well, and can't wait for our new addition.

As of now, I kinda think it's a girl and Zak kinda thinks it's a boy.

So we'll just have to wait another month and see who's right!

We're not leaning toward one gender or the other, we want a lot of kids, so I'm not too concerned.

Just want a little healthy babe!

Our due date is February 23rd, 2016 so we're counting down the days till winter!

It can't come soon enough.

I'm going to post about the day we found out we were pregnant and how we celebrated and all that jazz later this week!

So look out for that:)

I've also been documenting everything {typical me} and taking lots of videos to put together at the end of the 9 months to see how much has changed!

It feels really nice to be able to blog about it now- it was so hard to keep it a secret.

Anywho, we can't thank everyone enough for the sweetness, it's truly the best!

Baby H. is already so loved, and we're forever grateful for this amazing gift.

On to the next chapter of our wild life we go!

Parenthood!

xoxo

weddings + date nights + asu = august.

Could this blog post title be anymore random!?

I think not. 

Oh and PS the pic above is right after I got my hair did.

Thank goodness!

I'm back to my old blonde self, and never felt better. 

Shout-out to my sis for working her magic on my sad locks. 

The past three weeks has been wonderful and crazy..

{but when is our life not crazy?!}

We joke that "crazy" is our new normal. 

Zak's been busy with school, he's on his OBGYN rotation still so he's spending lots of time either in delivery or the operating room, which is pretty cool.

I've been chugging away applying for jobs.. 

and really trying to figure out what I want to do next. 

I was talking with a couple girlfriends yesterday about our futures, and we all said we had so much we wanted to do, it's just difficult putting it into words and then on paper to make it happen haha.

So yeah, I have a lot to figure out still in that department.

I'm certainly feeling more settled in our downtown apartment, and will totally post pictures soon!

My birthday is coming up and I'm thinking of asking for a new kitchen table.

So lame, but I have my mind on set on how I want our dinning room to look- and our current itsy bitty two-seater table needs to go, pronto.

So as soon as I get rid of that bad boy I'll give a little house tour!

But anywho!

Here are some photos from this month:

I had a little girls night dinner with two of my best friends at Flower Child in Arcadia, and man was it good. 

It's really healthy food, in appropriate portion sizes and I was shocked at how yummy it was!

And it was such an adorable restaurant. 

I'd totally recommend it!

We chatted, laughed and stayed a little later than normal to share some dessert.

I'm grateful for these girls and so happy to be back in AZ with them. 

It was a lovely night!

I've also been visiting my mom a ton {she's still super sick} but every time I go to her house we have a really fun time and she makes me the best smoothies! 

They taste just like Jamba!

We went to my best friend's brother's wedding the other weekend and it was a blast!

I love her family so much, they're such a hoot to be around.

Oh just me a Romie napping/Netflixing. He's the best cuddle bug!

Zak and I discovered a really good Thai place downtown.. 

 and had take-out in the living one Friday night.

I love those nights. 

I guess it's kinda cool living downtown.

I just pretended we were in New York when we picked up the food from this building. 

I'm so lame. 

But it helps?

Especially when it's 117 degrees outside.... AZ YOU"RE KILLIN ME. 

My little sister in my sorority asked me {in the cutest way} to be her bridesmaid!

I'm so honored!! 

And can't wait to be apart of her special day.

I'm seriously so happy for her and thrilled she found the man of her dreams. 

Each night we go on a walk around the neighborhood with Romie, and it's starting to be my favorite time of the day.

I love this guy so much. 

Last week Zak's phone was dead while at the hospital so I didn't know what time he'd be home..

so when I heard him unlocking the door at 4:30 I was thrilled!

He usually isn't home till around 7.. so again I was thrilled to see him this early.

And he had two movies, sour punch straws and Skinny Cows in his hands!

All my favorite treats.

He told me to stop what I was doing and that we were going to have a date night.

It's little moments like this that make life so much fun. 

Thanks for making my Wednesday nights amazing babe, I love you so. 

Last weekend we had really fun pictures taken {i'll show you those once I get them back!} and then we went to our favorite favorite Mexican restaurant Serrano's!

We hadn't been there since we moved to Nebraska, so we were super excited to get our hands on those chips, salsa and bean dip!

Just looking at these pics makes me wanna go back RIGHT NOW!

Mmm. 

And then I paid for eating all those incredible chips, salsa at the gym the next day...

but it was so worth it. 

The last few days I've spending lots of time at ASU.

I've been helping out my sorority, and geez Louise being in Tempe brings back so many memories!

Walking around campus, I remembered all the times Zak and I shared there,

and it was crazy because that's where we went from dating to best friends to we're getting married.

I was almost getting teary eyed thinking about our four years at ASU.

That's a majority of our relationship spent on that crazy campus.

And I loved every minute of it. 

I'm so glad I can now share my experiences and advice with these younger girls and mentor them through their college years.

Anywho, I'm just catching up on chores and to-do lists now. 

Such a glamorous life I live!

Hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!

xoxo