anniversary!!

Just wanted to post a few pics. In August Alec and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary. Can you believe it?? We didn't do anything fancy this year just went out to dinner but it was a really sweet day.

Reid wanted to get in on one too.

semiannual update

I realized with conference coming i haven't updated this blog for at least six months and since there is a very small chance that some of you are still reading it i thought i would tell you a little bit about what is going in our lives right now. First of all we will be celebrating Reid's FIRST BIRTHDAY this week (pictures to come). He is so big now and has started to walk recently. He doesn't like to do it unless we are not looking but he's getting pretty good at it. he also has a new found love of sesame street--elmo in particular. he loves to dance to music and has this adorable little bounce that he does. He is really becoming a little boy and hardly seems like a baby anymore. he is such a busy little boy and he keeps me busy all day chasing him.:) Alec is teaching LDS seminary at Timpview High School in Provo and is really loving it. He teaches 3 different classes which is about 80 0r 90 kids. it's fun for me to hear about everything he learns, both about the scriptures and about the kids. he is finishing up his last class at BYU and we are both so excited for him to graduate in a few months! My brother Rhett is here on a medical school rotation and we are loving having him here and being able to spend time with him for the next month or so. We feel so blessed in every way and just love every minute we get to spend as a family.

727

Seven hundred and twenty-seven. That's how many days alec and i have been together. Literally. Today is the 2 year anniversary of when we started dating and we have been together ever since. no breaks or break ups. just together. the only time we ever have been apart since that day were the three days alec spent in ohio for his best friend's wedding in 2009. but for the other 727 days we have been together. I just wanted to post some pics of some of our favorite days.

Valentines night in!

So obviously celebrating valentines day with a baby requires a little more creativity. Luckily ours turned out amazing!! We got olive garden takeout and decorated our kitchen like an italian cafe. it was very romantic and memorable even though Reid only slept through the salad and appetizers:)

all grown up!

Mommy did Reid's hair today:) and you can see his reaction to his first solid food!

Reid update

As of today, Reid is now 4.5 months and is cuter than ever. Recently at the doctor, Reid was measured in the 80th percentile in height, but only the 30th percentile for weight (super tall and skinny!). Our doctor gave us the ok to start feeding him solid foods (ie rice pudding) but we haven't started yet-probably this week we'll try it out. Other than that, Reid is just seriously the most alert, responsive baby you have ever seen! When I come home from work or school at the end of the day, Reid will almost immediately look straight up at me and will smile a huge, toothless smile. The other day, Christine was holding Reid as I was on the couch and he started to do something that he has never done ever before. I would make a funny sound and Reid would look right at me and started to BELLY LAUGH, like DEEP and LONG. It was soooo funny. At first, Christine and I just cracked up because we thought that it was just a one time thing, but as I continued to do it (probably about 20-30 times) Reid stayed right with me and absolutely CRACKED himself up immediately after each sound, and then paused (anxiously awaiting the next sound) and proceeded to belly laugh his little 4 month heart out.

I wish that we had caught it on video, it was just literally the most hilarious thing we have ever seen- we laughed for like a whole hour afterward.

long awaited baby pictues

As you all know, on September 28th, 2010 at 5:20 pm, Reid Alec Kearns was born. He weighed 8lbs 3 oz and was 21 inches long. I had an appointment to be induced that morning but the night before i started labor on my own so by the time we got to the hospital my contractions were already 5 min apart so they induced me anyway to keep the contractions going. We were really blessed to have a fairly easy birth. (I had an epidural which helped!) Towards the end however, Reid got stuck which was a little stressful but our doctor vacuumed him out and all was well! We couldn't believe how much we loved him and what a special experience his birth was for us.