Reid is 7 months

Today my baby is 7 months! I can't how big he is getting and he seems to do something new everyday.  He did finally roll over from back to tummy just yesterday so we can count it as he rolled over at 6 months.  I was so happy and so relieved that he did it that I started to cry.  The doctor kept reassuring me that there was nothing to worry about and that every baby does things on their own time but I am now thrilled that we can check that milestone off.  He also now sits up with no trouble at all and I can leave him to go do something and I don't have to worry that he might fall over.  He loves to just sit there and play with his toys.  I don't know if I am looking forward to when he becomes mobile because he plays so nicely in one place right now.  I don't have to worry about him getting into anything but I guess it has to happen sometime!

If it is at all possible he just keeps getting happier.  He has been sick a lot the past month and has gotten his first colds.  He was so good during them and tried so hard but it is hard to sleep when you can't breathe very well.  He had a lot of trouble sleeping due to his colds and I think he was going through a bit of a growth spurt so it was kind of a hard time.  He was waking up about 1 to 4 times a night.  He was always really good and fell right back to sleep after he ate or we would put him in his swing so he could breathe better.  He is starting to get over them now but just has a bit of a runny nose.  Even so he is constantly in good spirits and loves to be around people.  He loves to look at everyone, especially little kids.  He loves to watch his cousins run around and especially gets a kick out of when they pay attention to him.  We just can't wait to see what he will do next and we are excited for more to come!

he loves mirrors and is always trying to kiss himself

Christmas Day Part 2

For the second part of our wonderful Christmas Day was spent at my parents house.  We got there around mid morning and had another great morning of family and lots of presents.  Reid was so tired by this point that he was begging to take a nap so during most of this time he was sleeping but he woke up a the end just in time to open his presents and play with his cousins.  My mom made a great breakfast and we stuffed our faces.  It had already been such a fun day but more was yet to come! My Aunt Lori and all her family was able to come for Christmas dinner.  We got to see and spend time with everyone which was a blast.  We played a really fun game with dice and lots of candy!  My mom is such an amazing cook and made such a yummy dinner.  We were stuffed to the brim with food, candy and all kinds of desserts.  It was such a wonderful Christmas and made even better with our little Reid!

My wonderful Dad

Weird brother, Brian

stuffed!

so much yummy candy and such a fun game!



Christmas Day Part 1

On the big day we got up nice and early, thanks to Reid, and enjoyed a nice Christmas morning with just the three of us.  We opened our presents and watched Reid try and eat all of his.  It was so fun to have Reid with us and even though he really doesn't know what is going on yet it was still so much fun.  He got a few books and some baby food in his stocking from Santa, some bath toys and Toy Story 3.  We didn't go crazy this year and a few presents go a long way for a 6 month old, in my opinion.  Wes and I then opened our presents from each other.  I got Wes a blue-ray player and Wes got me the Miranda Lambert CD, he refinished our dresser and night stands, and made me a recipe board. I know, I am one lucky girl!  After that we were off.  We went over to the in-law's to open presents over there with everybody.  We got so much stuff over there and had just the best time.  After that we headed off to my parents house (so nice to have the parents 5 min away from each other!) for part 2 of our Christmas day.

This picture makes me laugh every time I see it!  He is making the funniest face and looks as if he hates his present.  Too funny!

Wes' dad, Liz (sister), and Steve (brother-in-law)

John and Katie (Wes' sister and new brother-in-law)

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve started out with a marathon of baking.  I got up in the morning and baked until I couldn't stand anymore. I ended up making sugar cookies, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, an apple pie, a berry pie and cinnamon rolls.  I was exhausted but it was only the start of the day.  We went over to my in-law's house and spent Christmas Eve with them.  It was great because everyone was there and we had so much fun.  We shared some Christmas stories and ate until we couldn't eat anymore.  We didn't stay too late because we had our own traditions that we do every year with just our family.  When we got home we all got in our jammies and snuggled in bed and then we read the Christmas story from the Bible so we could all think about what Christmas is all about before the big day.  After Reid went to bed Santa went to work.  Wes and I then fell into bed to tried to get as much sleep as we could before the long and exciting day ahead of us. 

The Christmas Season

This Christmas season was a great one with lots and family and friends.  About a week before Christmas our good friends Jen, Steve and Olivia came to visit.  We made sure to get back from our Utah/Idaho trip in time to see them.  Olivia is getting so big and is so cute! Reid loved her and they had so much fun together. We always love it when they come to visit and we were sure sad to see them go.  It made Christmas even more special though to have them and we can't wait to see them again!

Beautiful little girl

My mom was getting ready for Christmas and so she decided to do some baking.  All the grandkids were over so like the amazing grandma that she is she involved all the kids.  Bridget and Ethan loved making rolls and were Grandma's little shadow the whole day.  They wanted to make everything and my mom is so patient that she will just let them. They wanted to get Reid involved so they got him a spoon and put him to work. It was so cute to see them all helping Grandma in the kitchen.  

Utah/Idaho Trip Part 3

After leaving Draper we started the trek up to Boise, ID.  On the way up there we were able to stop in Ogden to visit with one of Wes' mission companions.  It was so fun to see them and they have a 1 year-old that we hadn't seen yet so it was good to catch up.  After saying goodbye to them we got back on the road and headed up to Idaho.  It wasn't as far this time but we still drove through the night so Reid could sleep the whole way.  The trip went great and and we arrived at Wes' grandparent's house in the very early morning.  They live in Kuna which is right next to Boise.  

A lot of Wes' family lives in Idaho so we got to see a lot of people while we were there.  His grandparent's house is beautiful and on a bunch of land.  It wasn't that cold outside on the day we got there and Reid had been inside for so long that after we got some sleep we took Reid out on a little walk to check out the property.  Reid loved being outside and looking at everything.   He got to see some horses and he could not stop staring at them and they could not stop staring at him. It was too funny!

Later that night his Aunt Virgina and her family came over to visit and have Sunday dinner.  We got to see some of Wes' cousins and their kids.  It was great to see them and their kids fell in love with Reid.  They were all so cute and so good with him.  He loved to just stare at them as they ran around the house and when they stopped to play with him, he could not have been happier.  

Over the next few days we got to see the Gillians, who were a family from our old ward and who actually lived on my street growing up.  They moved up to Boise a few years ago so it was super fun to see them and to catch up.  We also got to see the Meachams which are a family that is super close to Wes' family.  It is always fun to see them and show Reid off to everyone.  Two of Wes' uncles also live up there so we visited with them as well.  It was a very busy few days and we were exhausted.  It might have had something to do with the fact that Reid came down with a cold while we were there and had a really hard time sleeping.  It was so sad because he just couldn't breathe laying down and he would wake himself up by crying in order to get a breath.  Wes and I took turns being up with him and eventually had him sleep in his carseat because it was the only way he could breathe.  He was such a trooper and went along with everything.  He was such a good boy and adapted so well to us being all over and in so many different places.  By the end we were ready to go home.  We had a 13 hour drive ahead of us and we drove through the night again.  Reid was truly amazing and only woke up twice in the whole 13 hours.  I was shocked at how good he was the whole trip.  It was super fun to go up there and see everyone but I don't know if we will be doing that long of a trip for a while. I am tired just thinking about it!

His cousins definitely love him!

Wes, Reid and Grandpa Krack

Can't forget Grandma!

Utah/Idaho Trip Part 2

The second part of our adventure was to Provo and Draper.  We decided to only stay for about a day and a half so we had to cram a lot into that short time.  We stayed up in Draper with one of my old college roommates, Emilee.  We are still really close so I was thrilled that we were able to stay with her so we could fully catch up on everything. While we were there we made a short trip to Provo to visit some friends down there for a little bit.  We got to visit our friend Eric and his wife Kendra who is on bed rest during her last few months of pregnancy.  It was so fun to see them and she is so cute pregnant.  I wish I would have taken some pictures but I forgot the camera.  Well, it was super fun catching up with them and then we visited a few more friends while we were there.  It didn't seem like we had enough time during this part so we might have to make another trip up there soon.  

All is all we had a great time with Emilee and her family.  I really miss having her around to talk to all the time and it doesn't seem like we see each other nearly enough so I really enjoyed the short time that we had to visit.  Reid loved meeting her and was sad to go.  She gave him a couple of presents that he loved and are so cute.  Her family are big Oregon fans so she gave him so cute shoes so he could fit right in.  We had a great time but we needed to get back on the road for the next phase of the trip.