Roma, Vatican City

I always imagined Europe with my husband like an old black and white film. You know, Audrey and Gregory riding through Rome on mopeds, the wind blowing through her hair in a long flowy skirt...
Instead what we got was me waddling up the metro stairs with my elephant feet while my husband giggles with my baby brother. STILL it was amazing. Italy, no matter what the temperature, is breathtaking and inspiring. The fact that we traveled all around Rome with ten Americans without getting lost or mugged made the trip a success.

Our day at the Vatican was especially exciting. It was soo busy! Luckily we bought our tickets before hand so we didn't have to wait in line. However, the museum has no A/C and each room was crammed with people. After an hour of it all, I felt the dizziness kick in and collapsed in a corner so I wouldn't pass out. Afterwards we grabbed some lunch and ventured on to St Peters. If you ever go, make sure you're wearing sleeves and a long skirt. Also... be careful about cutting in line. It took us Mormon girls three attempts and a lot of creativity to get through the modesty police. At one point I'm pretty sure we had a security guard telling us he was going to call the police. Somehow we got through and climbed to the very top of the basilica. The day was exhausting but so incredible and the pasta and pizza make every step worth it.

25 Weeks

Annnnd we're back! Man am I exhausted.

Today I am 25 weeks. 15 more to go!

So grateful I didn't go into early labor on the boat. 

I had a dream half way through the trip that my water broke. 

It was terrifying. 

All of the gelato and Margarita pizza's have made my belly

nice and round. He likes it too, kicking me all the time screaming more, more!

Walking around hot and humid Europe made me finally understand

the whole swollen prego feet situation. I can't run around and skip stairs like I used to. 

I haven't noticed any stretch marks though. I'm sure they are next in line. 

Now Jake and I are recovering in Utah for the next day or two then we're 

headed back to our new home with our puppy! I'm thrilled to finally

settle in and get life started there. Also, I want to set up the nursery so badly :)

Lots of vacation pictures to come...

23 Weeks

23 weeks and we're finally home in California!

Unpacking and organizing is pretty exhausting, luckily we have

the perfect excuse for taking a break from our new life... 

A two week vacation cruising the Mediterranean! 

I still can't believe we're actually going.

As for Baby we finally got to see him via ultrasound today.

I had no idea how many body parts they needed to look at. 

I literally thought my bladder was going to explode. 

He's doing really well though! Still a boy and currently in the 

93rd percentile. Looks like I might be having this 

baby before November 11th, but we shall see!

Next week marks the due date from my first pregnancy. 

I honestly can't imagine how stressful and difficult 

it would have been having a baby right now!

Heavenly Father knows what he's doing and had the perfect plan

set for Jake and I. We are so grateful for our Autumn baby. 

A Little Waffle Love

Trying to do a little catch up.

After Jake finished up training, we were able to meet up in Utah with some friends for the weekend. It was just what the doctor ordered. We stopped by the farmers market in Provo and got some "Waffle Love" which was very tasty. A little pricey... but good. I will be trying to duplicate that Pina Colada in the near future. We miss you already Ally and Isaac!

A San Fran Fourth

After only being in Cali a night we decided it'd be worth one more hour of driving to spend the fourth of July in San Francisco. It was a lovely day, really breezy and cool. We checked into our European sized hotel and walked all the way down Fishermen's Warf. We browsed around Chinatown, ate some French pastries, and felt the fresh sea breeze on our faces. San Fran is quite the melting pot, there was never a dull moment and of course the pier was jam packed.

We finally made it down to Ghirardelli Square to watch the fireworks right on the beach. They were really close and baby Kearns loved all of the booming. He was banging on all cylinders. Afterwards prego and GI Joe pushed through the thousands of people to make it back to our room. I swear thats what the end of the world will look like. I've never seen so many people flooding the streets. We love having such a crazy cool city so close to us. Can't wait to take family back for some delicious chowder and sightseeing!

Come see us soon...

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It's been quite sometime since I've blogged. Mostly because this has been the most insane week of my lifeeeeee! Ugh, moving across the country can be exhausting. First there was the twenty-six hour drive in the twenty-six foot truck. That was crazy. Then we finally got here and things got real nuts. Like, we might kill each other if we have to spend one more night in a hotel nuts. So needless to say we have been in full blown house hunting mode.

Moving can be stressful enough, but moving while pregnant... it's exhausting! So by day four of "Operation: Home in Vacaville" my body and mind had been pushed way past my limit. Around four o'clock we sat in the Target parking lot with massive headaches and randomly found a listing that changed everything! I'm very excited to say we'll be moving into a house today. In case you're wondering, we decided to rent. With the market the way it is and the possibility of us only being here a couple of years, we thought I'd be best. We found a cute little cottage in Vacaville (right by all the shopping) that will fit our little family perfectly. The master is huge and it includes three walk in closets, a secret door into the nursery, and a bathtub so naturally I said, when can we move in? I'll put up pictures later this week:)

1-2. Packing up in Enid and ready to go!

3. Waking up to breakfast Texas style. 

4. Truck boredom. 

5. Teddy bear welcomed us in Vegas.

6. Oli and I shared some late night oreos. 

7. A classy gas station pregnancy picture towards the end of our trip. 

8. Our first stop at Travis AFB was the exchange, in which we bought 

the largest computer ever. why....

9. Our second stop, In-and-Out for lunch. Have you tried their neapolitan shake? Mmm

10. Walking in China town

11. Our favorite kind of treats. Pastry heaven. 

12. Big belly and big peaches on the bay. 

13. Made it to the warf! 

14. Fireworks in Ghiradelli Square!

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Oh me, oh my, I am done with Idaho! 

The month truly flew by. 

I wish I could say the same for Jake...

Now we're together at last and on our way BACK to Oklahoma

one final time to pack up our stuff and head to the Sunshine State. 

21 weeks pregnant and traveling across the hottest states in the US 

should be rather interesting but

I'm praying for a quick and smooth road trip! 

Let the adventure begin...

1. Coconut Macaroons with Mom

2. Pool day with the Domans

3. Dad's nightly routine

4. Sick Supplies.

5. Dog lover brother

6. Maizey got groomed!

7. German pancake tradition.

8. Grandma spoiled us. 

9. Garden roses in full bloom. 

10. Farmers market Saturday. 

11. Great Gatsby Downtown. 

12. My favorite walk along the canal. 

13. Strawberry covered Reagan. 

14. Emmett Love

15. "She's painting her door red and

 changing her name to Elizabeth Arden!"

16. Watermelon for dinner. 

17. Belly snuggles. 

18. Square Ice cream sisters.

19. Top down.

20. Sun bathing the belly. 

21. Buddha baby. 

22. Reunited with my warrior.

23. Pool day recovery.

24. A wittle high school reunion! 

20 Weeks

We're halfway there! 

Baby boy is the size of a banana this week

and I'm feeling him more and more each day. 

It is really neat and a bit freaky, I'm excited for his dad to feel it!

I'm taking up more and more room on the bed with all of my pillows, 

and yet my hips still ache like crazy! I'm sure it will only get more enjoyable :)

This weekend will be wonderful and busy, Jake will finish training Friday and

we'll pack up the truck and move right after!  Which means I'll finally have my clothes back...

I'm trying hard to not get too excited, mostly because we don't even have a house yet. 

Even still my thoughts wander to our little home and the little nursery that will be inside.

I can't wait to get going on his room. So much planning. Planning is my favorite. 

Driving across the country however... 

Weeks 12-16

As you can see, not much changed from week 12-16, 

but things are happening now! 

I already feel like I'm bursting at the seams and 

I finally got to feel little man move last week. 

Nothing big, just little twitches and flutters, but wow was it exciting...

I'll take some current pictures soon, I just seem to be running out of outfits 

since I haven't seen my wardrobe in more than three months. Ugh. 

But that's okay, because I'm throughly enjoying my time here in Idaho. 

So much better than Altus. 

Baby Daddy

Happy Fathers Day to my faraway-baby-daddy! 

I can't wait to see what an amazing dad you'll be. 

So see last year's Fathers Day post click HERE.