Michael Daniel Young II

It finally happened...I thought it never would.  I thought I would be pregnant until Christmas.  Or the Second Coming.

But, he's here!  7 pounds, 4 ounces, 20.5 inches long with a 14 inch head. :)

Approximately 2 Minutes Old

Isn't he cute? Well, I think so. After he was born, it was a juggle to get the sleep we would like. Michael caught this picture of Daniel and I while we were napping:

2 Days Old

It's been such a good experience having Daniel in our lives.  He really is the sweetest little guy...even if he hasn't slept the past two nights or so!  We're glad that he no longer needs a "bili blanket," which is a somewhat bulky contraption that is needed when a baby's jaundice is too bad.  Here is a picture of him when he had the bili blanket (it's underneath, so you can't see it so much):

Getting Sunshine, 4 Days Old

You can kind of see the cord of the bili blanket at the bottom of the picture. He really enjoyed laying in the sunshine in nothing but his little mittens, socks, diaper, and a hat. Those mittens have been a lifesaver; he loves having his hands right next to his face, and they keep him from scratching up his own face.

...and, if you are wondering, our dog (Faelan) has thoroughly enjoyed having Daniel around.  Here he is, right in the middle of all of our baby stuff, resting his head on the diaper bag:

Faelan

...and, if you are interested, this is what I looked like 2 days before I had Daniel:

This is me, not a beached beluga.

...and here is Daniel getting his first bath:

...and one last picture of Daniel with his dad:

I really will try to keep this blog more updated from now on.  It's easier when you have something so cute to take pictures of!

2 Years and Loving It!

Just a quick update... It's been two years since we were married. It has been wonderful, and I'm sorry that I never keep this blog updated. Here are 3 out of approximately 10 pictures we've taken since we met:

June 18, 2011

...and here is one about a year later:

June 2012

...and here is one from this past summer:

July 2013

These were all taken at the same place, by the by--Badger Creek. Isn't it pretty?

Yes, so I'm a little behind...

I honestly don't know why I'll say that I'm going to update this blog!

Here are some updates.

• The nursing program is intense.  Do you know what it's like to be in a class in which the high score for the class doesn't even reach a B+?!?  This is the first time in my life that I walked out of a test happy to get an 88%.
• Michael is almost done with all of his chemistry...he's in the second half of organic chemistry right now and will be taking biochemistry next semester.  There is a reason I'm not going to ever be a doctor...and it's chemistry.
• My instructor told my classmates and I that it is important to do things that are fun that have nothing to do with nursing once a week; otherwise, we will probably all get "physically ill by the end of the semester."  Apparantly, this is part of a stress-reaction.
• Michael and I went on a group date with our married friends.  It was a lot of fun...especially since our Friday nights usually consist of trying to go to bed early so we can get up at 4AM in order that I'll get to my clinical on time.

Well, I'll attach some pictures of us on that date since the only time I have pictures is when one of our friends takes them. :)

 

Michael and I holding the "lucky" bowling ball (by "lucky," I mean that I actually hit some pins!)

Our friends and neighbors, Nikki and Shawn (Nikki is the one who makes sure pictures get taken)

Michael and I contemplating the kidnapping of our neighbor's child, Dallin (yes, we want children more than ANYTHING)

 

Our friends and upstairs-neighbors, Brandon, Dallin, and Emily

 

I'm not really sure what's going on in this picture.  I just remember playing glow-in-the-dark mini golf.

Belated Post: The Friends We've Made

Here are a couple of pictures of the people we spend our free time with, Shawn & Nikki and Brandon & Emily (Emily has had a baby since these pictures...a very cute little boy named Dallin).

Here is when they threw a party when I was accepted into the nursing program:

Shawn on the couch, Michael & I in the back, Brandon & Emily in the front (Nikki is taking the picture)

...and here is another from when we got together and played Settlers of Catan (in which, I might add, Michael and I won...fair and square):

The camera was on the counter, so you can see Nikki to the right of Shawn.

...and here is a picture Nikki sent of us from that evening:

Update

Since it's been about half a year since I posted, a simple update doesn't seem as if it would suffice.

Therefore, Michael and I will probably do poor "re-enactments" of the past 6 or 7 months.

Here are a few things that happened:

• We moved back to Idaho to attend school
• Michael became Head TA again, teaching bones and muscles
• I received my first A- (a truly tragic and devastating experience, indeed!)
• Michael turned 24
• We were called as ward librarians, serving faithfully for two weeks
• I was accepted into the nursing program
• Michael took an internship with Dr. Peterson, the same doctor who fixed his nose after the rugby accident
• I started working for one of our favorite teachers, Brother Shaw
• Michael discovered that Organic Chemistry is much better than Chem 106
• I was deceived by peer advising
• Michael was called into the Elders' Quorum after contemplating the meaning of priesthood meetings
• We made friends with our neighbors

I will try to make belated posts about different things we've been up to.

Love you all!

T-Bone

T-Bone!

This is a picture of one of my very dear friend's steer, T-Bone.

Michael and I went to attend Lark and Greg's wedding. The reception took place at Lark's family's home. For those of you who don't know, T-Bone was a great steer that would always get the cows home safe. They couldn't just bury him in the backyard now, could they? No, T-Bone is immortalized in their living room.

Michael and I couldn't resist having a picture taken with T-Bone.

Lark's wedding was beautiful! It was such a good experience for Michael and I to be able to be in attendance while two people we care about so much were sealed in the Twin Falls temple.

The Twin Falls Temple

It's amazing how it brought back thoughts from our own sealing; it made us realize what we really have, how blessed we are to have been able to find each other and be sealed in the temple.

The Twin Falls Celestial Room

We're now getting ready to move back to Idaho: to return to BYU-I and begin the long haul of school. It is, indeed, very exciting and somewhat daunting. Finding an apartment was quite difficult, but we have miraculously found a place in Rexburg. We're not quite sure what it looks like, or exactly how big it is, but that's what an adventurous life is made of, right?

Hair in the Drain

Michael getting hair out of the drain. Gross.

Have you ever had a bathtub that wouldn't drain?

Look at how much hair was in the drain (and that wasn't even all of it)!

Count your lucky stars if the hair you pull out is your own...it's so much more mortifying when you don't know to whom it belongs!