Fairview Demolition Derby

So, the other night Andrea and I went to a little town called Fairview, Utah. It's out in the middle of nowhere, literally. It was a lot of fun, though. We were invited by Andrea's brother and his wife.
We decided to leave Kienan with a babysitter, but after watching the derby, I think it would have been a blast to take Kienan with us. I can only imagine the surprised look on his face with the cars rev up their engines! He would have loved it! During the derby, Andrea turned to me and said, "These are the types of things you should come to with Kienan." (Did I mention how much I love my wife!?) My response was, "These are the types of things Kienan and I should DO together!" It'd be awesome!

The life I've always wanted

I know, I am an awful blogger. But that's why it's good this blog belongs to me AND Jeff, so that it actually gets updated every now and then. So- here is my official first post: The other day I was giving Kienan his routine bath. He had just eaten a real messy meal so I toted him down to the bathroom in his diaper. As usual, I set Kienan down in the bathroom and then turned to start filling up the tub and laying down the mat so his little bum doesn't slid all over the place. Immediately he pushes in his bucket of toys with a proud look for being such a good helper. But now that the toys are in the tub he is as impatient as ever about getting in. So I take off his diaper and put him and in tub. Seconds later I see the bubble bath and think- hey, that would be fun to try. (OK- so I don't know how well all of you know Kienan, but water is not his forte! Pools, lakes, any body of water beyond the bath and sink scare him. To be honest- baths would too if it weren't for the fact I fill it with toys.) So, as the bath is filling up I dump in a little bubble bath for the first time and then turn to sit and watch how Kienan does with this new exploration. Immediately he panics, so I lean down to help him touch and play with them, trying so desperately to show him how fun they are. Panic turns to overwhelming hysterics as he starts screaming and trying to climb out of the tub and into my arms. I'm laughing because I can't get over how funny he is around water, and bubble in water just will not fly! So, laughing I pick up my dripping wet son and try to comfort him. Once he is a little calm I set him down, and as he clings to me, I work on emptying the tub and pushing all the bubbles down the drain. It doesn't take long before my leg gets really warm. Oh no! I look down and yep! He is peeing all over my leg and the rug! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Why didn't I think about that! Great! Ok, so the tub is empty and I stick him back in, and he is clinging to me like a tongue to a frozen pole. No way are you getting that off! So I turn on the water, pick up my son, and start to peel off my peed on clothes so I can climb in the tub and show him it's OK. Finally I get him calmed down enough to sit on my lap in the tub. The remainder of my time is spent praying that he won't poop on me before I can get out! Thankfully he didn't. So, that's about how life has been going for me lately. Savoring the moments! Although life isn't always ideal or what everyone would refer to as perfect, it is special. All my life I've wanted to grow up and be a mom and I finally am, and I would not trade it for the world!

Soon-To-Be Birthday Boy!

So, our little Kienan is coming up on one year (July 28th). It's so hard to believe that time has moved this quickly! It must be due, in large part, to the simple fact that he is so much a part of our lives that it is nearly impossible to imagine life without him. It's as if he's always been with us. We love you so much, Kienan!

King Kong and Babies

I know the title of this post is a little outta-the-blue, but let me explain. So today when I came home from work, it was so nice just to be able to spend some time with Andrea and Kienan, my two favorite people. Somewhere along the way, I sat down on the hardwood floor with Kienan, and we began building little towers out of building blocks. Come to find out, Kienan had a far greater interest in demolishing than he ever did in building. Every time I started to build something, he would come crashing down on it. I compare it to someone trying to build a sandcastle with the tide continually washing it away. Not only would he knock down what I was building, but any block that was standing on end HAD TO GO! Blocks in my hands....yep, those had to go as well. It was hillarious! I'm guessing he's going to be one of those kids that struggles getting along with other kids when toys are involved. (Hopefully not!)



The second part of this post's title refers to my EMT class today. It was on Obstetrics and Gynecology (yeah, not exactly two words I'd find myself using in my next Sacrament meeting talk). Now, I was there for all of Kienan's delivery and birth, and I was truly impressed then with the miracle of life; motherhood is truly something to be admired. However, today really opened my eyes to a whole new ball park. Pregnant women face many potentially life-threatening situations. Many that I never knew possible before my class today. All I can and will say to all you mothers, soon-to-be mothers, thinking-about-being-a-mother mothers, and so on is....thank you! Thank you for all the risk you take to bring something so miraculous about. I've seen and been through the 9 months of hell with my own wife and our son, just to get up to the plate and have to face the roller-coaster ride of labor after it all, but it was worth every moment and every shed tear to see the bright smiling face of my little buddy today! Thank you to all you who make this possible and hold it as something so very special! Thank you!

Public then Private

So, we've realized that there are many of our friends and family out there that may not have our contact info in order to be added as authorized bloggers. There are many of you that we do not have contact info either. If you fall into one of these two categories, please send us your email address (jeffnandreayoung@gmail.com) so we can add you. We're going to keep our blog public for a little while and then go private. Please contact us. We would love to keep in touch.

Carpet Burn...

So, this is a little old, but it was very funny!
This is what happens when your baby doesn't
like his diaper and has just learned to army crawl.

Captain Kienan

Kienan @ Lagoon's Kiddy Land