The Emergency Room

I found out last night that the emergency room is not a fun place to go. I started having some pretty strong pains in my abdomen and they wouldn't go away, so I asked Paul and his dad to give me blessing. It was a great blessing, and I know it helped in a lot of ways. I also thought I might be leaking fluid, so we made some phone calls and found out we should probably go get things checked out. By that time, the pain had gone away, but it was still scary and I know I would have been a basket case if it weren't for that wonderful blessing.
Anyway, the emergency room wasn't fun. I'd never been there before, and it's not a place I necessarily want to visit again. They did all kinds of not fun tests, and I was just so worried the whole time that something was wrong. Finally they did an informal ultrasound to check the baby for trauma, and the first thing we saw was the heart beating away like it's supposed to. That was the first huge relief(everything turned out okay in the end, I just need to take it easy for a while). Then they decided to set us up with a formal ultrasound, although they assured us that everything looked like it was probably okay. The ultrasound was AMAZING! We have the squirmiest baby EVER. The doctor kept having to chase it all over my belly because it wouldn't hold still. AND.....we found out what we're having!! It's a........BOY! We're naming him Jonathan Nephi Young after my great-great grandpa, Paul's great grandpa, Paul's Grandpa Waite (who sealed us), and Paul (whose middle name is Nephi).
Anyway, after 4 hours of fun, we finally came home knowing everything was okay (and thanking our lucky stars for Medicaid). Plus, we have some great pictures! Yay!

Our new picture and summer school!

Okay, so our new picture is not a particularly glamorous shot - especially considering the finger of the stranger who took it:) But I still love it beCAUSE...it's a picture of me, Paul, and John Schmidt after his concert! Yay!! If anyone doesn't know who John Schmidt is, A. Shame on you. B. Google or Youtube him - he's the most amazing pianist EVER! You will not be disappointed! The concert was way back in November, but I just discovered it on our computer and was too excited not to post it. :)
Anyway, about Summer School... I recently discovered that I'm only 18 credits (5 classes) short of an Associate's in Liberal Arts. I also discovered that most of the classes I need are offered online (all but one, in fact) and I can do 10 of the credits over the summer! Woohoo! Then next Spring, after the baby comes, all I have to do is take 2 really easy internet classes and - VOILA! - I'll have my degree! I'm really excited. And we get great financial aid right now, so everything should be good. I'm mostly just excited to finally finish what I started and be able to say I got a degree.
Paul is planning to take a few internet classes with me this summer to get a head start on his business degree. His degree is probably going to take him awhile what with his new job, but they've told him that as soon as he has his degree he'll be moved way up in the company. We're pretty excited, and we know that Heavenly Father has blessed us a million times more than we feel we deserve. We're just so grateful.
By the way, we find out what the baby is on May 5th, so stay tuned!