Maternity

I finally got to see a baby born! It was a very long day. I was at the hospital from 630am till just after 5pm. It was exciting and stressful and just what I wanted.

We showed up and got changed into the scrubs that they prefer that we wear. A nice green color, a change from our usually required white uniforms. We sat in conference with the nurses while our instructor consulted with the pts that it would be alright that a student would be with them. All but one mother agreed. Each mother has her own nurse, which is nice. The pt I was assigned to had had her membranes ruptured almost 36 hours when I came in. The poor girl had a birth plan written out with few interventions and ended up with a c-section. It was roughly 42hours after her membranes had ruptured. We were scheduled to stay until 4 but my instructor was nice enough to stay afterward so that I could go in the room and see the c-section. She had a tiny, healthy (!) little boy. I think the only things that worked out from her birth plan were the baby being with her at all  times and him not having a circumcision. That is as long as he stays healthy.

I can't wait till next week so I can try to see a vaginal birth and maybe do mother/baby care.

What an exciting job!

School and the usual stuff

We're back to our normal routines. I get up in the morning and go to school. I come home and Jay has left for work. I get the kids dinner and we play for a bit. I get Lucas to bed then Jay comes home for his lunch and helps put Ava to bed. Then he leaves and I study until I am too tired or until he comes home at 11. It'll be nice when Jay is finally on first shift. He'll have to give up his supervisory position obviously.

Ava is getting so mouthy. She doesn't hesitate to tell me no when I ask her to do something. She still thinks she is a princess and Bubby is prince charming. She loves to talk on the phone to grandma. I had to dial the phone the other day so she could talk. That's a big change from just a few months ago. 

Lucas has been licking. Licking hands, faces, the desk, walls, the lid to the trash can (yuck!). I don't know why he is doing that. It's another weird thing about him that we never had with Ava. He's silly. I think he does it now because we'll laugh about it. He's getting his hair cut for the first time tomorrow. It's still really short but it is out of control. He has some hairs that are longer than the others and they stick up everywhere. 

School is going pretty good. I lost my A in Pharm already but I'll get it back. I'm doing really well in the other two classes. In about 2-3 months I will officially be a nurse. It's exciting! My first Maternity rotation is on tuesday.

Thankful Thursday.

I'm thankful for the brand new year.

I'm thankful for my two beautiful, healthy children.

I'm thankful for my supportive husband.

I'm thankful for getting into nursing school.

I'm thankful for my health.

I'm thankful for my family.

I'm thankful for my in-laws.

I'm thankful for this house.

I'm thankful for all the possibilities that are in my life.

I'm thankful for Jay's stable job.