Wednesday, May 20, 2009

So I'm through orientation and on my own as a NICU nurse. Last night was my first night as delivery nurse working on my own. The first delivery was a full term section. Thank goodness my boss thought to send another nurse to check on me, and thank goodness the docs were there becuase the baby came out all but dead. It was my first resuscitation. The baby came around, but wow!! I think I had quite the deer in headlights look. I did two more deliveries by myself and my boss pulled me off deliveries and gave me an assignment. That first baby had to be flown out to the city for cold cap treatment. I completely love being a NICU nurse, so all the to-do at work worked out well for me!

Mom and I flew to Cleveland last weekend where she received the Distinguished Alumna award from the Frances Payne Bolton College of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. It was fun!! Mom always seems to play down her accomplishments, but this is the highest honor they could give her. She looked beautiful and gave a fantastic speech. I am so proud of her, and that she asked me to go with her. I got to see where she went to college and meet some of her classmates.

RJ is full on into the terrible twos - asserting his independence all the time. He's really smart and figuring everything out. He's still a sweet kid, but man....sometimes I have to just walk away!! Preslee is full on into the teens too. It's SO much fun at our house these days!!!!

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Tuesday, February 11, 2009

Ok it's already been enough of a year for me!! I got displaced at work when they closed my unit...went through a few weeks of complete and total uncertainty of how we were going to survive, only to get a job in the NeoNatal ICU! So I'm still at Crozer - I start orientation next week I'm really excited, but I'm scared. Nervous that 12 weeks isn't going to be enough time before I go back to part time. We'll see.

So I had a little epiphany recently. RJ is 2 - and every day he amazes me and every day I love him more and more. Being a mother is more than I ever thought it would be. I thought I knew what loving someone was all about. It hit me the other day that this is how my mom must have felt, and it's taken me 34 years to realize that! I mean, I know there are things you can't understand until you experience them yourself, but it still just strikes me that I spent so long not understanding her. Not just not understanding, but completely MISunderstanding too. It's hard to put into words but it makes me sad. Gives me a whole new appreciation.

RJ is talking like a big boy - he's even pooped on the potty once. I can't believe he's so big already. He's got quite a little personality. I think about having another one - I miss the baby! - but where in the world would be put another one?!

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