Emergency Essentials/BePrepared

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Labor and Delivery

I have been loving working on labor and delivery the last two weeks. I have noticed that I am better at the postpartum part though...but that's probably because that's what I am already used to. I am still trying to work on getting better at cervical checks. Most of the time I'm not really sure what I'm feeling...I have learned one thing though- I do not want another baby! I value my sleep way too much to want to go back there again!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Spencer Crawling

This is Spencer crawling. Yep he did it finally! And although it is exciting, it is bad in other ways. We've already had a good share of crawling related bumps. And he likes to get into things he shouldn't, but that's no big surprise. He decided on Friday night to try to eat the blue ethernet cable by the TV. He ended up with a bloody mouth and a sad face. He's also fallen down and bonked his head or mouth trying to pull himself up or go somewhere. But, it's fun to watch him learn and explore!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Hmmm...

Well, I can't say much has been going on around these parts. I got my floor for preceptorship (internship). I get to be on labor and delivery at ORMC!!! It's also postpartum too so I'll get to make sure I like that since that's where I currently work. I'm so excited to get started (mostly so it can be over) and I'm very nervous at the same time. I mean, by the end, I'm supposed to be doing everything and being the only nurse! Eek! I'm not ready to be a real nurse yet!
In other news, there is no other news. Jacob has been really busy at work (a good thing, right?) and has lots of fun with Spencer at home too. I've just been hanging out at home doing homework and housework and baby work...it gets kinda old and makes me feel sad sometimes. I feel like sometimes all I have to look forward to in my life will be children. As much as I always said I wanted 3-4 kids, now I'm not so sure. I am getting way too lonely and sad staying at home all day. Motherhood is not always as fulfilling as I thought, and is harder than I thought. Everyone says it gets better when you have another kid, but why would I want to bring another kid into my misery when I can barely handle one?
Anywho... sorry for the drudgery...
O yeah! Spencer is so close to crawling! He can go backwards, and he loves to slide around on the kitchen floor. I was making dinner one day while he was playing on the floor and when I turned around he had backed himself into the corner by the fridge, meaning he had to go under the table and one or two chairs to get there. It was so cute and funny!
He's also getting teeth. I came home from work on Saturday afternoon to find two white bumps that hadn't been there before. I'm pretty sure they are his teeth because they weren't there before and he's been super drooly...