Mom and Janie mentioned his eye color. They're still blue. They're not the newborn blue, though. They're a bit darker. I can't see any other colors in them at this point so I guess time will tell if this is it for his eye color. It would be fine with me if this was his final color - it's really pretty.
I read a little chart for the chances of eye colors depending on the parents' eyes - Mark's eyes are brown, mine are more of a hazel-green. We'll see :o)
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
5 months old
I'm five months old today! This past month, I've started rolling over more - esp. while I'm sleeping. I like to kick my feet. I actually discovered my feet just a few days ago. I'm eating cereal - not quite every day - but Mommy and Daddy will get better at that - I'm still not too impressed with it. Daddy says he notices that I get a little frustrated when I can't grab what I want. I reach and grab for lots of things. I like to put everything in my mouth. I'm starting to drool more - maybe I'll get some teeth soon. I had a cold this past month - that wasn't much fun. My only thing that I would say that is my favorite would be my burp cloth - but, I'll just use my shirt or a blanket or whatever is handy to hold on to. Mommy and Daddy are glad that I'm not too attatched to it, though. Oh, yeah, I like to have big belly laughs, too - usually when I'm really tired. :o)
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Another Boilermaker coming to Arkansas!!
Sean accepted the position in the history department this week!!!!!! Thanks for the prayers - we are soooooo excited!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Disoriented
I'm two days in to my orientation. Worked on Sunday and Tuesday.
It's going okay. There was a code on the floor yesterday that I got to go to(it was actually one of the patients we admitted on Sunday). I'm certainly not glad that the patient coded, but it was good for me to be able to be there to see the process.
I also got to start an IV on a 12 year old - he was very brave and I had to put on my brave face. That was my first peds IV start - he broke his arm at school - he was fine after the doctor reduced it.
I wouldn't say that I feel too guilty about working all day - the fact that Mark is able to be here so that we don't have to hire a sitter has allayed that. I just feel a bit out of sorts/diorented with Matthew as far as his schedule.
Thankfully, working full time is only temporary. I know that my supervisor wants to get me to nights ASAP( I think a lot of that is so he won't have to keep picking up shifts - and I don't bame him). After I finish up next week, he wants me to discuss whether or not I'm ready for nights.
I really think a lot of my learning will just come down to doing it. My biggest concern (as well as the concern of my dayshift coworkers) is the fact that there are a couple of night shift nurses who either don't pull their weight or who are not necessarily nurses whom you would want to care for your loved one. So, when there are only 4 full time nurses on nights - the odds are pretty high that I'll be working with one of them soon - and they may not be good resources for me being new to the ER.
The comforting thing that has been confirmed is that ER nurses are ER nurses where ever you go, codes on floors are basically the same where ever you go and patients are the same where ever you go. To sum up - you run into the same people issues where ever you go.
It's going okay. There was a code on the floor yesterday that I got to go to(it was actually one of the patients we admitted on Sunday). I'm certainly not glad that the patient coded, but it was good for me to be able to be there to see the process.
I also got to start an IV on a 12 year old - he was very brave and I had to put on my brave face. That was my first peds IV start - he broke his arm at school - he was fine after the doctor reduced it.
I wouldn't say that I feel too guilty about working all day - the fact that Mark is able to be here so that we don't have to hire a sitter has allayed that. I just feel a bit out of sorts/diorented with Matthew as far as his schedule.
Thankfully, working full time is only temporary. I know that my supervisor wants to get me to nights ASAP( I think a lot of that is so he won't have to keep picking up shifts - and I don't bame him). After I finish up next week, he wants me to discuss whether or not I'm ready for nights.
I really think a lot of my learning will just come down to doing it. My biggest concern (as well as the concern of my dayshift coworkers) is the fact that there are a couple of night shift nurses who either don't pull their weight or who are not necessarily nurses whom you would want to care for your loved one. So, when there are only 4 full time nurses on nights - the odds are pretty high that I'll be working with one of them soon - and they may not be good resources for me being new to the ER.
The comforting thing that has been confirmed is that ER nurses are ER nurses where ever you go, codes on floors are basically the same where ever you go and patients are the same where ever you go. To sum up - you run into the same people issues where ever you go.
Monday, May 12, 2008
CEU's
Okay, all of you in the healthcare field know about CEU's. Well, in Indiana - for nursing - you don't need CEU's to renew your license. I confess - it quite spoiled me.
In Arkansas, you do need CEU's - 15 hours every two years. Now that I'm starting in a new direction - with working in ER - and since I do have an infant - I'm actually looking forward to the course I just ordered - pediatric care. It's one of those things that I know is good for me, but it's kind of nice when I'm excited about learning something new, too.
I just put the picture of MTE up because he's a cutie - and this is his new discovery - his bottom lip. :o)
Sorry, it's a little dark and fuzzy - they kind of go and hand in hand when the lighting is less than optimal.
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