Sunday, April 27, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Say "hello"............
to the neediest cat around! Moe is usually never far from me during the day - unless he's sleeping. I trip over him, he rubs up aginst my legs, he's trying to sit on my lap while I'm feeding MTE. I love him - but, gee whiz, I need some space! :o)
You're hired??!!
I am thankful to say that I have a job! It's the job that we were anticipating - prn(as needed) night shift at the local ER. I don't have a lot of details - frankly,it's been quite an odd experience.
I submitted my application for the position last week and the ER guy, Mark, called me that AM to ask me when I could come in for my drug screen. I figured that everything else would be contingent on those results. When I got there - I ended up getting fitted for my mask, a TB test, watching the back care video and filling out paperwork.
When I went this morning to get my TB test read - the employee health nurse took me to personnel to get my ID badge and they wanted my driver's license, nursing license and social security card. I said "whoa" - didn't know about this - I hadn't taken a shower yet - meaning - hair in pony tail, no makeup etc..(I had brushed my teeth, though :o))this was just a quick trip so Mark could get to work. Anyway, they wanted all of that so that I would have my badge done for orientation Monday and Tuesday in Little Rock! I'll be going in next week for all of that stuff.
Well, I told them that I couldn't go up to LR on next week b/c of Mark's classes - but could go the following week. With that said - I guess I start orientation the first Mon/Tues. in May. It sounds like I have a job - it's like everyone knew what was going on but me. I'm not complaining - it's just been a weird experience.
And, yes, most importantly, God is changing my heart. No, I would prefer not to work, but this will be the best option for our family. I'm sure that I will learn a lot! I never had the desire to work ER - I liked ICU because - sure there are emergencies - but you usually knew it was coming.
I submitted my application for the position last week and the ER guy, Mark, called me that AM to ask me when I could come in for my drug screen. I figured that everything else would be contingent on those results. When I got there - I ended up getting fitted for my mask, a TB test, watching the back care video and filling out paperwork.
When I went this morning to get my TB test read - the employee health nurse took me to personnel to get my ID badge and they wanted my driver's license, nursing license and social security card. I said "whoa" - didn't know about this - I hadn't taken a shower yet - meaning - hair in pony tail, no makeup etc..(I had brushed my teeth, though :o))this was just a quick trip so Mark could get to work. Anyway, they wanted all of that so that I would have my badge done for orientation Monday and Tuesday in Little Rock! I'll be going in next week for all of that stuff.
Well, I told them that I couldn't go up to LR on next week b/c of Mark's classes - but could go the following week. With that said - I guess I start orientation the first Mon/Tues. in May. It sounds like I have a job - it's like everyone knew what was going on but me. I'm not complaining - it's just been a weird experience.
And, yes, most importantly, God is changing my heart. No, I would prefer not to work, but this will be the best option for our family. I'm sure that I will learn a lot! I never had the desire to work ER - I liked ICU because - sure there are emergencies - but you usually knew it was coming.
Monday, April 21, 2008
You can only do what you can do!
I don't know if you've seen the latest "concern" on the news the past few weeks - it's about a chemical - BPA. Apparently, it's in those Nalgene plastic water bottles and - guess what else - baby bottles!!
Some studie show that it can cause several things in adults - the one I remember most is obesity - now I know what to blame my weight on - haha. In children, I guess the concern is that it can cause premature puberty, among other things??
We use the Avent bottles - and it's in there - as well as most other bottles. So where does that leave us? I looked on a site for non-BPA bottles and most of the options are expensive - for us anway. But, the good news is that there are a couple of brands that you can purchase at WalMart/Target/Meijer,etc... Evenflo and Nuby are the ones.
At this point, considering all that we've been through with MTE eating issues the past three weeks, we're not making any major changes now. We'll see what happens when he grows into the next nipple flow rate size.
We do understand that ultimately, God is the One who protects MTE - but, we are the stewards of his little life and want to do our part to keep him safe when we do have the choice.
Some studie show that it can cause several things in adults - the one I remember most is obesity - now I know what to blame my weight on - haha. In children, I guess the concern is that it can cause premature puberty, among other things??
We use the Avent bottles - and it's in there - as well as most other bottles. So where does that leave us? I looked on a site for non-BPA bottles and most of the options are expensive - for us anway. But, the good news is that there are a couple of brands that you can purchase at WalMart/Target/Meijer,etc... Evenflo and Nuby are the ones.
At this point, considering all that we've been through with MTE eating issues the past three weeks, we're not making any major changes now. We'll see what happens when he grows into the next nipple flow rate size.
We do understand that ultimately, God is the One who protects MTE - but, we are the stewards of his little life and want to do our part to keep him safe when we do have the choice.
Four months old
I'm four months old today! This has been a busy month for all of us. I've rolled over once - back to front and front to back. I've had my first laugh. I've had my first "big" trips to Little Rock and Hot Springs. Gandma and Grandpa H came to visit. I grab and reach for things. I can sit in my Bumbo for a while without help. I like to put everything in my mouth and I like to touch Mommy's face. It took Mommy and Daddy a few weeks to figure out that I wasn't hungry when they were trying to feed me - it's not like I wasn't telling them to stop - but I'm glad they finally caught on. I usually go to bed around 7pm and get up for the day around 7 or 7:30am. Oh, and I like to bounce on knees. I talk a lot - usually after my naps. There's just so much to look at!!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Bumbo time
Matthew's able to sit in the Bumbo a little longer these days. :o)
Another big achievement today ---- I got a real belly laugh while I was tickling his belly with my nose.
***These weekend posts are for Grandma E. to look at while she's working this weekend :o) We love you!!
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