Ohhhhh, hey.
Where you been?
Blogland, I've been busy. I finished my schooling and training and am now working as a real nurse full time. I have two more orientations for the graveyard shift and then they are setting me free on my own. ON MY OWN. What a big girl, I am.
I enjoy my job so much more when I'm working as a nurse than when I'm working as an aide. I enjoyed being an aide, but needed more satisfaction. And, I definitely get that from nursing. It's such a great feeling having patients trust me and having them ask ME questions, as if I have the answers. And then, being able to actually answer their questions is such a neat experience. Makes me feel like all my hundreds of years of school is finally worth it. Yessssss!
Cade has stopped working as much so he can focus on school. He was working 6 days a week, 4 hour shifts. He was going go to school in the morning, rushing home to eat some lunch and then going to work at 5pm-9pm. Then coming home for dinner, shower and bed. That leaves about 0 time to study. Poor guy. So, we decided it would be best if he only worked 2 days a week and then spent the rest of his time studying. Which, has paid off greatly.
He took his entrance exams for Graduate School in November and he did extremely well. That boy can test better than anyone I know. I sure hope our children get his genes, and not my test-anxiety-can't-focus-on-a-single-thing genes. Cade is super smart though, one of my favorite things about that boy.
He has one more semester at WSU and then we decide where he will be going for Graduate School. That may involve moving outside my little comfort zone, which is slightly nerve racking. Never have I been more than 10 miles from Ogden. Ever. Here's to new adventures.
So, that's our life in a nutshell. Things are trucking right along and we are just living the dream every day. Pretty excited about life and super excited about our first Christmas together.
'Tis the season, friends.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Baby Hall: Growing
Written 11/8/12.
Last night I was reading on my BabyApp about our little sea monster. That's what Caden calls him, because I sent him this picture. I see the resemblence.
As I'm reading about week 4, I see that the heart, lungs, and spinal cord are forming and what a crucial and important time this is for the fetus.
Immediatley my heart starts to flutter and I feel more protective and worried about my little uterus than I have ever felt before. I found myself holding my little tummy and wanting nothing to happen to it or the things that are inside.
At four weeks I'm already worried about this little guy. I can't imagine the amount of motherly instincts that kick in when that thing is actually crawling, walking, talking, experiencing real world things. What an ovewhelming thought.
So, I spend a good chunk of my time worrying about this little sea monster and hoping it's still growing just as it should be until I can see my doctor in four more weeks.
Keep growing little one. Stay safe.
Last night I was reading on my BabyApp about our little sea monster. That's what Caden calls him, because I sent him this picture. I see the resemblence.
As I'm reading about week 4, I see that the heart, lungs, and spinal cord are forming and what a crucial and important time this is for the fetus.
Immediatley my heart starts to flutter and I feel more protective and worried about my little uterus than I have ever felt before. I found myself holding my little tummy and wanting nothing to happen to it or the things that are inside.
At four weeks I'm already worried about this little guy. I can't imagine the amount of motherly instincts that kick in when that thing is actually crawling, walking, talking, experiencing real world things. What an ovewhelming thought.
So, I spend a good chunk of my time worrying about this little sea monster and hoping it's still growing just as it should be until I can see my doctor in four more weeks.
Keep growing little one. Stay safe.
Ketchup. Catsup. Catch-up.
Random thoughts.
I had a guest speaker today at work. He is a therapist and he talked about the people he sees in his marriage classes. Most of the arguing stems from this one fact: wife likes to work and then play, husband likes to play and then work. Uhhh, light bulb. This makes so very much sense. All this time Caden thought I was boring for wanting to do dishes before playing outside and I thought he was just being silly for not putting away the laundry before he went longboarding. Well, this makes so much sense now. Thank you free marriage counseling.
Yesterday was my first day as a real honest nurse. They have me orient two shifts on every floor for the entire month of November. Yesterday the nurse thought I could handle it and let me take three patients all by myself. She didn't follow me into the rooms, she didn't watch me give meds, she didn't tell me what to do. She just let me be a nurse, and it was such an incredible, scary, exciting, worrying, thrilling day. I didn't manage to kill anyone. Only cut my finger once. And didn't forget anyones medications. Pretty much a rockstar.
We signed a year lease on our cute apartment. The lease is up in March. It's now November. We haven't even considered moving or looking or buying or renting or anything. Slightly stressed. Mostly concerned that I'm not really concerned. Things have just kind of worked themselves out for Caden and I and I feel like that might be the case again come March. Maybe, just maybe, this awesome house will show up in the perfect neighborhood and only be $20 to buy. Here's to hoping.
Speaking of big plans--Caden takes his GRE test in two weeks. This is similiar to an SAT in that it's a bunch of general information that he is tested on: math, reading, history, geology, science, etc. He must to well in order to be accepted into the graduate program that he chooses. In real life scenario, I would be stressed out of my mind for this test. However, Caden is the best test taker I have ever met in my entire life. He studies for an hour and can pull a 90% without breaking a sweat. I could study for 7 hours straight, 7 days a week and be lucky to pull off an 80%. That boy has testing gifts. I pray that he rocks it and may the odds forever be in his favor.
Things are happening in the Hall house. Lots of testing, new jobs, new schooling, new houses, new plans. All this growing up and getting older. It's such a fun time. And such a new experience.
Cheers to new things.
Kudos to change.
and good thoughts for my Caden on his test.
I had a guest speaker today at work. He is a therapist and he talked about the people he sees in his marriage classes. Most of the arguing stems from this one fact: wife likes to work and then play, husband likes to play and then work. Uhhh, light bulb. This makes so very much sense. All this time Caden thought I was boring for wanting to do dishes before playing outside and I thought he was just being silly for not putting away the laundry before he went longboarding. Well, this makes so much sense now. Thank you free marriage counseling.
Yesterday was my first day as a real honest nurse. They have me orient two shifts on every floor for the entire month of November. Yesterday the nurse thought I could handle it and let me take three patients all by myself. She didn't follow me into the rooms, she didn't watch me give meds, she didn't tell me what to do. She just let me be a nurse, and it was such an incredible, scary, exciting, worrying, thrilling day. I didn't manage to kill anyone. Only cut my finger once. And didn't forget anyones medications. Pretty much a rockstar.
We signed a year lease on our cute apartment. The lease is up in March. It's now November. We haven't even considered moving or looking or buying or renting or anything. Slightly stressed. Mostly concerned that I'm not really concerned. Things have just kind of worked themselves out for Caden and I and I feel like that might be the case again come March. Maybe, just maybe, this awesome house will show up in the perfect neighborhood and only be $20 to buy. Here's to hoping.
Speaking of big plans--Caden takes his GRE test in two weeks. This is similiar to an SAT in that it's a bunch of general information that he is tested on: math, reading, history, geology, science, etc. He must to well in order to be accepted into the graduate program that he chooses. In real life scenario, I would be stressed out of my mind for this test. However, Caden is the best test taker I have ever met in my entire life. He studies for an hour and can pull a 90% without breaking a sweat. I could study for 7 hours straight, 7 days a week and be lucky to pull off an 80%. That boy has testing gifts. I pray that he rocks it and may the odds forever be in his favor.
Things are happening in the Hall house. Lots of testing, new jobs, new schooling, new houses, new plans. All this growing up and getting older. It's such a fun time. And such a new experience.
Cheers to new things.
Kudos to change.
and good thoughts for my Caden on his test.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
One of Those Days.
I have a serious pet-peeve: when people say "It's just been one of those days..."
I don't know what it is about this phrase, but instantly I'm annoyed.
If your day isn't going so great, take a hot bath and a nap.
Don't blame it on the day.
And, on that same note: people who say this saying, say it often.
Ever think maybe it's YOU that has the bad stuff going, not the day?
End rant.
I don't know what it is about this phrase, but instantly I'm annoyed.
If your day isn't going so great, take a hot bath and a nap.
Don't blame it on the day.
And, on that same note: people who say this saying, say it often.
Ever think maybe it's YOU that has the bad stuff going, not the day?
End rant.
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