Sorry for being late on this update! My niece was born on June 3rd! I am so happy for my brother and SIL. "Pearl," as I will call her, is so precious. She was born full-term but is small and wears preemie clothes. From what I heard, she breastfeeds like a champ! It is hard being far apart at this time, but I hope someday soon I can go and see the happy family.
Lately I have just been studying a lot. Still no job yet. However, I have an interview coming up in 2 days, and then another one coming up in the following week. I really hope I can give these next interviews my ALL. I don't exactly mean to sound all "pity-me," but just about everyone on my clinical team has a job now.
I listened to the song While I'm Waiting this morning (circa 0300-0400) when I was having trouble getting back to sleep. I first heard it in the movie Fireproof. What a good song for this season of my life. I hope to have the patience as I wait for the Lord's perfect timing.
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
She's coming!
My mom called me not too long ago with some very exciting news: my brother and SIL are heading to the hospital now!! SIL is 6 cm dilated!!! What a difference from early this morning (circa 0300) when she was 1.5 cm dilated.
I am SO excited!!
I am SO excited!!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
36 weeks
My SIL is 36 weeks along today!
My mother and I were talking on the phone a few days ago and of course I mention my brother's family and how far along my SIL is. My mom squealed (so cute), and in that moment I was thinking, wow, the baby girl is coming next month, and we are going to have a new addition to our family. My parents are going to be grandparents, my brother and SIL will be parents, and I am going to be an aunt.
I want to see my niece very badly, but on the other hand, I do want her to "bake" till she is nice and ready. I hope that my SIL can get the birth that she desires to have.
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When I read on message boards and stuff about how moms say "This is our last baby...." that makes me sad. I guess I feel sad because a family has decided they are not going to have any more children and somehow that seems so....final. I don't know their situation though. If I ever have a family, I want God to decide my family size. I do not even want to use birth control. At least not oral contraceptives (OCPs). I've been on those and it took 1 YEAR for me to get AF normally again. Plus, when you are on OCPs, I think when you get AF, it is not even a true AF. Btw, it was necessary for me to be on an OCP because of all the weight I lost from AN and my GYN did not want me to be at risk for osteoporosis.
(If you have any questions about all the abbreviations, please feel free to ask) :)
I secretly hope I can become more involved with babies and children in my lifetime. Whether it be my own, nieces and nephews, or friends' children. Ever since I was 7 years old, I have loved taking care of little ones. I even started wearing babies at age 7, too.
My mother and I were talking on the phone a few days ago and of course I mention my brother's family and how far along my SIL is. My mom squealed (so cute), and in that moment I was thinking, wow, the baby girl is coming next month, and we are going to have a new addition to our family. My parents are going to be grandparents, my brother and SIL will be parents, and I am going to be an aunt.
I want to see my niece very badly, but on the other hand, I do want her to "bake" till she is nice and ready. I hope that my SIL can get the birth that she desires to have.
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When I read on message boards and stuff about how moms say "This is our last baby...." that makes me sad. I guess I feel sad because a family has decided they are not going to have any more children and somehow that seems so....final. I don't know their situation though. If I ever have a family, I want God to decide my family size. I do not even want to use birth control. At least not oral contraceptives (OCPs). I've been on those and it took 1 YEAR for me to get AF normally again. Plus, when you are on OCPs, I think when you get AF, it is not even a true AF. Btw, it was necessary for me to be on an OCP because of all the weight I lost from AN and my GYN did not want me to be at risk for osteoporosis.
(If you have any questions about all the abbreviations, please feel free to ask) :)
I secretly hope I can become more involved with babies and children in my lifetime. Whether it be my own, nieces and nephews, or friends' children. Ever since I was 7 years old, I have loved taking care of little ones. I even started wearing babies at age 7, too.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
My SIL is 30 weeks along today! Wow, so in 2 months she will be full-term and could potentially deliver the baby. But I, of course, want my little niece to come when she is good and ready.
Sometimes at night, when I am praying for my niece, I try to imagine what she will look like. A part of me wants it to be June already, but I don't like wishing for time to go by fast because I want to live in the present and enjoy & appreciate each day. So I will wait patiently. I'm sure with the busy-ness of school, it may just fly by.
I just took a 265-question Kaplan practice exam for the NCLEX this afternoon. Now one more to take, and then from that point on, I will be doing practice questions frequently (I hope). I need to get better at my test-taking skills.
I better update my other blog and then get ready for bed. 7th day of preceptorship tomorrow. It's going alright, I feel like I am learning how to be a nurse. It takes a lot out of me though - physically and mentally. But it will be a good experience in the long run.
Sometimes at night, when I am praying for my niece, I try to imagine what she will look like. A part of me wants it to be June already, but I don't like wishing for time to go by fast because I want to live in the present and enjoy & appreciate each day. So I will wait patiently. I'm sure with the busy-ness of school, it may just fly by.
I just took a 265-question Kaplan practice exam for the NCLEX this afternoon. Now one more to take, and then from that point on, I will be doing practice questions frequently (I hope). I need to get better at my test-taking skills.
I better update my other blog and then get ready for bed. 7th day of preceptorship tomorrow. It's going alright, I feel like I am learning how to be a nurse. It takes a lot out of me though - physically and mentally. But it will be a good experience in the long run.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
I am feeling a couple of emotions.......
Nervous: I am starting preceptorship tomorrow. It has been a while since I have been in med-surg. I hope I remember how to do things. I hope I can pass meds alright and be very careful. I hope I can be confident.
Happy: My brother just sent me a picture of my SIL in her 6 months pregnant picture. I am so excited to be an aunt. I wish I could see my little niece now!! I wonder who she is going to look like.
Motivated: I am motivated to write 5 pages of my scholarly paper for my Leadership & Management class because I made a commitment to myself - if I wrote 5 pages of that paper, then I would let myself register for the birth doula certification through CBI. I am almost on my 3rd page. So close I can almost taste it....(is that how the saying goes?)....
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