Week 2 of nursing school! We went to the hospital today to get acquainted and try to learn something. I'm not sure either really happened for me - but I did successfully

1. create a log-in/password for the computer charting system
2. retrace my steps from our floor back to my car

:) I have such a long way to go!

Zoe update: she can turn front to back and now back to front! What a champ!

Nursing school is a ton, ton of work - but I, so far, enjoy it so much more than my undergrad. For one - all of my classes relate to one another so I can focus my brain on one topic and take off. 2nd - I only go to class, or the hospital twice each week. The days are longer - but I get to stay home 5 days out of every week with my little love! This is most important. And then, when it is time to leave - it is sort of nice to get a little break from being home all day and then the 2nd day I get to think, "hey! tomorrow I don't have to leave Zoe!"

She is starting to sleep more at night and I'm already having independence/attachment issues. I am trying hard to check them - but for the past 6 months (actually, 15 months...) I have woken up at night to tend to something related to Zoe. Now she goes down around 7p and will stay asleep until 4a! I still wake up around 12 and 2 - just from habit. Parenting - what a trip!

Peace to you readers!

Nursing School Week 1

I feel full of anxiety. Which I hate. I just can't believe how much information they throw at you in nursing school - and because I take online classes (but have lab and clincial days twice a week) I haven't seen anyone face to face in almost a week!

I'm praying for peace - and an incredible way to memorize loads of information. Our first lab days are tomorrow... we'll see what happens.

Z can sit by herself and officially move from a sitting into a crawling position, although she makes no forward progress.

Last night she slept from 6:30p to 4:45a!!!!!!! No break in between... she probably only woke up because I wanted to check on her and her door is ridiculously loud. Incredible. She has never slept that long.

Off to study a bit while she morning sleeps and then get stuff together to run a few errands. What a boring post!

Beach Reach 2005

2005 folks... weren't even dating!!! (officially...Rusty said we couldn't start that week.)

distraction

I am blogging in an effort to take my mind off Z screaming her head off while I try to get her to take a nap. She cried for 30 minutes after which point I picked her up and rocked with her... she wants to play instead of sleep...even though she NEEDS to sleep. So, since she still knew my intent (that girl is s-m-a-r-t) she continued to fuss while I tried to rock her. Every now and then she would look up at me and smile and see if I was willing to play...when she realized that was not on my agenda she would go back to screaming.

So while screaming, I rocked her squirming, fussy body and tried to reason with her. "Zoe," I said, "you have to take a nap sweetheart. After you sleep, you can get up and we can play. We can have tons of fun when you are done taking your nap. Sleep is important, and you need to rest first. I take naps... everyone takes naps [this may or may not be true...]. Just rest for a little while and then we can play."

So... I'm pretty sure our little talk paid off because she hasn't fussed for 7 whole minutes! Could she (dare I say it?) be asleep?!?

Note to self: never again take a 5 month old on a Christmas family world tour. You will pay-pay-pay for it in the end.