Lately

I feel like I have so many posts with this same title. I guess it is because sometimes nothing fantastic has happened that I need to dedicate an entire post to, but lots of little great things have--so why not put them into one big post?

--Work has decided to cross-train the Pediatric nurses to the NICU. My hospital just built a large NICU that can hold up to 24 babies and apparently they are short-staffed at the moment. That means any time they don't need us upstairs on Med/Surg/Peds, we get to go play with itty bitty babies.(And because of the lovely weather we have been having--read "no snow"-- we have not seen very many sick kids, which means we have been in the NICU a lot!) Mostly, I have just had "feeder-growers" which are babies that are there to learn how to eat. Most have NG tubes and require regular feeds through them if they can't finish their feedings orally. With these patients, I have 3 babies and let me tell you, it gets so busy!!! It is like having triplets!! I cannot imagine ever having triplets. Seriously, when do you sleep? You feed the first one, change them, get them back to sleep, then go on to #2, then #3 and then you have maybe 45 minutes until you have to do it all again. And that is only if everything goes right. For all those who are having multiples, you are a better person than me. I would die. Anyway, the NICU is fun for the most part although by the end of the day my feet and back are killing me from the extra weight/baby I've been carrying around lately. Also, the fact that we had about 7 hours of training before they threw me out on my own makes me nervous every time I'm there. (Not really on my own. The NICU nurses are very nice and will answer any question you have but I do have 3 patients all to myself. It scares me sometimes for sure, but I'm getting more used to it.) I always joke when people ask me what kind of nurse I am--Medical, Surgical, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, ICU, Post-Partum, NICU... Who knows what they'll throw in next!
--Ryan's work can be summed up in one word lately: stressful. He is incredibly busy and has multiple projects he is working on all at once and everyone wants theirs done first (of course). I am just so thankful for a hardworking husband who does his best to support us. And the best part is... he is REALLY good at it. He always has calls from different companies asking him if he wants a new job. Maybe one day, but for now, he stays at LanDesk.
--Ryan found out he is going to Europe for work... again. And no, I'm not going with him. I wish I was but, I'm not. What do you do? Oh ya, I go to California. Lynne and I magically planned a trip to California during the exact time that Ryan is going to Europe. I think it is fate really.
--The pregnancy nausea has finally started to ease up. I have even worked a couple of days without taking Zofran. That is just a miracle to me. Not to say the nausea is completely gone, but I can't even remember the last time I threw up and THAT is saying something, my friends.
--I absolutely LOVE the fact that I'm having another girl. I seriously couldn't be more excited. When people ask me if I know what I'm having I say, "A Girl" with the biggest grin in the entire world on my face! It just makes me so happy! I realized today at work in the NICU that I know nothing about boys. I know, I'm sure I will learn once that opportunity comes, but for now, I'm content just knowing about girl things.