School is for Fools!

I survived nursing school!!! Wahoo


The picture below is of my graduating class. I am sooo bugged by this picture, see if you can find me way in the back. We had just come back from a gas station run and found everyone on one side of the classroom. Half the people have no clue what is going on and the other half just don't care. Our instructor was standing on top of a table and couldn't figure out how to use the camera, it was hillarious. If they would have said something about a picture, I would have brought my camera and tripod and taken a picture that would have been 10x better than this one. Well, it is good to have a picture anyway.



These are my two best nursing buds. Love you guys! First semester Sunny had a mental breakdown thanks to pregnancy. Second semester I broke down, and third Kristi had a crisis. I'm so glad we had support from each other.Thanks for helping me get through nursing school!

Now, I'm laying on the couch watching TV and thinking to myself, I have nothing to do tomorrow except go to the gym and play softball. I am not setting my alarm and am going to enjoy the day. I wont be able to rest for long. I still have a lot to do before baby comes. This is my plan for the future. I have an interview for the residency program at the hospital which will consist of 9 weeks of training and classroom education. In the meantime, I will take the Nclex. then it will be about time for me to go on maternity leave. Come November I plan to work in the float pool where I will work wherevere I am needed in the entire hospital at UVRMC and AFH (hopefully only 1 day a week). I would love to work in the emergency department but feel I will get the best experience and knowlede starting in the float pool. That way if Chris and I ever move, I will be able to work anywhere. Even though I will have my RN I am planning on going to BYUI to get my Bachelor's degree online. I love this world we live in where I can sit in my PJ's and get a degree. Hopefully once baby comes things will calm down a bit, Ya right.

Pregnancy update by request

I have a confession to make. Ever since my belly started to grow I don't EVER want to get dressed up. I am totally content with wearing scrubs or sweats. I told Chris that I wanted to go out tonight but didn't want to get dressed up; partly because I am lazy and partly because my pants don't fit anymore. How pathetic! Chris says I'm the laziest person who works out every day. Notice how I am wearing workout clothes in almost every picture. Suprisingly, I am loving my belly and like to show it off when I do get dressed up.

Now here's an update on the pregnancy:
I haven't been sick at all except for the week in Naperville, Il when I was really sensitive to smells and just felt kind of icky. Honestly, I think I have had an uneventful pregnancy when it comes to symptoms (sorry Brook & Brooke).
I first felt her kick at about 16 weeks and Chris felt her about 19 weeks. Now she kicks me ALL the time so I have already diagnosed her with ADHD. It seems like I am carrying her extremely low (which is probably why I don't like to wear regular pants). I swear I am squishing her little head sometimes. When I am lying in bed she likes to move her way up my belly, last night it was like she was doing summersaults to get there. No rest for the weary.
I love to watch my belly when she kicks, I can't wait to see it when it is more defined. I struggled with the idea of adopting because I wanted to feel movement inside my womb. I am extremely thankful that I get to have these experiences.
We had THE IMPORTANT ultrasound last week, you know the one where they measure everything, determine the sex and look for congenital abnormalities. I am happy to report that everything looks normal and she is actually measuring a little small (which is good because I'm a small person, no Carn head please!) Some of those US pictures are creepy, even creepier than the floating baby on the right. But I think she has my chin and "Jacked up" pinkies. I had a lot of hair when I was born as did Chris so we are prepared for a little monkey child.
Thank you everyone for your support and excitement.

12 weeks


18 weeks

20 weeks (I'm starting to explode)


22 weeks and 2 weeks left of school

My butt's as big as my belly. HaHa