Updates on our Crazy Lives

So I've disappeared from blogging for a while.  All I can say is that we have been busy.  Here is what has happened:

The last week of March I transferred from working as an office nurse at a Neurosurgery Clinic to working at Rex Hospital on the Pulmonary and Nephrology, Intermediate Care, Floor.  This was a big decision, but something that I felt was a great opportunity.  The neurosurgeon I was working with was leaving and I was bored at the office and felt like that office job was death to any advancement in my nursing career. I started interviewing at a couple places within the company, but when I received the job offer for this floor and the manager told me that while the floor is known as being the hardest, I would learn a lot, I took the opportunity.  I love being back doing direct patient care, assessing patients, placing IVs (crazy, because in my 3 years a nurse this is the first job where I have had to place IVs so it is exciting when it all goes smooth for me), and reading EKGs.  I am learning a lot, working nights has been an adjustment but once again we are being blessed with good friends who watch Tacy the day after I work so I can sleep while she gets to play.

Brad has continued to work through his crazy rotations for PA school.  He is currently in the middle of his 9th rotation (just 3 left!) and is working at the ED for one of the big companies here.  We knew this would be his craziest schedule, but seriously, it is crazier than we had imagined.  He works between 5 different hospitals and works a variety of shifts (11-9, 1-11, 5-2, 4-1, 9-7, 8-5).  Pretty much, we do not see each other much these days.  So far orthopedics has been Brad's favorite, which he figured would be.  He has had a ortho MD get his information and tell him to apply for a job opening at his clinic, so that is a little exciting.

I am still trucking along with my busy BSN classes and despite my counselors recommendations I am still taking 2 classes every 7.5 weeks, with only 4 day breaks between each term.  I'm currently taking gerontology and intermediate spanish, so any day I'm home, I'm doing homework/papers, tests, etc.  It makes life crazy now, but if I can keep it up, I only have 2 more classes left and will finish October 25th.

Tacy is a busy bee who keeps growing up on me.  She has quite the funny personality and is full of sass and drama, which can be trying for Brad and I.  She has become very picky with food lately and will either cry because she doesn't like what was made or tell us "Thanks for offering Dad, but I don't want it." Or she told me "thanks for making dinner Mom, but I don't want to eat it." Her manners are cute, but we keep trying to remind her of green eggs and ham and how she should try things before knocking them down (which I realize is a lot coming from me because I can be picky and not eat things simply because they sound/look gross).  Tacy has been eating carrots because Brad tells her that if she won't eat what was made for dinner, her only other option is carrots.  So she eats carrots some nights, other nights she goes up to bed after 1 bite and manages to survive until morning before eating again.  So fun.  Tacy does always tell Brad and I that she misses us when we are at work/school, so I'm glad she doesn't forget us.  She has been loving swimming and painting lately and will start swim lessons soon which I'm hopeful she will be receptive too since she doesn't like to listen to Brad and I's instructions.  I will say that Tacy is getting better at floating on her stomach or back (with her puddle jumper) but it makes me happy when she shows me that she is floating.

I am pregnant and we found out that we are having a boy.  We are excited and yes we had planned on this baby.  Baby boy is due November 15th, and with me being diabetic means that if he doesn't come by November 8th (39 weeks), I will be induced.  Brad has forbidden him to be born 11/2 or 11/8 because he is anti-birthday sharing.  I'm not making any guarantees, which might mean that I will have to drive myself to the hospital if he stays stubborn.  Everything is going relatively well, just the normal blood sugar roller coaster craziness because of hormones.  Little man loves to move around, especially late at night.  Tacy wanted a sister but is excited for baby brother.  The other day she told me, "Mom, remember when we went to the doctors and I wanted a sister but we found out baby is a brother?"  She seriously cracks me up.  She also loves to tell me all the things she is going to do for him, like feed him milk, help him walk, let him sleep in her room, etc.  She also lets me know all the toys she is going to keep from him (like legos).  Tacy is very obsessed with babies, hence why she knows they only eat milk and can't play with small things like legos.  Brad also told her that she would not want to share her room with baby brother when he is really little because he has to wake up so much to eat due to his small stomach.  Tacy found this very fascinating and loved to talk about our different stomach sizes.  She also loves to update me each day on how big I/baby brother is getting.  Haha she cracks me up.  But I love when she prays for baby brother.

Tacy loves to talk about future events and try to figure out timing of everything.  Now that it's July, Tacy's birthday is in less than a month, in September she starts Preschool and soccer, in October I should be finishing my BSN, in November is Brad's birthday and Little Man should be arriving, and in December Brad graduates.  So yes, we are busy!  Plus we have to start figuring out where we are going to move after PA school.  PA licenses are a little complicated in that they take 6 months to obtain for a specific state, so Brad has to apply in August for state licensure, a point at which he will most likely not yet have a job offer.  We have been saying that we will move where he gets a job, but at this rate all of his orthopedic connections are here in NC.  So lots of fun for us to try and figure out in a short term.