I thought I'd put a little update on here about our lives in general, not particularly dream or baby-related. First things first, Skip is trucking along with nursing school at Bryant and Stratton College. There were some setbacks at the end of last semester, and left us both (as well as our families) feeling quite disappointed with the school and how they handled some situations. Nevertheless, Skip continues with the program and if all goes as planned (ha), he will officially be finished with classes in December. He has been doing very well in his Peds/OB class this semester-- perfect timing with a pregnant wife-- as well as his Writing class. I'm so proud of all he's accomplished up to this point, and have all the confidence in the world that he will one day make a wonderful nurse. Just keep him in your thoughts during the next few months that he can do as well in school as we all know he will do in the "official" nursing world. Skip has also kept up the jamming with the newly-reorganized "The Halo Effect." It's a mature group of folks that really seems to gel musically, and it's been much more bearable for me to listen to them a couple of times a week down in my basement.
As for me, my job at the Medical College of Wisconsin has been the same. We've had some frustrating projects/audits lately that have made obvious to me the bureaucracy of academia, but that's just how things go. Gotta go through the right channels and chains of command to get the work done and our recommendations out there. It's hard as the weather gets nicer to be sitting in an interior office with no windows and being inside for 8.5 hours straight. However, I think with my wandering mind, if I had a window I would get way too easily distracted from the work I should be doing (like right now...). I also have to remind myself that this job is what will pay for this baby to be born, and I count my blessings every time I have a doctor's appointment for the benefits I have through MCW, Froedtert and Children's. I cherish my time on the weekends to spend time with Skip, family and friends, as well as getting out in the coming months to the beautiful weather. My pale skin really needs a tan... I'm thinking I'll look like a big, fat ghost in my black dress at Steph's wedding in August if I don't get some color before then! Other than work, I've been trying to keep up with the exercising, though it's been actually quite hard to stay committed with all the changes happening lately. I've had to make adjustments each month to my physical activity, which I hadn't anticipated to be so difficult (not so much physically, but rather mentally). I'm doing okay, though. I haven't been working at Meda-Care pretty much since I found out I was pregnant. I just feel, for a variety of reasons, that it's too risky at this point in time. From having to lift heavy patients (with which I have trouble to begin with) to the myriad of risks in working in some sketchy neighborhoods (crazy drivers, shootings, diseases, filth) to germy hospitals, I feel taking a break from EMT-ing for now is the best for me. Though I still have to do Advanced Skills on Friday... I think I remember how to do CPR: 37 chest compressions to 5 breaths? No wait, that doesn't sound quite right... ;)
I look forward to the coming week: 1.) I get to spend some time dress-fitting with Steph for her wedding; 2.) Skipper and I are going to get some crap out of our basement for Mom's garage sale; 3.) Jazz in the Park on Thursday to see Bonerama (trust me, they are awesome!); 4.) Catching up with MCA people on Friday at Advanced Skills; 4.) Saturday spending some time with the Dwyers and the Prestons-- congrats to my cousin Catherine on her graduation from Woodstock High School! The summer will go by fast, as I already have most weekends booked with at least one or two things, but it'll get me out.
That's the update for now!
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