Lately

    It's been an interesting last few weeks. We took Raelee to Disney World for the first time, which was AMAZING!!! The wonder and excitement in her eyes was so magical. Makes me want to cry thinking back on it. She was so, so, so happy to see all her "friends" as she calls the various Disney characters. She was the first child of the day to meet Micky and Minnie Mouse, it was so cool that I was nervous! She took lots of pictures with them and even got a certificate saying that she was the first to meet them of the day. Since daddy missed that part(so sad) he had to privilege of taking her on her first ride, the teacups(which awesomely enough make me sick, so I was not sad to miss this). Raelee LOVED all the rides. I wish I could post all the videos and pics, because she was so stinking cute! She even went of her first roller coaster, though they measured her 4 times just to make sure she was really tall enough, she looks so little. I rode with her on this one and we sat in the very first car and Raelee loved it! She kept saying that it went fast and tickled her tummy. Dumbo of course was the favorite ride of the day. We watched the fireworks that night from behind the castle and let me tell you, it was awesome! They were being shot in the air all around us, we had to keep spinning to see them all, and then it was raining too...seriously a magical moment. Brad's parents were able to go with us, it was awesome to be able to spend that time with them. Disney, downtown disney, IKEA, getting a new stove, and the debate, what a vacation! 

     We were sooooo excited to have a new stove and oven, we've been ovenless since last Nov. and down to 1 stovetop burner. Then the new one wouldn't fit...by just a few inches...noooooo!!! Poor Brad had to spend the first day back cutting our counter tops trying to get it to fit, then our well had a pretty major leak, and we had a pipe bust and leak to the downstairs  all within the 2 days of being back home. Add to that was some personal drama, so that was not a great weekend. But the house is fixed, we're able to cook, we have water..so yay!!!

      Monday I started my labor and delivery training and it.is.awesome! I was definitely super, super nervous, but I feel like I've learned so much in just a week. Not to be braggy sounding, but I've worked post partum and nursery for over 7 years, so I've pretty much seen it all, and it had gotten very mainstream for me. Which is good, but at the same time I want to continue to grow in my knowledge and ability as a nurse, so I'm so glad for this chance to become a L&D nurse. I hope reading the fetal monitor strips clicks soon, I feel like that's going to be the hardest part for me. But I already can read more off of it then I could Monday, when it was just a bunch of squiggly lines, so that's a plus. I really have liked coming home from work energized, it's so fun to learn something new. Seeing a baby born, and being part of that birth is pretty much the coolest thing ever!!!