Jill waiting to meet Hannah
Aunt Brittany and Hannah Kate
Love all her bows!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Hannah Kate
Hannah Kate has arrived! She was born on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 9:56 PM. She weighed 7 lbs 8.8 oz and was 20 inches long. She is such a beautiful little princess. My sis had told me the day before that she was having contractions 3-5 minutes apart. I kept my phone in my pocket all night at work in case she went into labor. The next day I came home and went to sleep but got a text saying that she had gone to the hospital. When I woke up, I still didn't have any updates. I texted everyone in my family to see what was going on but nobody responded. Finally I called the Sharlows and John said that Jill had been sent home and wasn't feeling very well. I decided to take a shower and get ready for work, just in case Jill went back to the hospital. Sure enough, I got a call from Jill around 7:30 saying that she thought her water broke and was going back to the hospital. I quickly finished getting ready and met my mom at the hospital shortly after 8. We got up to the room shorly before Jill got her epidural. I quickly learned that everyone had to be quiet and not talk during her contractions. The anesthesiologist then came and started her epidural. Jill was back to her old self. About an hour later, the nurse came in to put in her Foley. She quickly discovered that Hannah's head was right there! We just laughed because the same thing happened with Harrison. The nurse called the doctor and Hannah was delivered less than 10 minutes later after 1 push! She is such a precious girl and we are so blessed to have her in our family!
Jill waiting to meet Hannah
Aunt Brittany and Hannah Kate
Love all her bows!
Jill waiting to meet Hannah
Aunt Brittany and Hannah Kate
Love all her bows!
Work Stories
A few weeks ago, I was talking to my family about how I don't have much to update my blog with because my life is so boring and I don't have any kids yet. I then told a funny story about work and it was suggested that I write about these stories on my blog. Well, here ya go.
One of my most recent patients was a woman in her 50's who was admitted to rule out stroke. She has a history of somatoform disorder which is a mental disorder in which the patient mimics physical diseases but has no cause for the symptoms. Stroke had been ruled out and every time I went into her room, she had a new complaint. During the NIH (specific stroke assessment), she would shake her legs when I was testing the motor component. She complained of shaking throughout my shift but only seemed to shake when I would look at her. Near the end of my shift, my CNA advised me that she thought the patient was having a seizure. I looked at my charge nurse and said, "She is not having a seizure" but proceeded to investigate anyway. My charge nurse followed me in to her room but left shortly after. I found the patient shaking her arms and legs but was completely conscious. She stopped shaking a few seconds later and said, "I haven't had one of those in a long time." I asked her what she was talking about and she said she had a seizure. I promptly explained to her that she was not having a seizure. Her response? Well, it is a "shaking seizure". Hmmmm. This must be a brand new diagnosis. My charge nurse later joked that we should inform all of the doctors about this new kind of "seizure". Ah, the joys of working on neuro.
Last night I think I found a ghost on our floor too. I was sitting at the nurse's station when I heard a tv turn on with the volume on pretty loud. I went into an empty room nearby to see the tv on and the bed spontaneously moving. A fellow nurse walked in and we just started laughing. We tried to stop the bed but had to unplug it. It still continued to move. I also turned the tv off. A few seconds later, the tv then turned on again, this time to a different channel. The hands on the clock were spinning too. It was the most bizarre thing. Later I admitted a patient into that room and warned his family about the previous events. They thought it was funny but a little freaky too. They asked if anybody had died in that room recently. There was patient in that room the night before but he was young and had been discharged. I will definitely have to keep my eye on that freaky room!
Finally, a favorite quote from an ADORABLE 92 year woman as she was washing her hands and looking at herself in the mirror. "I can't believe how good my hair looks!" So cute!!!
One of my most recent patients was a woman in her 50's who was admitted to rule out stroke. She has a history of somatoform disorder which is a mental disorder in which the patient mimics physical diseases but has no cause for the symptoms. Stroke had been ruled out and every time I went into her room, she had a new complaint. During the NIH (specific stroke assessment), she would shake her legs when I was testing the motor component. She complained of shaking throughout my shift but only seemed to shake when I would look at her. Near the end of my shift, my CNA advised me that she thought the patient was having a seizure. I looked at my charge nurse and said, "She is not having a seizure" but proceeded to investigate anyway. My charge nurse followed me in to her room but left shortly after. I found the patient shaking her arms and legs but was completely conscious. She stopped shaking a few seconds later and said, "I haven't had one of those in a long time." I asked her what she was talking about and she said she had a seizure. I promptly explained to her that she was not having a seizure. Her response? Well, it is a "shaking seizure". Hmmmm. This must be a brand new diagnosis. My charge nurse later joked that we should inform all of the doctors about this new kind of "seizure". Ah, the joys of working on neuro.
Last night I think I found a ghost on our floor too. I was sitting at the nurse's station when I heard a tv turn on with the volume on pretty loud. I went into an empty room nearby to see the tv on and the bed spontaneously moving. A fellow nurse walked in and we just started laughing. We tried to stop the bed but had to unplug it. It still continued to move. I also turned the tv off. A few seconds later, the tv then turned on again, this time to a different channel. The hands on the clock were spinning too. It was the most bizarre thing. Later I admitted a patient into that room and warned his family about the previous events. They thought it was funny but a little freaky too. They asked if anybody had died in that room recently. There was patient in that room the night before but he was young and had been discharged. I will definitely have to keep my eye on that freaky room!
Finally, a favorite quote from an ADORABLE 92 year woman as she was washing her hands and looking at herself in the mirror. "I can't believe how good my hair looks!" So cute!!!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Girls day, Hannah, North Carolina
Today my mom, sister, and I had a girls day to celebrate my mama's upcoming birthday. We went and had wonderful pedicures and then went to dinner at Outback. I chose this font color because it is similar to the nail polish that I picked for my toes! We had such a good time together and didn't have to "clown" each other once! We decided that we need to have more girls dates together, without the guys or kids. Well, Hannah could probably come once she gets here. Speaking of Hannah, she is going to be here in about 4 days or less! I think we are all getting so excited to meet this precious baby girl and see what she looks like. She looks identical to Harrison in her 3D ultrasound pics but I am curious to see what color her hair is. I think my sister is especially excited for her to get here as she is getting pretty uncomfortable. Jill is scheduled to be induced on the 21, a reason why we celebrated my mom's birthday tonight, which works out perfectly since I will be getting off work that morning.
Next month Chris and I will be flying back out to North Carolina to visit Bobby and his family. Bob and Camille will also be coming out. Bobby, Alicia, and the kids were originally going to be coming here to Oregon to visit, but Bobby's deployment date was moved closer so there was a change of plans. I don't have a lot of PTO so I was worried that I wasn't going to be able to get the time off. Luckily, a girl who I work with was looking for some extra shifts and I was able to take some days off without PTO as well. We will be gone for a little over a week. I know Chris is really looking forward to seeing his brother (and he thinks he is going to be getting another tattoo) and it will be fun to spend time with the kids as well.
Here is a picture of us girls getting our pedis:
Next month Chris and I will be flying back out to North Carolina to visit Bobby and his family. Bob and Camille will also be coming out. Bobby, Alicia, and the kids were originally going to be coming here to Oregon to visit, but Bobby's deployment date was moved closer so there was a change of plans. I don't have a lot of PTO so I was worried that I wasn't going to be able to get the time off. Luckily, a girl who I work with was looking for some extra shifts and I was able to take some days off without PTO as well. We will be gone for a little over a week. I know Chris is really looking forward to seeing his brother (and he thinks he is going to be getting another tattoo) and it will be fun to spend time with the kids as well.
Here is a picture of us girls getting our pedis:
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