A little of this, a little of that.

This blogging thing is not going as well as I had intended. Even when I think about taking a minute to update ~ suddenly something else comes up, and the thought to update flies right out the window! That, and I rarely have much to say that has any real significance.

Work is work, it pays the bills. I'm getting a little bored and the unit I work on is feeling more like a nursing home than an acute care setting. It's a rare thing when I have a patient who is oriented to person, place and time .. and also in a decent mood. Not that I could blame a person for feeling a bit on the grumpy side about being hospitalized ~ but for Pete's sake, if you don't want to be in the hospital, do not come to the emergency department in the first place! Have to always remember: car salesman .. make the patient happy no matter what they ask of me, or how cruel they treat the staff .. the patient is always right.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Worcester campus) has accepted me to start classes this fall. And by this fall, I mean, tomorrow. I first inquired about the program on July 28th, I remember because it was the day Anthony came home from Texas, and I was late getting to Logan because I was scanning copies of my WPI transcripts to send to the admissions officer. Anyway .. applying meant I had to write an essay about why I wanted to go to MCPHS. I chose to write more about why I decided to go back to school, in general. I'll find out tomorrow if I can start their BSN program (seemingly a waste of time for someone with 2/3 of a master's degree in nursing..) or complete an MSN program. Either way, I'm going to ease into it, with only 3 credits this semester.

Now, for my most favorite topic of all, one which I could speak about all day, every day and never get bored or sick of hearing myself brag: Elijah!! :) My sweet baby .. the light of my life .. really, my everything. It sounds cheesy or cliche, but I'm for real, here! I love that little boy more than I can imagine loving anything or anyone else in this world (Anthony included .. but I love him in a slightly different way, anyway!) He's such a happy baby, smiling at everyone! Everywhere we go he just smiles and laughs .. people do not even have to be looking at hime, but you can bet he is looking at them, with a big ole smile! He has mastered the sitting position, and tries to hands/knees ~ he can rock back and forth, but melts to his belly when he tries to go any further than that! He never ceases to amaze me. Some nights, I just stand by his crib watching him sleep .. and I have to fight off the urge to pick him up and take him to bed with me, where I would be so much happier snuggling with him. I've got to get my snuggling in while he is young, because I'm sure it will be all-too-soon that he will want nothing to do with his cheesy old mom!!

And finally: Sarah has to go back to school, so our new babysitter will be Katie. I'm nervous to leave him all over again with someone new .. but she seems like she will be good with him. As long as she keeps him safe and keeps him smiling .. she'll pass muster.

Respite

Whew ... Five days off. It feels good to not have to go into work, although that also means no pay check. I'm enjoying the time with Elijah. We've napped together and play on the floor, he splashes in his pool while I soak my feet! We've been shopping and playing and went for a car ride. He is getting to be so much fun, so much more interactive and reactive.

If it's possible, I think I love him more each day!







Oh, and he is getting really good at sitting up .. Today he sat next to me on the floor while I read the new issue of Babytalk, and he ripped the pages out. :0)

Did I mention that he also has 7 teeth and chews everything?!

Maine ..

Oh yes .. and Octoberfest is out! :) Life is good.

Milestone: Sitting

I don't believe I posted when Elijah began rolling .. it's been a while now. Well, he can't get himself into a sitting position, but if I sit him up, he can hold himself up for a good little bit of time. He's tipsy, but he'll get better quickly, I'm sure of it!

Sarah and I are going to Maine for the weekend. Becky and Brandon are having their housewarming. Looking forward to the visit .. though Anthony won't be able to go this time around. That school business is always getting in the way.

And .. he's gone again!

This concludes our twelve day visit. Anthony is back in NY for the start of the NYCOM school year. I don't even know what we spent 12 days doing .. he got up in the mornings with Elijah -- giving me the luxury of sleeping in for nearly 2 weeks. I still took on the night wakings ..which have increased in their frequency to 3 or 4 a night! What is going on!?

Anthony washed and waxed the Volvo .. and buffed and then had scratches filled .. and probably washed and buffed agian. Who knows. He's in love with that car.

He's home!

Anthony's home again!! He has 12 days from end of active duty until school starts again. Bummer. It's nice to have him back again, if only briefly! He enjoyed his summer "vacation" with the U.S. Army .. navigating the tangle that is Camp Bullis, late night calls to formation and shooting "expert" on the 9 mm range (yup, it's true!). He's got plenty of stories .. most of which probably cannot be fully appreciated unless you had "been there, done that".

Elijah has a stomach bug .. I won't go into all the graphic details that only someone in a health profession would be all-too-willing to offer up .. suffice to say that he's not feeling well and I'm a bit concerned about him getting dehydrated. He's eating plenty today and I'm supplementing with pedialyte .. but a mom can't help but worry, especially because he hasn't been sick before.