Aiden's Birthday Party!

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Happy Birthday, Aiden!!

You're the big 1 today! Yay! Here you were a year ago...




And here you are today!! I can't even believe you're the same tiny boy we started with. You have been the biggest blessing in our world. You bring so much joy and happiness to our life. I can't remember what life was like before I had you. You came into this world a 5 pound baby. Now you've grown into a big boy who wears a size 3 shoe and is almost in 18 months clothes. You're now taking about 10 steps at a time. You can do sign language for more. You can say "hi", "mama", "dada", "yes". You won't say anything on command, but you do say things when you want to. You LOVE music and jabber to us like there's no tomorrow...I just spend everyday soaking in all of my time with you and cherishing every moment because you are so precious to me. I couldn't ask for a more well behaved, smart boy! I love you very much. Happy 1st Birthday!

A few more pics since I've deprived family!

An over due update!

The past month has been a crazy one. We spent two weeks in Colorado, which was wonderful!! It was also much needed because school was really starting to get to me. I was on overload! Aiden had so much fun with the family!! He did now know a stranger the whole time we were gone, and he was so well behaved. Sometimes you feel as if you're teaching goes in one ear and right out the other, but he was a peach! And he only cried when he was tired. That was our first big trip!

Since we've been nack, things have gotten a little overwhelming. A week ago I was rear-ended by a van. Her excuse was that the sun was in her eyes. It was just me in the car on the way to school. I'm so glad Aiden wasn't in the car because she hit the car more on his side. The baby in my belly is fine, which is good to hear. I had a panic attack on Friday because I went to the Dr for my monthly check-up and the nurse practioner couldn't find the heartbeat. I was trying to act ok on the outside, but inside I was screaming. So, she sent me over to Jill who does the ultrasounds in the office and everything was fine. I got to see my baby moving it's little arms. It's heartbeat was 153 and we got an awesome picture of the baby.

This weekend we went to Cedar Point and had some good family fun. Aiden spent his whole day smiling really big and screaming and clapping and laughing. I don't think I've ever seen this kid so excited! By the way, I love that he laughs now. It's so hilarious

Pray for me as far as school is concerned. I've had a rough time with the teacher. It's very frustrating and I've done a lot of crying. I somehow need to work all of this out because I'll have the man for the next 2 months. It's really hard to not have a bad attitude. Maybe I'll write more detail about it later. I'm sure I will.
It's just s situation that needs lots of prayer.

So, there's an update for now. Trust me, a lot more could be said with a lot more detail, but that's a month worth of stuff that would go on forever. I hope all is well with all of you. Now it's time for me to catch up on my blog reads!

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Finally he got to swim!

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My Sonshine!

Here's Aiden reading a book he got from Grandma Delehoy. I know we have a genius on our hands! I also, know that every mom says that, but I really mean it :) And no, I'm not partial. I'm so thankful for this little boy. I could have the worst day in the world and when I get home or pick him up from my mom and dad's home...he makes everything better. He smiles at me so big with his two little teeth and and starts swinging his arms because he's so excited to his mama. You look at these little ones and realize that little things that we get hung up on and get bent out of shape over and worry about aren't so important.

You know what I love? In the place where I have my clinicals they interview the residents and put their little survey by the door, so you can get to know a little bit more about them on a personal level. So many of them have had such interesting lives. Some are very educated with Bachelor's degrees and some made a wonderful living from farming or having their own business. Right above their their "Words of Wisdom" they're asked what they're most proud of in life. You know what every single person has said? They've either said "My family" or "My kids". That really puts things into perspective for you. I'm finishing up school, so I can help provide a good life for us, and to give me something I can depend on if I ever have to support myself. I always read those papers though, and it reminds me to focus on what really matters. You can end up with the whole alphabet behind your name, but at the end of the day your family and the time spent with them is the most important.

I'm just needing to vent right now. I've been a little discouraged because of comments people make about us having another baby on the way. Children are a blessing from God right? He tells us that. So why do people get so crazy? I admit that after I found out, I had a long crying spell because I was scared, and not for reasons most people like to dwell on. I was crying because I was so worried about my health. As most of you know my health goes down hill at the end and I was told after I had Aiden that they're problems I'll always have when I get pregnant. Now that I've learned more about these health problems I get, it's really scary! Then I sucked it up and got over and got excited.

Now people just ask how we feel about it and act liks it's crazy that Aiden and the new baby will be approx. 18 months apart. It's hurtful. I don't know why anybody thinks they have the right to make bold comments about your life and put in their 2cents. The people who truly love us are excited for us and I guess that's all that matters.

I was talking to my mom about what my Dr told me about why the pill doesn't work sometimes. He basically said that any little thing in the world can throw it off. So, I was talking about how I was sick for like 4 weeks. Not seriously ill, just a cold I couldn't shake. My mom told me to get that out of my head and to not even think about it because God had other plans for us and this baby is meant to be. I cut our Pastor's hair yesterday and I was telling him what a surprise this baby was, and he was talking to me about how God has wonderful plans for us and it's all about His timing. It was such an encouragement!

So, thank you to those of you who have been encouraging and positive and supportive...it really means a lot right now.

Blessings...

I must admit that life has been a little rough lately. I haven't posted because who wants to sit and read something negative? I've really had to to sit and do a lot of praying, so God could remind me of all that he's blessed me with in this life.

First I have Jeff :) I'm so thankful for how hard he works to take care of us. It's an even bigger help that he picks up extra hours so I can focus on school and our family. I really don't know how I would do it if I had to work at the same time. I can say that I probably wouldn't be passing because at this phase of our higher up classes there's a lot of work involved even when we're not at school. Anyway, he really is my best friend and I don't know what I would do without him.

Then there's my little Aiden. All I have to see is his big, bright smile with those little teeth and everything is right with the world. Or, he'll have days like today when he gives me tons of kisses all on his own, and it melts my heart! That kid really keeps me going, and he's my inspiration to be a better person. I feel as if I do a lot of what I do is because of him and wanting him to have a good life.

Baby D. that's on the way...I think the shock has worn off, and I'm so excited. There's no greater blessing in life than to get to experience being pregnant and feeling that baby in your belly. Then when you see your baby for the first time...It's an experience you never forget. Even though you're tired and crying and feeling like it's a very surreal experience, it's a moment that's always so vivid and clear in your mind. I get to do that again in about 6 months! Wow!

Then there are our parents. I don't know what we'd do without good parents. My parents, especially my dad have been great with watching Aiden when I'm in school. That takes such a load off my mind because I know he's in the best hands. I don't have to worry about anything at all. If I didn't have them to help then I seriously wouldn't even be in school right now because it's so hard to trust people with your kids these days. Jeff's parents are always so encouraging and loving. His mom writes us letters a couple times a week, and it's always a higlight of my week. They're always filled with such love for us. We're always reminded that we're prayed for. I'm blessed with a great family!

It's just good every now and then to sit and remind yourself of how many blessings you really do have because it is so easy to get discouraged. I just try to focus on these things and think of how much easier everything will be in 6 months when I'm done with school.

Have a great weekend everyone. I send my love to you all!

Off to a great start!

Today I saw my doctor for my first big visit, and everything is going very well. I've been crying and scared because I know I'm predisposed to some health problems, as most of you know. They ran a glycohemoglobin which basically checks your sugar levels to see what they've been for the past 3 months. My levels were fine, which was a huge relief. I had a good blood pressure reading as well, so I was very pleased!! I didn't get to hear the heartbeat today because I'm still to early for the doppler to pick it up through my belly, so we'll get to hear it again in 4 weeks. The doctor said everything looks healthy and all of my blood work is excellent. I couldn't ask for much more right now.

I need to head on out and finish up some paperwork for my clinical tomorrow while Aiden is still napping. I just wanted to give a quick update.

Coming Jan 1st, 2008!

Surprised? We sure were! I went to the ER May 10th around 2am because I was having some pains. They were horrible or sharp. It was more of an ache, and I thought that I needed to go in and make sure it wasn't something more serious going on. The Dr came in around 4am and he said that he thought we were going to be really surprised and then he proceeded to tell us that I'm pregnant. What a surprise! I really was not expecting to hear that. But he said that's all they found and nothing else was wrong. It was much better news than I was expecting to hear!!

Wednesday we had the ultrasound, and I told the tech that the ER Dr said I was about 3 weeks. She then told us that we wouldn't be able to see the baby because it was so early. She was just going to take a look and make sure everything looked healthy. So, she started everything up, and there was the baby! We heard its heartbeat and it was beautiful. She said that I was definitely farther along than we all thought, so she measured the baby and its due date is Jan 1st!

I think this has been the biggest surprise I've ever had, but it's also been the biggest blessing too :) We get to be parents again and Aiden gets to be a big brother. I'm so very thankful!

Calling all first time moms!

The mother-daughter banquet at our church is coming up on May 12th. Yesterday after our Sunday morning service our pastor's wife came up to me and she asked if I would give a testimony. She's getting different moms at different stages and grandmothers to talk about what it means to them to be a mom. I will be speaking as a first time mom. Any tips? I just want to truly capture what it's like being a first time mom. I'm very nervous because I cry sometimes just thinking about how much I love Aiden, so I know there will be some tears when I have to get up and talk about it. Seriously, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

More of Aiden on the move!

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I'm sitting here sick. There must be something going around this state of Ohio! I thought it was bronchitis at first, and now I think it's a bad head and chest cold. I'm praying so hard that Aiden doesn't catch it because he's never been sick!

I can't get enough of this boy. His second tooth is coming through! It's so cute to see him smile with his little tooth. He now knows how to give kisses. He's discovering his voice, and his new thing is screaming. The first few times he screamed I would run to his rescue, only to discover that he was just playing and excited. He wasn't hurt like I thought he was. On Wed he goes to the Dr for his 9 month check-up, and I can't wait to get his stats because I think he's pretty tall and he's very solid. He has to be over 20 pounds now. I am impressed too b/c when he started rolling to where he wanted to go we started tapping his little hand and telling him no when he was getting into things he shouldn't be into. Now we'll tell him now and he stops whatever he's doing and finds his toys. I'm so pleased because a kid who is allowed to touch everything drives me crazy! What drives me even more crazy is when these people come to your house and act like your crazy for having pretty things out, and then because they can't make their child listen they start moving your stuff up high and out of the way. Ummmm, no! Having nice things out isn't the problem if you know what I'm saying. Enough said.

I have another class down at school and I start a new one on Monday. It's going to be Muskuloskeletal. I hear it's not too hard, so I hope the reports I'm hearing are accurate. I had a rough clinical on Tues. I can't say too much, but I sat and watched my lady die all day. She didn't die while I was there, but you knew she wasn't going to make it. It broke my heart. I know it would be worse for her to suffer though. I did my best to keep her as comfortable as I could. Thursday will be my next clinical day, and hopefully it's a much better day!

I need to head on out and take some more meds and put my pitiful self in bed. Have a great weekend everyone!

I've been tagged!!

Three Things That Scare Me:
1. Spiders!! Even the tiny ones. They're just not right
2. Centipedes...for obvious reasons
3. Losing my husband and/or son


Three People Who Make Me Laugh:
1. Jeff
2. Aiden
3. and my mom, Hailey

Three Things I Love:
1. Music
2. Shopping
3. Perfume

Three Things I Hate:
1. Fake people
2. complainers
3. girls who try to cheat through nursing school instead of working hard like the rest of us!

Three Things I Don’t Understand:
1. People who hurt children
2. My dog, Daisy
3. Jeff sometimes when he's telling me a joke :)


Three Things On My Desk:
1. My digital camera
2. Pens
3. Our modem


Three Things I’m Doing Right Now:
1. Relaxing
2. Thinking about my clinical day tomorrow
3. Listening to Aiden playing is his room


Three Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
1. See Europe
2. Get my Master's
3. Own a nice pair of Jimmy Choo shoes


Three Things I Can Do:
1. Play the piano
2. Give an injection
3. Cook


Three Things I Can’t Do:
1. Sew, not yet anyway!
2. Write papers. The writing gene must have missed me
3. Run long distances...That gene missed me too

Three Things I Think You Should Listen To:
1. God
2. Your Husband
3. Your Children


Three Things You Should Never Listen To:
1. Negativity
2. Gossip
3. Someone who tells you that you can't do something.


Three Things I’d Like To Learn:

1. Spanish
2. Fluent sign language
3. How to say no to people instead of being a people pleaser all the time.


Three Favorite Foods:
1. Mexican
2. Italian
3. Anything chocolate


Three Shows I Watched As A Kid:
(Gosh, now this is hard!)
1. Sesame Street
2. Strawberry Shortcake
3. Elvis movies


Three Things I Regret:
1. Beauty school
2. that's about it
3. it's hard to regret too much b/c even your mistakes make you who you are

A few videos from today!

I just baked 82 chocolate chip cookies for tomorrow. I have my clinical, and it's the day when the nursing students give the residents a party. I'm excited because this will something for them to look foward to and it'll be fun for them.

I got a few videos of Aiden that I wanted to add for those who don't get to see him as much. We send our love to you all and can't wait to see you this summer!

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It's a big, big world!

Aiden and his favorite song!

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I need to start adding more videos for the grandparents and family out of state, so here I go. It's so much easier to make a video with the digital camera and then put it on here istead of trying to hook up the video camera and getting all of the wires confused.

Aiden loves the show, It's a Big,Big World on PBS, and this song at the end gets him every time. He freezes right where he is and starts doing this little dance. We've noticed lately that he's starting to dance to music and it's so funny!It's was hard to not laugh out loud while filming him. We wanted to, but then he would have gotten distracted and stopped. I hope you enjoy it Grandpa and Grandma Delehoy!

I'll write more later. I have TONS of studying to do. I have my clinical Tuesday, and I have to do my first med pass. The injections won't be so bad because I've given insulin injections already, but I have to learn the 21 or 22 meds my patient is on. We can't pass a med if we don't know what it is and why we're giving it. Wish me luck!

Happy Easter everyone!

Aiden with Mommy

Thank you Uncle Tiny and Aunt Amy and cousins for my sharp suit!

Who else has Easter morning bed head just like their dad?

How many milestones can a boy achieve in just a few days?

Well, let me tell you. On Thurs Aiden started crawling. Friday he started pulling himself up onto his knees. Saturday he started pulling himself up to a standing position. Sunday he finally got himself into a sitting position on his own. Now today (Monday)his first tooth is finally poking through. You can see it and when you feel his gums you can feel the top of his tooth. I can't believe how this kid is taking off and doing things all at once. It's all so wonderful and I'm so excited and proud that he's growing and developing so well, but it also makes me want to sit and cry because he's not my little infant anymore. He's becoming a big boy and he's becoming more independent. He's so fun to watch though, and he gets so excited when he does something new!! Moms always tell you that everything goes by so fast, and you don't really realize how fast it goes until your baby is actually here.

Know what I did today? I sat and looked at all of Aiden's ultrasound pictures. That's the most surreal thing to look at the pictures of when he was in my belly and then to see him sitting and watching Blue's Clues. I got all choked up. Babies are such a miracle, aren't they? Being a mom is definitely the best life! It's the best thing I've ever done!

Now I have to head back out to work on my care plan for my clinical tomorrow. Today's weather is just beautiful, so enjoy it! Soak up some sun!

Hallelujah!

My hectic schedule is finally over! I had a crazy, hectic week, with check-offs for injections and all of the injection sites, and tracheostomy care. I had my clinical, a test, a quiz, and today was my final. I scored high enough to make the Dean's List for the quarter, so I was very excited and relieved. Now I'll have a 12 hour clinical day on Tues and class on Wednesday and Thursday. That gives me so much more time to relax and be home and get a lot of things done. It's such a good feeling to have that 5 day schedule over with!

Aiden is now crawling. He crawled to my dad last night, and let me just say that my dad is his most favorite person. He could just sit on my dad's lap all day and be as content as could be. Jeff dropped Aiden off to school to me today b/c I was out early since I only had my final. He had so many women passing him around giving him attention...he was in heaven! He's the friendliest little guy. He's never met a person he didn't like. He'll go to anybody and laugh with them and chat about his day. He's so personable. I love watching his personality come out. I just love being a mommy, period! He is my life long dream come true.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Ready, set, go!

ready for summer with the visor that's all the rage this season!

Is this week over yet?

Here's Aiden crashed out after his day of fun with Landon and Randi.

It's only Tues night and I'm already ready for the weekend. Tomorrow I have to a check-off for a med pass. I have to be able to look at a Dr's order for meds and find mistakes on how they were written out on the medicine administration record (MAR) sheet. Then I have to know the 6 rights and know how to administer all the different meds. It really isn't too hard...just a lot to remember. I have to finish up my care plan for my patient I'll have at my clinical on Thurs. those aren't too hard either, it's just very time consuming.

Have I mentioned that I LOVE my clinical site? I have to drive an hour to get there, but it's the nicest nursing home I've ever seen. It's an extremely small town, and I think that's why it's so nice. Everybody was so friendly and helpful and they were good to the residents. It was such a breath of fresh air b/c a good nursing home staff like that is hard to find. I'm looking foward to being there.

I have a huge praise. I'm off of my blood pressure medicine. I've been trying to hard to do what I know I need to do and be healthy. I also got a student membership to the Y again, so I'll start going with my friend Jen after school. I just pray and ask for strength everyday to keep it up. I need my healthy so I can be around for Aiden and Jeff.

I'm off now, so I can get Aiden ready for bed. Sleep tight.

Ladies and Gentleman, we have a talker!

Yesterday Jeff and I were sitting with Aiden on the loveseat and we were talking to him, and I was kissing his face off just as I do everyday. Jeff told Aiden, "Say mama", and Aiden said as plain as day "dada". It was the sweetest thing in the world. We of course did the typical parent thing and cheered and clapped and I gave him more kisses. He coninued to say it all night long. What a precious boy.

He is also on the move. Gone are the days of rolling. He's not crawling yet, but he's srmy crawling, or he'll stick his butt way up in the air and then push with his toes. I haven't been able to write too much in his book and on his calendar the past 2 months or so, but now this kids is really taking off and starting to do a lot of things all at once. I love watching him grow!

I must say that I love floating holidays. We had one Friday, so that gave me a 3 day weekend, and I've loved every minute of it. I'm caught up on all of my sleep and I feel great.

School has been rough. Last month was Pharmacology, and I honestly have no idea how I passed and didn't have to retake it. It was so hard!! But you know what made it so hard? We were told to focus in on certain things, so we'd study those things and then completely different things would be on the test. I ended up passing with a C+, which really isn't bad. The grading scale it tougher on nursing students, and we have to pass a class with an 80, and I think I ended up with an 84. I was disappointed, but I also knew I needed to be realistic and just be happy I passed the first time around.

This month has been easier as far as tests go, but we're finishing up our sterile procedures, learning how to pass meds and give injections. There are just a lot of steps to rememebr as far as those are concerned. Next month I'll be done with check-offs, where we just do a demo of a procedure on a dummy one on one with the instructor for a grade, and I'm so happy b/c it's so stressful!

In 2 weeks I start the new schedule I'll have until I graduate. I'll be in class 2 days and have one clinical day, so I can't wait. I think I'll also be picking up a job a couple of days a week. I think I'm finally going to go to the assisted living place that's like 2 minutes from my house and apply there. I know girls who work there, and they love it, so I'll give it a shot.

I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend. Enjoy what's left of it!

And now presenting the boy that everyone's been dying to see....

Let me just start by saying that I've never been so bust in my life! I fall into bed every night just absolutely exhausted. I'm up at 6am and I go strong all day until I crash at 11pm or midnight. I am really enjoying myself though! I'm hoping this means that I'll really love nursing.

Clinicals are going well. I'm in the nursing home setting right now, and I love those people. They're so excited to see a friendly face and to have someone to talk to who really cares about them. Nursing home work is hard work! I give huge props to nursing assistants who do that hard work everyday. I must say that they're definitely doing the hardest work and way underpaid!

Aiden is doing very well and growing so much everyday! Right now his personality is really starting to come out and it's so cute! He's always being silly and he jabbers all the time. He's really starting to belly laugh too :) He keeps me entertained all day. We just sit and laugh all day. Every month I think he's at my favorite stage and then the next month rolls around and we have even more fun together. He's my big ol' sweetheart.

I need to head on out. There's always more I want to write about, but class is over for the day and I need to head on out and pick Aiden up. I hope all is well with all of you!

Wow! I can still type!

Who knew? It's been a long time hasn't it? Thank you all for the e-mails and for thinking of me and just checking in to see how I'm doing. Things here are fabulous. I just haven't been online b/c our computer at home blew up. Hopefully it'll be fixed when income tax rolls around.

Let me start with Aiden. Ahhh, my little man. He'll be 6 months on Thurday and he is growing like a weed. He's over 15 pounds now, which is good for a baby who was in the 4 pound range at his smallest. He's laughing out loud and rolling to where he wants to go. The next thing on the agenda is crawling, and he's trying so hard to crawl everyday! I give him a couple week and he should have it down. I love this stage where he's able to interact with us more and get excited when he sees us. He truly is the best, but I'm his mommy, so I'm partial :) I couldn't ask for a more healthy, laid back and beautiful baby.

School is going very well! I made the President's list for the first quarter, which means a 4.0, and I have an A so far for this month. Is it hard? Of course, but I love it. I know I'm doing something that I will love. So far this has been the most rewarding thing in my life besides being a wife and mother. I love it b/c there are women here just like me. Most of us are moms or wives or both, and we're all going through the same things. I think it's really brought us all together, and we all do well working as team and helping eachother out. I love too that I'll have some independence once this is all over. I know it'll be a good feeling knowing I've accomplished such a big thing on my own.

I need to head on out so I can research a paper due next week. It's a short 2 pager on Russia and how they eat. It's for nutrition class, so it'll be easy and simple. I hope all is well with all of you. I've missed reading everyone's blogs, but I plan on cathching up ASAP. Love you all!