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!