slackin'

Okay I know I am terrible and keeping this blog up to date.  I don't even know when the last time was that I posted anything so if I repeat something, forgive me

I am working at Lakeview Hospital still in the Behavioral medicine unit. I am also going to school for my Bachelors degree at Western Governors University right now.  Its an online program and hasn't been too bad.  I should be done with it by next September at the latest. And then I am mommy to 4 kiddos and wife to 1.  Life is pretty much insane.  I never thought about it, it was just something I did, but the other day, one of the other nurses I was talking to turned to me and said that there was never a time in the last 10 years that I haven't been insanely busy.  And there really hasn't been, I don't get days where I can just sit on the couch and do nothing, and not have anything or anyone waiting for me.  But I don't mind most days, its what I chose for my life and I really wouldn't have it any other way.

The first term of the school year is already up for Emma and Maycee. They both have raving reports from their teachers-little smarty pants!  Emma is excelling in everything she does.  And Maycee is right up there too.  Maycee doesn't enjoy it like Em does but she is doing well nonetheless.  Its fabulous to watch your children succeed and do so well and it is the hardest to watch them struggle and make their own choices, for good or bad, and then live with the consequences.  I wish I could put them in a bubble, but then I don't really because I want them to have the best experiences in life and learn and grow, and they wouldn't know the great without knowing the bad.

Wyatt is my BOY!  He is such a crazy little boy, but he's not so little.  He is insanely busy and moves from one activity to the next in less than a minute most days.  I cannot even begin to keep up with him.  He is so independent and wants to do everything himself. I love his cute freckled face to death! He is loving preschool and Miss Tammy.  His speech is getting better and more words are recognizable now to more than just me.  I still have to translate for many people but it is improving.

Olivia is 10 months old.  I can't believe that she is almost one already.  She is such a happy baby and definitely a terrific ending to our family.  She is always smiling and she has a wonderful baby laugh.  We all love her to death.

Brad is working and will hopefully be done with the job he's on soon.  He went hunting with his brother and dad a few weeks ago and is slowly working on rebuilding his fishing boat.  He works so hard and I love him more than ever!

That about sums it all up...I'll get some pictures on here soon...

What a girl!

Olivia is 8 months old now.  I can't believe how big she is getting-sitting up by herself and all sorts of noises.  She has to compete with Brother Wyatt so she can get pretty loud sometimes.  She is such a great baby-we ended on a fabulous note!

Same stuff, different day!

I may be crazy...I decided that I really wanted to get my BSN.  So I have started a program online from Western Governors University.  I am excited to get this done but I'm not so sure how excited my family is.  Its completely online so I can do it on all those fabulous night shifts I work so hopefully it won't take too much away from family time.  I finished the orientation and start my classes September 1.  I am pretty sure I can finish it in about 8-9 months so it really isn't that bad and then I am pretty sure I am done for a while. But this will hopefully make me a little more competitive in the job market.

The girls and Wyatt just got back from Island park for the weekend with my parents and they had a fabulous time.  Thanks mom & dad!  I wish I could have gone but the new vehicle would have cost a lot more money to drive up there than we have right now so my parents took the kiddos with them and I stayed home with Olivia and Brad.  It was super quiet around our place this last weekend, kinda weird.

And there is only 2 more weeks of summer left and the kids all start back into school.  Mom is VERY excited and the kids are kind of excited.  They are finishing up swim lessons and trying to stuff in as much play time as they can.

Life is pretty much the norm around here, same stuff, different day!

Hearts

I went to the cardiologist and it left something to be desired.  The guy was a real jerk and had a God complex like most cardio docs do, but he was a doosy.  Anyway, he basically told me that my EKG showed left ventricular hypertrophy but that because I was under 35 I wasn't meeting the criteria to diagnose it.  Anyway, I totally didn't understand it either so I am going to go see another doc and have him assess it and see what he thinks, if I need to see another specialist about it or be concerned about it.  So the story continues...

In other news, Brad took the kids fishing this morning...at 4:45 am!!  Wyatt was suppose to go but he informed his dad that he wanted to sleep in his bed when he was woken up at 4:30, don't blame the kid, he's only 3.  That's pretty early for anyone in my opinion.  But the girls are troopers and got up to go with their Dad fishing.  I hope they are having a good time!

Stuff

There has been some stuff happening lately at our little house...first the fun stuff.  My mom called and ask if I would like to see Wicked and who says  no to that?  So she bought two tickets for me and my sister in law because both of us had never seen it before and my parents and my sister saw it in London.  So JoDee and I went to Wicked.  I wasn't totally sure what to expect other than everyone I have ever talked to says its wonderful, and...it lived up to the expectation.  It was a very fun evening and I really enjoyed the night out with JoDee, she's pretty good

company.

Now for the not so fun stuff...Last weekend at work I passed out again.  I have been doing this every so often for quite a while now, probably about 6-7 years, and every time I have been to the emergency department they tell me its a vagal response and that I'll be fine, no tests, nothing.  Well this time the ED doc decided to run a EKG and found some abnormalities with my heart - Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.  Basically my heart is growing stiff and can't pump the blood like its suppose to.  Could be caused from a few different things, High blood pressure is the most common.  But it can also be caused from problems with the aorta and anything that can cause the heart to have to work harder to pump the blood.  Anyway, left unfixed or not controlled properly and you will have heart failure, not such a great thing.  So I was referred to a cardiologist to get it checked out and see just how bad it is and what needs to happen from here.  My appointment is Monday so we will see...

Kinda has me a little freaked out, but I have "prepared myself for the worst, and am hoping for the best"

Livvy baby

Olivia is six months now- crazy how time flies!! She is still our petite little girl. She's up to 15 pounds and 26 inches- she's got some height. But she's pretty skinny. We love her to death and we're so glad she came to our family. Her breathing is still yucky and it'll be interesting to see how the winter goes because any respiratory problems are double issues with her. Everyone else is enjoying the warm summer months. It's just a bit crazy around here

My little Man

I got Wyatts picture done for his third birthday

I can't believe how big he's gotten. 

He cracks me up everyday-love him to death!

Wyatt-3 years old