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CPR class

I had CPR class today, and man was it different. I got certified in it through Riverside when I started working for them back in 2003, and apparently there class is cake. This class was geared for healthcare providers, and apparently the other classes are for taught on a any profession level. Before I just learned Adult CPR and AED, but today we learned it all my friend, we even used bag ventilators and all kinds of crazy stuff that EMT's carry around. So it wasn't the short refresher I had pictured in my mind, but I learned a lot, and I am certified in it all now. I just did adult before as our patients are well adults, or maybe a few teens here and there, but I am proud I know infant CPR now. So go me for learning some new things today! I head back to real work tomorow, and its going to stink since I have been out since last Thursday. Oh well it will be a short work week I guess!

My big 2 year old....

Laura had her 2 year check up today which was an interesting experience. Dave was off so he wanted to come a long. Her appointment was scheduled during naptime, which isn't the best time to try to do an outting. I tried to put her down earlier but she wasn't having it. So in the office we are waiting in the lobby and it was just us in the waiting room, and Laura deciedes she is going to act like a monkey on the couches. She never does that at home or at my moms, but apparently she was a bit nutty without her nap, and after trying to get her to sit (any tips for trying to get a 2 year old to sit quietly guys?) I just let her pretend she's a monkey. This is when mean office lady comes out to tell Laura (really her horrible parents) that she needs to sit down or she might hurt herself) which was code for - control your ill behaving child before she falls off and you parents sue us. Shame on Dave and me.

So, she got a prick on the finger for some lab work and she handled that fine- no crying or anything, but she didn't want that bandaid on her finger to save her life. Her height and weight are both in the 50th percentile now, which is outstanding, as shes always been in the low almost off the chart end for both. Everything else went fine. She didn't have to get any shots as she wont need any until shes's 4 years old, besides the flu shots each year she normally gets. I discussed with the doctor the dreaded binky taking away that is in our future. He suggests cutting the tips of them off so they lose suction and then he thinks she is going to march over to the trash can and throw them all away, and just be done with them. HAHAHAHA. I would love for it to go that way, but I bet its going to be a bit harder then that. Maybe I should have taken it away when she turned 1. But regardless it needs to be done, and I am not looking forward to it. Rachel still uses a binky but she can sleep without it, she doesn't seem as attatched to it as Laura. One good thing is her binky is alot different then all of Laura's and Laura doesn't like her binkys and refuses to use them, so hopefully she wont try to steal hers. So in the next few weeks I guess we will toy with the idea of taking it away, so keep our sanity in your thoughts....

Happy Birthday Rachel!

My baby girl is now 1... I can't believe just one year ago she came into this world. We celebrated her birthday today and she got spoiled silly by family. She's been taking a few steps here and there, but mainly she does her funky crawl, which must be witnessed to be explained. However she took a great deal amount of steps today near the end of the party. She was a walking fool, and she was pretty proud of herself. I couldn't help but think "oh no! my baby isn't a baby anymore".

Everything went pretty well, and I thought everything was pretty tasty, so hopefully everyone else did too. My granddad made me a bit sad though as he freaking brought me by birthday gift to the party to open up. He said he wanted me to have it now because he says he and grandma are so old he doesn't know if they will be around here come July. How sad is that! And then my grandma requested that she have a picture taken with both of my girls, and then wanted a picture of me and my sisters together. I guess they are just feeling like there time is coming, and even though I don't want to think about it, I know they are right, I mean they are 90 years old. I know my girls enjoy them, and I hope they will remember them. My parents visit them once a week, and they take the kids if Dave isn't off, so they get to spend a lot of time with them. All these thoughts make me sad, but you know what, it just shows what a great family I have and how much I love them. I am so glad to be so close to them, and glad to have them all so close by.

Friday

So I am taking today off anyways even though I had to be home Tuesday as I am not organized enough to work today and get stuff done for Miss Rachel's party. Earlier today though I made my mom happy by going to the Quilt Show in Hampton. This was my third year going with my mom. The first year I had just come home from the hospital from having Laura, and I was a wee bit uncomfortable walking around so much from having a baby, and last year I was a day or so away from having Rachel so I was again pretty uncomfortable. But I still enjoy looking at everything. Each year it reminds me of how I would love to learn to sew and quilt. However, I need another hobby like a I need a hole in my head. I don't have enough time to scrapbook these days let alone take on something so challenging and expensive. It still amazes me how talented people are. I love looking at the juried quilts. They have a ton of booths set up selling fabrics and patterns for quilting, and it erks me each year that they don't have actual completed items for sale for non talented people like me to just buy already done. The last two years my mom has bought kits for things I have liked. The first year was a wall hanging for Laura's room, and last year there was a quilt kit that I wanted her to make for me. I have yet to see the finished work of those items yet, but I know she has been working on the quilt for me. I am sure its hard for her to find time since she watches my two crazy kids when I work. My mom was after me to pick out something new this year for her to make for me and I refused as I rather her just catch up on the other projects lol.

Interestingly enough my grandmothers lawyer sent me a copy of her will yesterday. It was so weird seeing her signatures again. I really miss her and just wish she was here in her right mind right now. She would have loved seeing my girls and knowing they were a part of her. But I guess she's here in spirit now.

Well I was just a happy little blogger yesterday wasn't I? Let's see I was on a roll bashing my husband, hating on the redcross and all kinds of mess. When Dave came home yesterday from court I was just as mean, but he ran out to get some lunch rather then ask me to make him something (smart man), and then came back with a coke slurpee for me (even smarter). So I apologized for my moment I was having and told him he was still the best husband, and I was just needing my moment to vent about anything and everything.

Anyways, he still went to the preschool to register today for me (hehehe). I made it easy though, I filled out all the papers and gathered everything, he just had to go and wait for a few hours with the other crazy parents. He wasn't alone though as my BFF (or not) was there to register her child as well, which was very very interesting, and I kinda have a funny story about it. Apparently they were discussing her husbands attorney as they are proceeding with a divorce at this time, and Dave asked her who he had. She told him, and then went on to say what a crappy lawyer he had and blah blah blah. WELL, there was this lady behind them, that heard everything, and Dave noticed she looked familiar, and he said something to her about it, and she said Dave looked familiar too. They were trying to figure out how they knew each other, and she asked Dave what he does for work, and he told her, and she then says- well thats probably how as my husband is a lawyer and his name is so and so. WHICH was the same name my BFF was telling Dave her husband had. SOO stinking funny I tell you. The BFF was pretty embarrassed as she was still there and heard all of that. I would have paid money to have seen her face.

But anyways, Laura got in, and next year she is set for preschool at the local church which is the same preschool I went to. She will just be going once a week on Fridays. I figure since she hasn't been in daycare, or around much kids her own age one day a week will be plenty for her to start out with, considering the melt down she had at her friends birthday party a month ago. Plus, I am off on Friday's so I can take her and pick her up on school days, and I really want to be the one doing that. That was also if she has any little programs or anything I will be off to be at them as well. They also have parents take turn being in the classroom, so that would leave me free to help out as well at times. So we shall see how it goes I guess come September.

I am going to hunt them down...

Apparently a few weeks ago when I yelled at the Red Cross for calling our house it was all in jest. Yes they called wanting Dave to donate blood and they call for him every damn week- he doesn't even have that unique of a blood type, but apparently he gave them our phone number, and I yelled at a lady and told her to never call again. So now we get automatic recordings from them and I don't know how I can get rid of that crap, and we are getting them daily now. Guess she's laughing at me right now.

I freaking hate the phone. It always rings when I am super busy, or some crap and often I don't even answer the dumb thing as I don't feel like breaking my neck to talk to the redcross or someone calling for Dave, so if I don't answer the phone don't take it personally, unless your the redcross, and if you are I am not done with you yet!