Happy Nurses Appreciation Week

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Taylor, Alivya, and Sue RN

Is it fitting that I began my nursing career at the beginning of nursing appreciation week?

Taylor and Alivya and Sue RN (2007)
These photos are of Sue, who Taylor and Alivya's primary nurse coordinator while they were in the NICU.  Sue guided us on our first visit as parents.  She taught us how to change their tiny diapers, bath their itty bitty bods, touch them without stressing them, assess them when the machines beeped, and so, so much more.  While I had nursing training already before we met Sue, it was during that time that it all started to click, even if I didn't know it then. Sue played a huge part in why Taylor and Liv are here with us today, and she was a huge player in making me the nurse I am today. 

Westli and Sue RN (2010)
Today I appreciate all of the Sue RNs who cared for all four of my babies.  I thank those that care for tiny miracles today.  Obviously, I appreciate all the different disciplines of nurses, but the NICU nurses really do have a special place in my heart.




Faces

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This is an illustration depicting why asking children to "smile" for the camera is a bad idea... 


And this is an illustration of why we ask our children to smile for the camera! 

Today Jon did a training run that took about 5 hours and spanned 20 miles... During which time, I baked two loaves of homemade whole wheat bread, washed, dried and folded four loads of laundry, and created and kneaded dough for 30 tortillas. 

Now I'm drinking Merlot and letting someone else cook dinner. Cheers to productivity! 

(Oh, I also put Wes on the pot every hour and changed three barely damp undies, and broke up so many sibling quifs that I lost count...)