Darcy (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} psyko_kitty) wrote,@ 2009-05-25 23:42:00 |
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Nervous and Excited
Tomorrow I start my clinical observation for the Lactation Counselor Educator course I've been taking. The online format has been great for me. I am doing well with paying attention (as opposed to when I am forced to attend a class and find myself with my face on a table in a pile of my own drool) and am finding it interesting and educational. So, tomorrow I start my 8 whopping hours of observing a lactation-focused nurse in her practice.
I am very much hoping to take 3 births this summer to finish up my doula certification. I'll need "positive feedback" from the care providers so ideally I would be attending births where the doctor/midwife/nurses/etc. are comfortable having a doula there. There is some rumor about a semi-local hospital considering a ban on doulas. I don't know how accurate that is, but it's disturbing.
My babies. Oh! My babies are doing so well. Joseph turns 4 next week. He is so very much his own boy. He's very smart and _really_ enjoying school and his friends. I'm hoping for a friend-filled afternoon celebration with cupcakes and lots of merriment. Gotta get my act together on that front. Naomi is really gearing up for the "terrible twos" with style. She can scream bloody murder for a _long_ time when she does not get her way. She and I are doing Kindermusik together and she _loves_ it. Joseph and I never managed to do that stuff without him totally melting down and it being a miserable experience for both of us. I'm really treasuring getting to fulfill this little part of my mommy dream.
I went to a pre-wedding reception this weekend and got to see lots of friends of friends and their families which was really nice. We also spent a few hours with my parents. The kids ate hot dogs and played with the animals and we got a chance to catch up a bit.
My grandfather is ill. His name is Wally and prayers are, as always, appreciated.
I finally planted our seedlings. We have a variety of peppers, two kinds of tomatoes, and one empty container which I think will house a cucumber plant. I moved to containers this year because our one good vegetable garden spot picked up some disease which destroyed my plants right quick last year. I'm solarizing the soil through this season (letting it get very hot under a sheet of plastic) in the hopes that it will be good for planting again next year.
Tomorrow I start my clinical observation for the Lactation Counselor Educator course I've been taking. The online format has been great for me. I am doing well with paying attention (as opposed to when I am forced to attend a class and find myself with my face on a table in a pile of my own drool) and am finding it interesting and educational. So, tomorrow I start my 8 whopping hours of observing a lactation-focused nurse in her practice.
I am very much hoping to take 3 births this summer to finish up my doula certification. I'll need "positive feedback" from the care providers so ideally I would be attending births where the doctor/midwife/nurses/etc. are comfortable having a doula there. There is some rumor about a semi-local hospital considering a ban on doulas. I don't know how accurate that is, but it's disturbing.
My babies. Oh! My babies are doing so well. Joseph turns 4 next week. He is so very much his own boy. He's very smart and _really_ enjoying school and his friends. I'm hoping for a friend-filled afternoon celebration with cupcakes and lots of merriment. Gotta get my act together on that front. Naomi is really gearing up for the "terrible twos" with style. She can scream bloody murder for a _long_ time when she does not get her way. She and I are doing Kindermusik together and she _loves_ it. Joseph and I never managed to do that stuff without him totally melting down and it being a miserable experience for both of us. I'm really treasuring getting to fulfill this little part of my mommy dream.
I went to a pre-wedding reception this weekend and got to see lots of friends of friends and their families which was really nice. We also spent a few hours with my parents. The kids ate hot dogs and played with the animals and we got a chance to catch up a bit.
My grandfather is ill. His name is Wally and prayers are, as always, appreciated.
I finally planted our seedlings. We have a variety of peppers, two kinds of tomatoes, and one empty container which I think will house a cucumber plant. I moved to containers this year because our one good vegetable garden spot picked up some disease which destroyed my plants right quick last year. I'm solarizing the soil through this season (letting it get very hot under a sheet of plastic) in the hopes that it will be good for planting again next year.
