Miracle Baby

This is my baby niece Wednesday, she had a brain aneurysm. They found it on December 20th. She had been sick for about two and a half weeks. She had already been to Kosair two weeks before when they told her she had a stomach virus and sent her home. Two weeks later she was no better, they went back and did a CAT scan and she had a ruptured aneurysm, and she had to have emergency neurosurgery. The neurosurgeon told us that the biggest one he had ever seen someone survive was 6mm, hers was 26mm, basically she should have died instantly. She came out of the surgery and was very unstable for days, and also had a stroke. she was on a ventilator and had her own personal nurse. The whole time we were in Florida, it made the week really hard. Now she is still paralyzed on the left side, but has physical therapy several times a week, and is home. The doctors can't explain how she survived, but I can...it was GOD.

THANKS FOR ALL THE PRAYERS!!!!

Reminiscing

I found the disc with my senior pictures on it the other day. I graduated in December of 2005, but my class was 2006. It seems like it was so long ago, but in reality only a couple of years, I couldn't have ever imagined becoming a nurse, or the wonderful man I would marry, and the wonderful family I would gain.

For those of you who don't know I am a country girl at heart, I always had a horse and I also love to hunt, and I was very active in the FFA in high school.

My treasured FFA jacket, lots of wonderful moments in that. I was in state competitions for public speaking, did parliamentary procedure, and horse judging where I won top high individual in the nation. I was the only person to place every class of horses correctly, I was so shocked when they called my name!

Some of my trophies from FFA.

And some of my trophies from the great outdoors! ; )

Some Wedding Pictures

Here are some of the wedding pictures, four months later, were great! Kelly did a great job

on the pictures! You can also see them bigger at my facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=78265&id=611268978&l=7fb2a96c36

I really didn't think I would make it through the vows!

This one of the boys is probably my favorite picture out of them all, and I am not even in it!

I love this one too!

Connie helped me make beautiful decorations!

I made the cake myself, and Connie, looking back it was a bad idea, I only got about an hour of sleep the night before the wedding.

Changes

This week starts my transition from student to nurse. I haven't been working for the last month or so,and I start my new job today. I will be working three nights a week, 6:30pm-6:30am. I work tonight and tomorrow night. I also have school tomorrow. It works out just perfectly so that I won't see Jacob at all from Wednesday after we go to sleep until Saturday. He was a little pouty about that yesterday. After I get off on Saturday morning at 6:30 I have a cake to make for a baby shower that afternoon which I am pretty excited about, it is going to be ladybugs and dragonflies. So I am starting a marathon which seems never ending,(I don't do too well with no sleep at all) but we are definitely looking forward to the paycheck! : ) After all, this is what I worked so hard to get to.

The Test

Well, I had to go to Lexington to take my NCLEX examination, it was really booked up in Louisville and I couldn't wait any longer. Jacob switched his days off so he could drive me, he is the only person who can calm my nerves, and I was super nervous. There was a lot on the line, $250, and you have to wait 90 days to take it again, that would have been a lot of missed paychecks. Anyway, we were on the road at 5:15 am. I went to bed the night before not feeling well, and I woke up that morning really sick. We arrived at the testing center at 7:00, an hour early,but that was fine with me. Jacob prayed with me, and talked me down from the nerves. I went in around 7:30, the test not to begin until 8:00. This test has a five hour time limit, and can have a minimum of 85 questions to a max of 205 questions. I went into a room and signed in, it was like trying to get into the FBI or the white house or something. They fingerprinted me and took a photo of me. Then before you went into a room to take the test, you had to empty your pockets (no coughdrops for me!) and they would fingerprint you when you entered and exited the room. I started around eight and the computer just went off at 85 questions, it only took me about 50 minutes, I was super worried and just knew I failed, (all the questions were over drugs and their side effects) I left the room (fingerprinted again) and went to the car less than an hour later, much to Jacob's surprise. I was so sick that I couldn't be stressed for long, I just didn't feel like it. I found out yesterday morning that I passed! I also have 2 job interviews next Tuesday....to be a nurse! I just can't believe it. As for the sickness, I am still battling it, but things are looking up. I wouldn't have made it without Jacob though, and God of course! Thanks everyone for all of the prayers and encouragement!

Boards!!

I just scheduled my appointment to take my NCLEX Exam to get my nursing license.....super, super, duper nervous, I am already hyperventilating. I had to schedule it in Lexington because the Louisville facility was booked up until the end of the month. I will be taking it at 8:00am on September 9. I can't believe its time to take this test, I hope I pass because if I fail I have to wait before I can take it again, and its another $200.00. Pray for me Wednesday morning please!!!!

College Graduate!!!

I can't believe it, but I finally finished LPN school today. I had finals today and yesterday, and I did great on all of them. I also took a predictor test today to tell me how I would do on boards and according to it, I have a 90% chance of passing them the first time. I am on a high right now, I am so thankful that I made it through. Praise the Lord! My life is so wonderful right now, great family, great husband, and now a great career, and an even greater God!

Jacob, I couldn't have done it without you either, you kept me strong when I was ready to give up! I love you!

Yippeee!

By the way, I'll be posting the other wedding/honeymoon pictures this week, now that I have time, sorry it took so long! : )