ssshhhhh!!!!

Laura can’t come to the blog right now because she has been awake for a little more than 40 straight hours, blogging for the last 24, and now, at long last, she is sleeping! Unfortunately, she doesn’t look nearly as cute as her little man, Daniel, does when she sleeps. That is why a photo of Daniel’s sweet slumber is posted.
Don’t worry, you don’t have to leave. Just ignore any soft snores you might here…not that she ever snores…ignore the little puddle of drool on her pillow and feel free to read through the last 24 hours of craziness that was all for a good cause.
Of course you can still participate in the craziness and sponsor what she has done.
Most definitely leave a comment and let her know you were here. She’ll be back later on today or this evening.

whoo-whee!

After the last 40 hours, nearly 24 of them blogging, I feel like I have just gone through yet another labor and delivery process.
I am surprised that I managed to do it. Perhaps after some uninterrupted sleep for a number of hours, I will look back through the last 40 something posts and just shake my head. I don’t pretend to think I am the best blogger out there. I just write what I think or feel at the moment. That is exactly what I did throughout this exercise in insanity for good.
Thank you one and all for getting me through with sponsorship and encouragement. It is all worth it knowing I did it for the March of Dimes WalkAmerica TeamDaniel

I have been blogging for good all day.

two more

two more blog posts to go.
OMG, I can’t believe I have gotten this far. For those keeping score, I have been awake since 2 PM Friday afternoon. I went to work 6:30 PM to 6:30 AM that night and then came home to blog for 24 hours.

I have been blogging for good all day.

another NICU-type question

Thanks Jenny Up the Hill (another blogathon blogger). You are saving my butt asking me questions.
We spent 6 months in the NICU and that whole experience has led my husband back to school to get his RN. He wants to work in the PICU…I’d prefer the NICU where the kiddos can’t talk! lol! What task do you not mind doing that other NICU nurses you work with hate to do…are you called on to do a particular job?? Does that make sense?? lol!!

I’m with you. I prefer an area of practice where I can restrain my patients with one hand.
I am really good now working with slow to nipple babies. Daniel’s oral aversion and difficulty nippling before he got a g-tube has really helped me perfect techniques to get these kiddos to take the required volume they must eat. I can’t explain it to well to others. Perhaps because it takes nothing but stubborness and perserverance. Of course some babies (Daniel) are not going to do it no matter how I try and I also have learned to accept that.
I also have more respect/patience for the little BPDers with chronic lung disease. Again, living with one has taught me that.
The final thing is something I have had even before Daniel. I am called on to work with the more difficult families. They type who tend to suck all the oxygen and energy out of the room. They can’t help it, true, but it is very hard to work with such families and many of the most patient, most skilled NICU nurses quickly crash and burn when working with such families. A colleague once pointed out this skill to me calling me the love nurse.
That’s me. I am the LOVE nurse!

I am bloggin g for good all day.

NICU question

Thanks to CJ over at Imperfect Christian Blogathon Edition (yes she is blogging for good all day too) for a question to force me to stay awake. I can’t promise how coherent I will be, but I will try.
Hey girl! I stopped by to see how you’re doing! You could write on how being the PARENT of a NICU baby compares to be the NURSE of a patient. Do you now have more compassion or understanding for the parents of the kids you work with? How has one affected the other?

Yes and no.
It’s hard to explain.
Yes, I totally get the fear, the total powerlessness and I really try to relate to parents from that POV.
No, sometimes I find I fight with myself to have more patience and empathy when families lose sight of the big picture like how sick their kid is/isn’t.
All in all, it has made me a better nurse in the NICU. I focus my practice on guiding them to be parents and advocates while in the moment but also directed for the future outside of the NICU now that I know what that is like.

I am blogging for good all day.

what else

Do you think a free fall like on the Tower of Terror will keep me awake?
I am all out.

I’m blogging for good all day.

six more

So what should I talk about?
Six more to go.

I’m blogging for good all day.

I don’t smoke…

But I feel like I need a cigarette. Or maybe a cold shower. Okay, I will stop. Thanks to my old friend, Brenda D for passing on the pics from Porn for Women. It was all just good clean fun and a great way to pass the time.

I’m blogging for good all day.

night time is the right time

From the book, Porn for Women

I’m blogging for good all day today.

Porn for Women: a book review

It’s well after midnight now.
The kiddies should be in bed so time for some light-hearted adult humor.
Trust me, it is PG-13.
This book is hysterically funny and well, true. There is nothing nasty or pornographic in it in spite of the title.
No it is all good, clean fun and there is nothing wrong with that.
Some might take exception and view it as wrong, wrong, wrong.
Whatever floats your boat, okay. As for me, there is nothing more masculine and sexy than my man willing to lend me a hand because (in his own words):
it is home
they are his kids
I work just as hard as he does.
Oh my! I am getting all hot and bothered just thinking about it.
The next few posts are going to be dedicated to what women want from men based on this book.
Trust me….nothing dirty just fun and for laughs.

But I am blogging all day for good.