I recently started a new job.... For those of you that know me, I have been working as a nurse on a Neurosurgery floor since we moved to San Antonio last July. Before that I was working on a Neuro/Orthopedic floor in Omaha.
Well... I am doing something different now... much, MUCH different. I am working on a Mother/Baby unit. I am currently still on orientation, but I will be taking care of Moms & their babies after they deliver. I am super excited about the types of patients I will be working with. It is such a "happy" environment... much different from the broken bones & very sad cases I was working with previously.
The most frequent question I get when I tell people where I am working is, "Doesn't it make you want to have another baby?!?" It is awesome seeing all they babies & seeing how precious they are at such a young age. I still am in awe that Brady was ever that young.... and when I come home & see him walking around and eating solid foods.... it makes me sad to think he is growing up so darn fast. However, I also think about how fun he is & how much he makes me laugh and proud with each new thing he has learned... but, I can't stop thinking how nice it would be to have such a little baby again... and eventually have a little sibling for Brady to play with...
But... there is a second side to my job.... it isn't just the cute, little, innocent babies.... it is the mothers... who, are happy for the most part.... but are in pain, exhausted, and have many long months ahead of them.... of being sleep deprived, pain, and coming off their pregnancy hormones.... and I remind myself that I am not quite ready for that again. :)
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Measles?!?
Brady sleeps very good throughout the night. We are very lucky of this. One bad part of this, however, is the days I work I do not get to see the little guy at all. He sleeps in until 7:30 or 8am, long after I have gone to work. This means Austin has the job of taking him to daycare on these days.
A few weeks ago after Brady ate dinner I wiped his face with a baby wipe. He had eaten Mac & Cheese and had gotten it all over his face, head, hands, arms, etc. Well, after wiping his face & head I noticed he got a few red bumps on him... I thought he must have just been a little sensitive from the wipes & being out in the sun all day (we had gone to the zoo), and put him to bed. That night was awful. He was up crying all night. This is not like Brady at all. He sleeps silently for 11-12 hours per night with no problems... so being up for 3-4 hours crying is definitely not like him. It was dark, and we didn't really turn on the lights... I did give him some Tylenol & we thought he must be teething because he went to sleep about an hour later. The next morning, (while I was at work) I got several texts messages from Austin... starting at 9am... I did not see them until 1130am.... They went like this...
8:40am "I don't know what to do about Brady. He is super cranky right now."
9:16am "Rejected at daycare. can't come back without a note from the doctor. Not sure what to do about class."
10:30am "Hello?"
10:52am "Hello? It looks like he has the measles."
After I received these texts, I got off work early (since it was a huge week for Austin is school, he needed to be there). I got home... and this is what I saw...
Oh my!! My first thought was "You TRIED to TAKE him to daycare like this?!?" haha. But, Brady seemed okay otherwise. He was a bit cranky, but still playing with his toys and what-not.
We took him to the doc & found out that it was an allergy to Penicillin.... that he had just finished a 10 day course of!! Since he was not even taking the antibiotic anymore, we did not even think this could be the reason!
Anyway, I guess you cannot take your kid to daycare if it looks like he has the measles.... Apparently, it scares the other parents quite a bit.... On the bright side, I felt like we got a glimpse in the future on what Brady will look like in 15 years....
A few weeks ago after Brady ate dinner I wiped his face with a baby wipe. He had eaten Mac & Cheese and had gotten it all over his face, head, hands, arms, etc. Well, after wiping his face & head I noticed he got a few red bumps on him... I thought he must have just been a little sensitive from the wipes & being out in the sun all day (we had gone to the zoo), and put him to bed. That night was awful. He was up crying all night. This is not like Brady at all. He sleeps silently for 11-12 hours per night with no problems... so being up for 3-4 hours crying is definitely not like him. It was dark, and we didn't really turn on the lights... I did give him some Tylenol & we thought he must be teething because he went to sleep about an hour later. The next morning, (while I was at work) I got several texts messages from Austin... starting at 9am... I did not see them until 1130am.... They went like this...
8:40am "I don't know what to do about Brady. He is super cranky right now."
9:16am "Rejected at daycare. can't come back without a note from the doctor. Not sure what to do about class."
10:30am "Hello?"
10:52am "Hello? It looks like he has the measles."
After I received these texts, I got off work early (since it was a huge week for Austin is school, he needed to be there). I got home... and this is what I saw...
Oh my!! My first thought was "You TRIED to TAKE him to daycare like this?!?" haha. But, Brady seemed okay otherwise. He was a bit cranky, but still playing with his toys and what-not.
We took him to the doc & found out that it was an allergy to Penicillin.... that he had just finished a 10 day course of!! Since he was not even taking the antibiotic anymore, we did not even think this could be the reason!
Anyway, I guess you cannot take your kid to daycare if it looks like he has the measles.... Apparently, it scares the other parents quite a bit.... On the bright side, I felt like we got a glimpse in the future on what Brady will look like in 15 years....
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