Good day!! Me again here with a little update on how things are going. It's Sunday evening here, and I've enjoyed a restful day off after a great but crazy week!
First of all I better explain my strange title!:) One aspect of life here that I'm still trying to get use to is the ant population...they are everywhere! They get in my computer, march in lines across my bedroom walls, and invade the kitchen! I learned the hard way that leaving food out any time will quickly attract an army of ants!:( I had packed a tuna sandwich one day for my lunch at the clinic and forgot to put it in the fridge,so while I was eating I kept feeling ants crawling up my arms. After taking a closer look at my half eating sandwich I realize it was completely infested with ants! UGH!! The other girls tried to comfort me by claiming that it was simply extra protein- I still was not impressed!
So yes, this week has been crazy but good! I'm enjoying the Anatomy & Physiology class, but since it's packed into two weeks it feels as though there is barely enough time to download the info, let alone process it! :0 Tomorrow is the midterm exam, and its something I've really had to give over to the Lord as I feel so unprepared! Ask Janelle who sits beside me...She gets after me when I start stressing! haha She's a good girl! ;)
Great news! I did my first two assists yesterday on my shift!! The steps go from first observing, then charting, then assisting, then actually handling! :) So I'm getting there! Assisting involves being the second caregiver during the birth. During a birth there should be at least two midwives-one who is primary responsible and who catches the baby, and the second who assists and is responsible for the baby after it is born. I thoroughly enjoyed it!! It's so amazing to actually be right involved during the birth! Both were good births, although the second was a little more complicated as the baby needed deep suctioning.
Needless to say, it was my best shift yet! :)
Okay, I promised pictures and they finished downloading so I'll go ahead a post some.
I miss you all, but am thankful for the communication we can still enjoy!! I'm glad I don't live in the time period where leaving home meant also leaving all forms of communication!
Have a great week!! Much love to you all! :O)
Sunday, October 26, 2008
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