I GOT IN TO NURSING SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At 6:04 pm this evening, my nursing school adviser called me to inform me that I had been accepted into the nursing associates degree program. She told me I was the first person they called and the very first person they had accepted and I was 1 of 2 students who the director wanted in the program 110% and who she would personally help ensure our spots were saved and all of our i's were dotted and t's were crossed. (I wish I had done better at FSU so I could have done it at Samford and not wasted my parents time and money, but then I might not have met Pat and would not have Ryder....so this is definitely the way it was supposed to happen)
I have a meeting tomorrow to fill out remaining paperwork, start financial aid process...again... (not looking forward to filling out another FASFA), start my background check, register for AHA CPR, get paper work to fill out for my shot records, and get information on where to go to get my drug test done. WOOT! A lot of stuff!
The hard part starts in January (15). I don't have to take many classes the first semester or 2 because I already have my bachelor's degree. However, I have a baby this go around. Even though I worked full time hours during a lot of college...a baby is a completely different ballgame. Ryder is my number 1 priority and if nursing school isn't working out "for him" then I am out. I need to make sure I spend time with him and still make time to study and pass my classes. I am afraid of taking him and leaving him at a day care, even if it is just a few hours at first. But when the real heavy work starts and I have to leave him all day when I am at school, it is going to completely tear me apart. I have been praying for God's strength in this.
Pat will be leaving for a long deployment within the next year (no details...sorry...per the US Government) and I am dreading that as well. If I could make it through my pregnancy alone, I can do this alone. It's amazing how strong you can be when you don't have any other choice.
I met up with a friend today from my childhood, Kelli. Her dad is working out here and I think her husband had some meetings out here, too. She was leaving to go back home to the East Coast this evening so I met up with her this afternoon at a really good bakery that is about 20 min from us, after Ryder's 6 month dr apt. It was so good to see her (after 8 YEARS!!!) and catch up. She is absolutely beautiful, inside and out, and I am so glad I got to spend some time with her.
Ryder did have his 6 month dr appointment today and weighed 17 lbs. and is 26 in long. He is in the 25% for length and weight but is in the 90% for head circumference...my baby has a big head lol. He had 3 shots today (including a flu shot) and some oral medication. I completely forgot to give him tylenol before we left so his legs are still a little sore. His only nap was between the dr and meeting up with Kelli. Afterward, I had to run by CVS to pick up some medicine for Ryder and got this quick picture of him...
My baby bear was pooped
That is a little of what we did today...I will let you all know how tomorrow goes...thank you for following me and praying about nursing school.
