It has been 5 million years since I've written anything here. Major updates on my life! I broke up with my boyfriend that I blogged about previously, I dated some other dude that was stuck on my friend (what a loser he turned out to be), and I got married! I know...it's crazy. I'm only 23. The good news is I love this guy dearly, and he is a really good guy. Other than that, I still work at the same place, I'm still in the Air Force and I still work with babies. I 've met a lot of new people, been deployed to Iraq, and visited alot of new places. It's hard to put down in words all I've been through since the last time I blogged. All I know is I am a changed woman! I'm not as naive as I once was, and I am definitely happier in the skin I am in. I try my best to live life the way I want to live it. Other than the Air Force holding me back from being the crazy rebellious freak of nature I want to be, I am pretty content. Of course I do have some bad days, but none that make me want to take a bullet to the head or anything. I think I am pretty lucky. That's the summary of the time lost. Maybe some other time I will give a little more detail about my experiences...but for now, I better get back to saving babies!

    Guys are so confusing....I've learned since I've been single that most guys have a harder time getting over girls than we do. I mean, we have a hard time too, but I don't know. It just seemed like every guy that I started to talk to was stuck on the last girl they had been with. It's frustrating because every person after that one particular person ends up suffering....Oh well. I mean, for a long time, I was scared to take a chance on anyone because of past experiences and from watching my parents get divorced and everything else happening around me. I learned later that you just gotta take chances and learn from each one. I've learned a lot since then and I'm not really afraid to jump into anything, I just wish people wouldn't put up walls or hold past experinces inside. There are so many other people in the world, yet one person screws someone over and that person feels like its the end of everything, when really it's just a lesson learned...Time to move on and meet someone new who might be way better than the last, if not, then you must not be looking in the right places....

                Yep....I've been trying to keep up with aNd but it's hard when I have so much work to get done. Finals are next week so I'm gonna be stuck in the books and work, it's not that busy, but it's still work....I didn't realzie how much time I would be taking away from myself...I was so used to going to work and going home. On my days off I could just lay around and be lazy, or just do whatever I felt like doing that day. Now, I go to school, immediately after, go to work for 12 hours and then go home and sleep until it's time to go to school again and then go to work right after....No time for anything....Ugh....On my  days off I sitll have to go to school even though I don't have to go to work, so it's like not even having a day off....Then on the weekends when I don't have school, I still have to go to work....but what am I complaining about? It's for my future....I just wish it were easier....haha....doesn't everybody?

             Anyway, still kinda hanging out in single status, but having fun. My 21st birthday is coming up next week and I plan on making it one to remember for years to come....If any of you live in San Antonio, Texas  and want to come out and celebrate with me, just contact me here and I will give you the details....On Friday, which is the 19th ( My birthday), we are going out to random clubs, haven't decided which ones yet...On Saturday,  we are having a Birthday/Halloween Party, which is going to be really fun, and on Sunday, still haven't figured out what we're doing, but if anyone has any suggestions, let me know! That's it though....Hope it's fun....I've been waiting for "the big 21" since I got here....If I were on Guam it would be okay, becuase I wouldn't have to worry about being 21, but I'm here.....Oh well....

Hey everyone!

     I'm sorry I have been gone so long...So many things going on in this crazy life of mine....Yep....I start taking classes on The 27th of August, I'm single, and oh wait! did I mention I was single?! haha...Anyway, work has been pretty busy. There was a time when there were 2 babies on High Frequency ventilation, which means we were really busy and there were a couple of conventional vents. There was a gastroschesis baby born a while ago, which means that he was born with his intestines out of the body. They were put into a little bag and hung above his belly so that gravity might help out with the process until surgery was done. He's getting better, but it's taking some time. There was a baby born with a hypoplastic lung which means that the elasticity of the lung was not in tact and she also had dwarfism. She was so cute, but was not getting any better so she was let go. There have been a bunch of things going on here, those were just a few. Me, I've been trying to keep myself busy so that I wouldn't go crazy missing my ex-boyfriend....I've been out to the clubs with my friends and going to early Halloween parties...haha....I know, its really early, but it was fun. I've been driving more often, even on the highways, getting lost, and just hanging out with my friends. Trying to get as much fun in the sun as I can. I am working night shift so that's kinda hard because during the day I sleep and after the sun has gone down, I'm off to work. So, that's basically it. I've been wanting to go to the beach lately, but I have no one to go with. Most of my friends work different shifts than I do and I don't think I want to drive that far to go. Hmmmm...some of my friends are leaving to Iraq really soon and some of my friends are coming back from Iraq. Everything is just getting crazy. I've been seeing a doctor because I supposedly have pulmonary hypertension and they have me taking pills....It sucks! Other than that, I think that's everything.

So, today I was sitting in ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) Class, when from behind me, I hear my fellow co-workers discussing a transport about to take place. I asked my supervisor if I could go on this one. At first, she denied me because I was in a class, but since the person that was on call did not answer, I was tasked. So, my co-workers helped me get ready for it. being my first transport and all, I was pretty nervous. We checked our Transport bag and made sure we had all our respiratory supplies that we needed and checked the transport isollette to make sure there was enough oxygen and air to last for the whole trip. So, after everything was ready, we headed down to the E.R. where we boarded an ambulance to take us to the Helo pad.  We waited there for about 30 minutes and finally the helicopter arrived. We loaded the helicopter with our gurney and headed to Fort Hood, an Army Base about three hours away (driving distance). About fifteen minutes out, I feel this burst of air from behind me, and I was sitting right behind the cockpitt. About a minute later, we landed at this refueling flight line and I got off the helicopter. Turns out, the cockpitt door flew open and Moayad, the Nurse that was sitting there, could not get it closed...He was scared to death! Anyway, after that was taken care of, we continued our journey. When we finally arrived at the hospital on base, we were met up by an ambulance that drove us to the E.R. We headed up to the 2nd floor, which was the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to pick up the baby.  She was a day old, term baby, with a cleft palate. She was at risk for airway obstruction because her tongue was so far back in her mouth, it could just block her airway. So, when we got into the NICU, we checked our her vital signs and made sure she was stable. She had no need for Oxygenation and was just fine, minus the cleft palate. However, she had trouble with her feedings, being that she desaturated  in the process. Other than that, everything was good. The doctor explained everything to her parents and some paperwork was taken done, and we loaded her up. Back into the ambulance, to the helicopter, stopped for gas on the way back, and we were home. The ride was smoothe, the baby handled herself well. All in all, it was a successful transport and I was proud to have had the experience.