So, I am finally a junior nursing student! I'll be done in May. I am very excited. Sophmore semester was very difficult. It was so much information in such a short amount of time. Thank goodness I have the adult med-surg part of school out of the way. From here on out it is specialty areas. I am very excited for obstetrics next semester. This summer, however, I am going to try and relax, spend time with my children and read, (because I want to.)

My kids are just growing, growing. My daughter finished school with a bang; earning eleven academic awards at the end-of-the-year awards ceremony. I am so very proud of her. Her teacher had very nice things to say about her. Also, it was a little funny listening to her teacher talk about her incessant need to know how her little brother was doing. She told me that she would ask at least once every other week if she could go to the office to call and check on him. I had no idea how much her life was going to change when I had the baby. He should feel very blessed to have such a dedicated "little mommy."

My son is growing taller quickly. He is talking a great deal more recently, as well. We are working on potty training. I am not sure I am at the point where I can say 'its going well.' We'll stick with it and hopefully by the end of July, when my summer is over, he will be doing well enough to continue while I'm at school. He is loving this summer time, as it brings the probability of going outside daily. He loves to be outside.