Happy Nurse Anesthetist Week!

This week is CRNA (nurse anesthetist week) and although I'm not working at the moment I'm still celebrating. Us gas passers will do anything for a free lunch at the hospital, LOL! (Don't worry - I didn't go all the way into work just for a free lunch) My friend from work dropped by a pin that most of the department attached to their badges that says "Go to sleep with a CRNA, wake up satisfied." Going to sleep of course meaning going to sleep for surgery. We can be a crude bunch, but I love it. Last year this time I posted a few photos from our Anesthesia Associations website that I thought kind of highlighted the week well so I'm going to be lazy and use them again. Click here if you'd like to see photos from the post. My return to work date is March 2nd officially and I'm both excited to get back in the swing of thing and also dreading leaving Brynn on those days. I have so many mixed feelings at the moment I feel like I could write a trillion posts about them. Work and anesthesia is such a large portion of who I am as a person as well since I love my job so much that it seems like there has been a bit of a void for the last year or 9 months I've been off.


Last weekend my mother in law had a shower for us in Ohio for my husband's side of the family since I was unable to travel pretty much my whole pregnancy. It's been both weird and fun having all of our showers after Brynn was born. Growing up I always envisioned have a baby shower with a big pregant belly opening gifts surrounded by family and friends. Funny how things don't always quite go as planned. I may not of had the traditional baby showers with a glowing pregnant figure....but I had something I could never envision what joy she would bring. I got the honor of taking Brynn with me to the work shower and family shower on my husband's side to share the day. I had my partner in crime aka Brynn in person with me to open all of the gifts and to be able to visit with some of the people who will play a large part in her life. That meant more to me than feeling like I had missed a more traditional path that I pictured growing up.

Thanks again for all of the recipes for the superbowl. I tried out a couple this past weekend when we went to my mom's house and they were yummy. I kind of melded a few together and made a dip with cream cheese, chicken, blue cheese and this buffalo sauce. They were a hit and I told my family that they were courtesy of you lovely ladies...so thank you again! My husband's friend is coming in from Texas near the end of this week and staying with us for the weekend so it'll be a busy week. I also am leaving Brynn with someone who will sit for her tomorrow while I take a class at work. Sniff Sniff. It's the first time she'll have been away from me for more than an hour or two other than when I had my D & C. Also it'll be the first time anyone other than us or my mom or sister has watched her. Seperation Anxiety here I come. Happily though it is one of my best friend's little sis so the transition should be a bit easier.

I have so many posts circulating in my head at the moment...so maybe I'll actually post quite a few times this week. I still need to update my blogs on the sides, but thanks for letting me know who's out there. I hope everyone is having a great week and if you are the praying type...keep all the great women out there who have their newborns in the NICU in your thoughts and prayers. I've come across quite a few people this week who have mentioned that either family or friends have babies in the NICU. It is a stressful place and situation to be in and they need all the support we can give them. So thanks!