My Little Laughing Angel!!

Hello there Everyone!! I had my daughter on my lap, and I learned that if I shouted "YoYo," it would throw my daughter into a fit of giggles!! I recorded it, and had to upload it here for everyone else to enjoy as well!!! Love you!
-Kitch

A Small Bump in the Road

So this past week has been full of ups and downs. As Kitch was taking his finals at school, he found out that he and a chunk of his classmates in his OB critical care class failed the final exam. This meant a chunk of them failed the class, forcing them to retake the class next semester! Lets just say this really made us upset. Kitch worked hard all semester and did well in all of his other classes, we knew that this was a poor reflection of his instructor and schooling and not of him. Needless to say this has put our future plans of moving to Arizona on hold for now. Just a small bump in the road for us at this time. On Friday, we did go to a pinning ceremony for Kitch and his classmates. It was wonderful to have Kitch's parents, sister and her family and most of my family come and celebrate with Kitch. Even though he did not "graduate" this semester, we are so PROUD of him and his hard work. I know there is a reason we need to stay in Utah at least for 3 1/2 months more and I know the Lord has plan for us. We are so blessed to have such wonderful support from all of our families and friends! Thank you everyone!!
I will post some pictures of the event in the near future when I get them!

Love ya
Ange

Relaxing weekend

This weekend was a GREAT one! On Friday, I was able to spend the afternoon with Kitch and my kiddies! Kitch had come home from his LAST day in school, YEAH!!! We ran errands together and then later that night while my poor hubby went to work, I went up to Salt Lake City and hung out with my mother-in-law, Gale. It was fun to chat, have the cousins(Jaxon and Hayden) run around and play. They also had fun getting into trouble together, playing in the fish tank! Later, Paul and Gale, spent the night at our house and then on saturday morning they took us to have a great breakfast!! Paul and Gale then left to go the open house for the new Draper temple with Jenny and Corby. Kitch came home and passed out in bed(he was so tired from working all night). I chilled at home with my kiddies and then went to a new grocery store called By Low with my momma. Sunday we just realxed, watched the super bowl and we are awating the week ahead. Kitch has finals this week and then he will graduate this friday! We are so proud of him and we are so excited for him to be done with school(for a while)!!

Love ya

Ange

Lia and Jaxon sleeping!! Jaxon reached out to make sure she was there. So CUTE!!

A Hard Day

Wednesday, January 28th, seemed like any other ordinary day at the hospital. The morning started out slow and calm. Half of my patients had orders to go home and I felt good about the day and looked forward to the rest of it and to going home that night. Kitch called me at lunch and as always he asked me how my day was going and as always I said it was good. I also told him it was a really easy and calm day for me. Well, I should have knocked on wood, because the day took a turn for the worst. A patient on our floor(not a patient assigned to me) went into respiratory distress. After calling a rapid response and having the doctor give him medication to help him come out of it, the patient was taken to ICU. While helping the nurses bring his stuff over from our floor, the charge nurse asked if I would help and stay as a 1:1. The nurse helped me put him in restraints, after he pulled out his IV out and started to become combative. After placing a PICC line( and giving him a sedative), the patient again started to crash. He soon was not breathing and had no pulse. The doctor started CPR, while all of the rest of the code team showed up. After the first shock, we still had no pulse. The nursing supervisor jumped up to restart CPR put in the process of getting on the bed, she slipped and fell. I was standing right beside her and after helping her up I just jumped on the bed and restarted CPR. What seemed like forever took only a few minutes and after getting a pulse again and putting him on a ventilator, the patients pulse became fainter and fainter. The doctor quickly asked the patients' parents if we should start CPR again, the parents declined. I stood there in shock! I felt like we had failed, I felt like I had failed. And even finding out the patient had a pulmonary embolism, and there was no way we could have saved him, I still feel so bad!

This experience taught me so much and I walked away from it learning and appreciating things in my life so much more. I went home that night and held my husband and my kids so close to me and thanked my Heavenly Father so much for them. I can't imagine not having them in my life! I know things in life happen and I know that they happen for a reason. I am just so grateful for my testimony of Jesus Christ and of the Gospel. I love my Heavenly Father and I am grateful for this life and for my family and friends.

Love ya
Ange