Nursing School

Next week Eric starts nursing school. We are both SO excited and a little scared. Eric doesn't just want to stop with his RN, but continue on in his education and be CRNA. This means he has to do REALLY well in school so that we have some options when it comes to grad school.

He's really excited to go back to Belmont. They have a great nursing program, and they have the option of the "fast track" which gets him in and out of school in 4 semesters! So he will be an RN May 2011.

I think Eric will make a GREAT nurse. He has one of the most level personalities. He stays SO calm in every situation (except Ohio State football :)). He's also really caring and loves to talk to strangers. I hope that all his future patients leave the hospital feeling really cared for by Eric. He's very hopeful that he can use his nursing in the mission field to go on lots of mission trips in the future.

Eric is such a hardworker. I know the Lord will bless his efforts.

Campbell Update.

Thanks everyone for your prayers! Campbell had a biopsy yesterday and it turned out that the mass was encapsulated mucus from the bacterial infection. They drained it and she's been on some serious antibiotics. They are hopeful that she can leave the hospital tomorrow! We are all so thankful that it wasn't something more serious.

"I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High." Psalm 7:17

One Year

Sunday Eric and I celebrated our one year anniversary! We were really excited to head to Atlanta for a night to stay here and eat here!

Remember this guy?



He is the chef at Woodfire. It was such a WONDERFUL experience. When we made our reservations a while back we told them it was our anniversary, so when we sat down at our table the waiter walked over and busted open a bottle of champagne! (I had only one sip, after our sweet toast). Our food was delicious. Eric kept saying all day, "I don't care how much more it is, I want beef." So we ordered the beef loin to share, and a couple of first courses to share as well. After dinner we went to cafe intermezzo to eat dessert.

It was just such a wonderful way to celebrate a year of marriage. We kept laughing about how next year we'll need a babysitter to get out and celebrate year two!

Thanks, Eric, for being such a wonderful husband and leader of our family. Your patience and love towards me is so humbling. You are so full of integrity and I am so blessed to be your wife. I hope if this little baby is a boy he turns out to be just like his dad! :)

**Update on Campbell: She's having a biopsy this afternoon. The doctors at Children's are thinking it has to do with the bacterial infection, but we'll know more after the biopsy.

Please Pray...

Please be in prayer for my little niece, Campbell. She's been in the hospital for about a week now. She had a terrible runny nose while we were all down in Montgomery for Christmas. The day we left her right eye was starting to swell, but we all assumed it had to do with her sinuses. The next morning they woke up and that same eye was swollen shut. They were all still at my mom's in Montgomery, so they called a doctor we know and took her by to see him. He said she had a bacterial infection and they should take her to the ER. While in the ER they ran many tests and did a CAT scan. The CAT scan results returned and showed she had a mass behind her left eye (the opposite one that was swollen). The doctor said it might be linked to the bacterial infection, so they would just keep her in the hospital for a few more days (on lots of meds) and wait for the swelling in the other eye to go down and then do another CAT scan. Today was the day of the "other" CAT scan and it came back showing the same mass behind her left eye. They are now in the process of going to the Children's Hospital in Birmingham for a second opinion. If the CAT scan results come back and the doctor in Bham suggests they go forward with the biopsy that will most likely take place tomorrow. Please pray that the mass is nothing, just linked to the infection and that Campbell's surgery goes well tomorrow. Pray for the doctors, nurses, and anyone else involved in the biopsy process. Pray for my sister, her husband, Brian and little baby Adeline (who by the way is being a fantastic little new born, it's like God just grants new babies extra patience during trying times like this). Pray for my mom who's taking care of Adeline, while my sister and her husband are with Campbell in the hospital.

"And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort." 2 Corinthians 1:7

Santa

(I stole this pic from my SIL)

We've been having lots of fun...

Oh, Baby!

That's right, Eric and I are expecting our first baby in June! We are VERY excited! We were VERY shocked at first, but now that the shock has worn off we are SO SUPER excited! Baby is due June 27th. We will be finding out if it's a boy or girl at the end of January, so stay tuned for that post!

So far I haven't felt great, but that's all part of being pregnant, I guess. I was highly disappointed to not be able to participate in the Thanksgiving feast. I think all I could manage to get down was a roll. WHAT A FEAST! A WHOLE ROLL! I am feeling much better now, but still am dealing with a little sickness, only in the morning though, and not all day anymore. Phew!

My pants are all too tight, and so I have to rubber band them. I bought a "b-band" but it did not work for me, it just kept rolling up and not staying where it should. Anyone else have that problem with those things? Anyway, I wear a lot of dresses. Good thing I love all my boots, because I get to show them all off each at work.

The baby is doing great! He/She is growing like it's supposed to. We saw baby a little over a month ago at our first ultrasound, and then we heard his/her heartbeat last week. That seems to make it feel more real.

That's all for now! I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving and are enjoying the holidays! This is my favorite time of year!