Cohen has arrived!

I am so proud to announce that I finally have a nephew!!!!! His name is Cohen Matthew Carreker (LOVE the name) and he was born 11/20/08 at 6:09 pm weighing 8 lb and 14 oz!! He is the most precious thing in the world and I just LOVE him. I was so thankful to be able to be there for the delivery and it was honestly the most amazing experience ever. As a labor and delivery nurse I see deliveries every day. However, it's WAY different when it is your sister and nephew. I was a bit anxious watching my sister go through it all but she did wonderfully and I was just SO unbelievably proud of her. Chris did great the whole time! He coached her through everything and was so supportive! His face lit up as he saw his son for the first time...it was priceless!

I was so sad to leave but hope to get back down to Dallas soon before school starts! So here are a couple of pics of the most adorable nephew in the world.....

Big news

No....I don't have a nephew yet. But I did get in to the FNP program!!!! I got the letter in the mail yesterday. It is now official and a huge weight has been lifted (Well, at least for now.) So, my plan is to finish in two years. But as I have said before...life happens in between.

Thanks to all for your prayers and support. I am so thankful for your encouragement!

When the boys are away, the girls will....

I finally cut off my hair!!! I do this every year. I get to the point where all I do is wear it in a pony tail. Now, about this picture. I had no one to take a picture at the time so I turned to my last resort for picture taking. This person has always been...God bless her..my mother!! She can't seem to take a picture without cutting my head out of it! It is quite funny really. I asked her to take a picture of my haircut and we had to take about 10 shots because she kept cutting off the top of my head. I finally had to sit down in a chair. LOVE YOU MOM!!!!! YOU ARE THE BEST!

So, my hunter is finally home from his trip. It was a really long week. Unfortunately, they did not shoot any elk but did manage to tough it out under some pretty extreme weather and living conditions. They literally were in the middle of nowhere in a blizzard. Sounds like so much fun, right? He did remember our anniversary and even sent me flowers at work!! Which means....he planned it a week ahead. I am so proud. I love my husband so much and it has been a wonderful two years of marriage.

I have officially started my weekend shifts. I LOVE having the time off during the week to do whatever I want. Who knows, now maybe I will blog more than once a month:) I still haven't found out if I have been accepted into the FNP program. I did hear a rumor that they received 95 applicants this semester and are taking 25. This is up from the usual 60 applicants. So, we shall see.

Have I told anyone that I am expecting my nephew ANY DAY NOW????? I am SO ready and can't even tell you how excited I am. I am just waiting on the call. I have my bags packed and everything. I even have my little 3 oz travel size containers in quart sized ziplock baggies. It's funny because Lindsay has not had any weird dreams during this pregnancy. I, however, have had them all for her. For instance, last night I dreamed that Lins and I were swimming at the lake and she said she thought she was about to have the baby. No warning of course. No labor...just that she was about to have him. So then I proceeded to flag down the nearest man on a jet ski and he so nicely offered to give us a lift to the hospital. Only this was no ordinary jet ski...it was an off -road, or should I say, off-water jet ski. We went up and down hills, through the trees, and back across the water....all while making normal conversation with the nice man driving us. Strange. I don't remember how it all turned out but I sure hope we made it.

Well that is about it for now. I hope to post pictures of my nephew soon!!!