Tait-An Update :)

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.

It's been some time since I have been on the AN site, but as a member for quite some time now I thought I might stop by and offer a little update to those staff and members who might be interested :)

So I switched to day shift (which is crazy since I SWORE I would never leave nights) and I love it! There are definitely things I don't enjoy, like losing my computer spot all the time and crazy discharge days, but overall I am having a lot of fun learning how to navigate the day and keep everyone moving forward!

Another "little" update, my husband and I have finally managed to get (and stay) pregnant! We are currently 17 weeks 3 days today and my morning sickness has finally settled down! Here is a little peek at our 12 week U/S:

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Next U/S is February 16th and we should be able to get a gender check! I am partial to a girl, but will take anything with all it's limbs and a healthy little body. So far all of our labs have come back normal and without signs of defects! It is amazing how much of a journey this has been!

Hope everyone is well!

Love,

Tait

PS. I forgot to mention after many months of ICU and nursing home care my Grandmother is finally coming off her vent soon! They are currently discussing removing her trach and sending her home!

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Awwww....Whose nose has s/he got? :)

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Congratulations!!!

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.
Awwww....Whose nose has s/he got? :)

It is funny, but my mom and MIL have been discussing that!

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Sounds like you have a lot of exciting stuff going on! Congrats on your pregnancy. all the best!

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Congrats with the precious cargo on the way!

And I can definitely relate to getting onto days after being on nights. The one good thing I know to be true though, you will treat the night people right when they give morning report and not rake them over the coals! Besides, you'll thank those in the morning for taking your night job! Good luck, carry on.

Tip on naming your child, don't let family know! My family turned upside my thoughts regarding a boys name, Milas. My dad said, "That's my middle name and I hate it!" Hard enough to bounce names around with your spouse. I'd come up with a good one and my spouse would say, "Sherry, well I knew a Sherry and she was an idiot!"

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Congrats with the precious cargo on the way!

And I can definitely relate to getting onto days after being on nights. The one good thing I know to be true though, you will treat the night people right when they give report and not rake them over the coals! Besides, you'll thank those in the morning for taking your night job! Good luck, carry on.

Tip on naming your child, don't let family know! My family turned upside my thoughts regarding a boys name, Milas. My dad said, "That's my middle name and I hate it!" Hard enough to bounce names around with your spouse. I'd come up with a good one and my spouse would say, "Sherry, well I knew a Sherry and she was an idiot!"

I joked with my husband one day that the baby named itself. I was having one of those "come on little egg please grow well" conversations with my then 5 weeks along self and I called the ovum "Emma". Originally we were leaning towards ELLa but it just came out. Therefore if it is a girl we are going with Emma Rose. My husband (who is entirely too logical) decided we shouldn't waste the "Em" hint from the baby if it was a boy and we have decided on Emmett! On a silly note we have also decided to go with Brown for a middle name (for now ;) ) and then call him Doc! (Bad Back to the Future references my child will probably never understand!).

However we still have several months to decide if that is really an appropriate use of our power of naming lol!

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Aww, congrats on all of your exciting news! I wish you a happy, healthy pregnancy and continued happiness on day shift. Also, I am thrilled to hear that your grandmother is doing well!

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Wow, nice to hear about things not only falling into place but going really well! Interesting how you read a post every so often about how someone makes a huge decision against the grain, and then suddenly everything comes up roses in their life. I bet Em (I would love her to someday be an aunt, and get to be called auntie Em!), was waiting for you to switch onto days, as is her preference.

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Wow, nice to hear about things not only falling into place but going really well! Interesting how you read a post every so often about how someone makes a huge decision against the grain, and then suddenly everything comes up roses in their life. I bet Em (I would love her to someday be an aunt, and get to be called auntie Em!), was waiting for you to switch onto days, as is her preference.

I love Em!

It is funny you mention her preference. I was originally slated to start days on January 1. However I was in full blown morning sickness for Nov/Dec and was on leave because once 2am hit I was getting so, so sick! It was like the baby was telling me "momma you have to go to bed!"

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Awesome update! Thanks for sharing.

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Congratulations! My daughter's name is Emma Rose. We originally were going to name her Ava, but I read Austen's Emma while I was pregnant and the name stuck.

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