A Big Week

Looking back, I would have to say that the week of January 24 - January 30 has been one of the biggest weeks of my life in terms of important events. Not that I feel that elated or overjoyed....for some reason events just run into days and obligations and tiredness and routine...But now I sit here and I think - hmmm, that was a pretty good week.

I'll tell you about it in chronological order.

1. Sunday - I managed my first birth that counts towards certification.

2. Monday - Jennie Joseph and our staff were recognized by City Council and the Mayor for providing prenatal care with the goal of improving infant mortality in Central Florida. Januaray 25, 2010 was named "Heads Up on Infant Mortality Day".

3. Wednesday - Trey Amos landed on Canadian soil and flew that same day to Edmonton, Alberta with his mom and dad. Possibly the hugest answer to prayer ever for our family. I am officially an Auntie.

4. Wednesday night - I submitted my thesis: "Mobile Maternity Care: Providing Health Care to Women Who Lack Access to Prenatal and Postpartum Services." That was almost two years in the making - so a huge weight off my shoulders.

So this week, it really felt like things were "falling into place"...

...I am well on my way to finishing up school...

...we are being recognized at the Birth Place for all the work we do...

...Trey is finally home where he belongs...

...my thesis has become what I was hoping it would be...

Now if only I could sit back, kick my feet up and feel great about life! I WILL feel great about life...but instead of kicking my feet up, I will finish a 10-page paper (feels like nothing compared to Mr. Thesis), I will do the laundry and dishes, I will head over to the clinic this evening for skills verification, I will prepare my lesson for my ESL class tomorrow morning... and that's as long of a list as I care to think about right now.