great day!

I had a great day at work today. I was orientating a new staff member, actually a brand new nurse let alone staff member. The surefire way to find out what you know and what you don't know is to try and teach someone else. Luckily, for the most part, I realized that I actually knew a lot more than I thought I did! Yea! I made it through the day with only one severe headache, my arm only went numb and tingly three times and now instead of pain I have a dull ache through my neck and shoulders. So today was all around a good day! (my lawyer says I have to complain more and not keep my troubles to myself as much so I'm giving it a try, sorry) So today I had a first time mom and new baby and it was awesome because I got to spend a lot of time teaching them. She didn't believe me when I said I didn't have kids of my own because apparently I know tons about babies. I should hope so after spending 4 years working with them! It's fun when you have receptive parents and you leave at the end of day feeling like you really helped someone. Tomorrow I have a mom coming in for an induction of labor. She's almost a week overdue and in agony waiting for her baby. I got to meet her yesterday and they're a great couple and the doctor is fantastic so it should be a good "first delivery at the Canmore hospital" experience for me. I'm a little nervous but excited too because it's been so long since I've been involved in a delivery. I just hope that it all goes smoothly for mom, baby and especially me!