Heads Up and Sit Down

Day 2 of rising before the sun. I must say there is something I absolutely love about the crisp, fresh, mornings of fall. As I departed my residence for my CT Scan, I couldn't help but admire the dark clouds floating across the morning glow. God's beauty! I walked towards the hospital, the flag whipped and the metal clips had a familiar clank against the metal pole. The clanking noise I remember from my school days.

My CT Scan was what I expected...minus the "heads up, I'm going to pass out" part. For some odd reason after the IV, I got that unforgettable feeling. She left the room to fix my contrast cocktail and I scooched my rear end from the lab chair to the floor. I was alone in the room and I didn't want it to turn out like it did that one time...that I passed out and had a seizure while getting blood drawn (my MIL saved my arm form being a pin cushion because the phlebotomist was shocked). Hello?! Have the past 6 months not been enough for me to get over that passing out stuff? I no longer require a complete horizontal position for needle pokes. Must have been the combination of watching her mess with the IV and maybe low blood sugar because I'm hungry 30 seconds after I wake and couldn't eat prior to the test. And how do I think I'm going to find my way through nursing school? Please tell me I'll get over it! Who knows. Two minutes after I elevated my feet I was fine.

Kalee and I had a fantastic Mommy-Daughter day. We had to run some errands and she was such the perfect child. We even browsed clearance racks at the Navy Exchange while sipping on hot chocolate. It was so nice to spend more then just a quick trip to Wal-Mart with her. My baby girl has turned into a little lady!