Staying at Home!

Well I went to talk to the hospital here in Monahans yesterday. I worked there for about 2 weeks before I failed my test the first time. I could no longer work until I passed my test. They were supposed to hold my job for me. But they told me that there were no more day positions left, but they would love to have me work nights. I don't think working nights will be good on my body, especially being pregnant with MS. So, my husband and I decided that it would be best if I just stayed at home until after the baby comes. I'm actually kinda excited about it though, because now I will have lots of time to decorate the baby room and get everything ready.

I PASSED!!!!

Well the long awaited results are in!! I passed my NCLEX!! I am now J Hall, RN!! I took my test on wednesday and got all 265 questions. It took me 5 hours and 15 minutes, the longest test I have ever taken. I had to stop occasionally and tell myself, "Jordan you can do this, don't give up." I know that God was there with me helping me along!! I appreciate all the support and prayers I have gotten from family and friends! So today after I got my results I decided it was time to clean out the nursing school stuff. I threw away 3 trash bags full of notes, notebooks, folder, spirals! It felt so good to get rid of all of it! I then cleaned out my closets! I have clothes and shoes in all 3 closets in my house! I am cleaning out the computer room to get ready for the baby! Let me say this again I am so relieved to have passed my test, now I feel like I can get stuff done and not have to have my nose stuck in a book studying all day long!!!

It's a Boy...well maybe...

Ok so this morning I took this test that I had read about in my magazine. It's called intelligender. You can go to intelligender.com to read more about it. It tests the pH in your urine. If it is high and turns green it's a boy and if it's low and turns orange it's a girl. On their website it says it's 82% accurate but on other sites they are saying it is not really that accurate. I don't really see how the ph of your urine can tell whether its a boy or girl. But it was only $29.99, so I decided what the heck it's worth a try. So mine turned green like right away saying that I'm having a boy. I was a little disappointed at first even though I know it may not be accurate. I really wanted a girl. I found out what I'm having from the doctor on April 8. I guess this test helped me to be more open minded that I may be having a boy. I'm just excited to be having a baby and am now realizing that a boy or girl either one is still very exciting!!!

Pregnancy and NCLEX......

Ok so I'm going to attempt to write my first blog. Well right now I am feeling very anxious because I retake my NCLEX (nursing state boards) in 2 weeks on March 18. I have been studying some everyday and am sick and tired of studying! I thought that once I finished school I was done studying, boy was I wrong! I have been praying so hard that I pass this time. I just want to get this over with, so I can concentrate on getting everything ready for the baby!! As of today I am 15 weeks and 3 days pregnant! For those of you who don't know I have multiple sclerosis (MS) and therefore am going to several different doctors during my pregnancy. My OBGYN in Pamela McQuillin. I go to her again on April 2nd and she said we would be doing the blood work to test for different diseases such as Down Syndrome. I am also going to a OB specialist, Jorge Blanco, who is making sure everything with the baby is going good. I went to him like 3 weeks ago and he did an ultrasound and said so far everything looks great with the baby. Although he did tell me that my placenta is low, which kinda worried me at first, but he reassured me it was not covering the cervix and that it should move up with time. I go to him again on April 8th and will hopefully at that point find out the sex of the baby!!! We can't! I also of course am continuing to go to my neurologist, John Foster. He tells me along with my other doctors that MS actually seems to improve during pregnancy, but that 3-6 months after delivery I have a high chance of having a flare up. So we are praying that everything goes good during this pregnancy and that we have a healthy baby! And of course a healthy mommy to take care of the baby after it is born!!