yay and stuff

Things are going better today. I went back to the doctor this morning to have blood drawn. I had to wait a little while, but I found out later on that the LPN that I really like and trust had seen me waiting and told the other LPN on duty to let her take me, which was really nice of her. She's so funny and she keeps me so preoccupied with gossiping that I don't even realize what she's doing till it's over. I didn't even get dizzy this time! She also brought me juice and crackers and sat and chatted with me for a while to make sure I was ok to drive. She spoils me...it's worth waiting a little longer for her.


I had my blood pressure checked again while I was there, as it was running fairly high when I was in on Monday afternoon. It's amazing what using the correct size cuff will do. My BP was 124/82, which is not too shabby at all. When my LPN realized that the other lady had been using the wrong sized cuff right along, she was livid, and she made a point of telling the RN on duty that ALL the LPN's need to be reminded to use the right size cuff. So, that made me feel better, that things were actually well under control BP-wise when Monday I had been told maybe they weren't.


Been working on a Back-zip baby hoodie for my soon-to-be-born nephew, Oliver. Pictures forthcoming, of course. It's coming out really well so far, except I think I might need to rip the shawl collar part out and re-do it on bigger needles. The pattern said to go down 2 needle sizes for it, but it's looking a little constrictive. We'll see.

Also - got a laptop for home...w00t! Now I just have to get DSL hooked up so that I have no excuse for not blogging my little brain out from home. Yay!