(:Best Friends till the End:)

Heather Thompson Perry is one of those "Once in a Lifetime Friends."

We meet the summer of 2006 when I had moved to Brigham right next door to her. I was the new lonely kid on the block. One Sunday afternoon I was outside on the back patio reading a book, she was on her back patio riding around on a scooter. I can't remember who was brave enough to say "Hi" first, but we have been Best Friends ever since. Even through the ups and downs of life we have stuck by each others side. She is the best person to go to if you need words of encouragment, and always can find something to say to cheer me up.

Since we have both grown up, gotten married, and moved on with life we still find it important to spend time together, and the time we do is extra precious to me! Today was one of those days. She made the effort to come to Ogden and we started by going out to her favorite restuarant- Olive Garden. After we indulged by getting manicures together. We picked out colors for each other. She got me bright sunny yellow, and I got her emo black:) After we did a little browsing in a cute boutique, then off to treat ourselves with some frozen yogurt.

I am so happy I have good friends like Heather. They are such blessings!!

Catch a Baby

Yesterday I had the oppurtunity to "Catch a Baby."

Your probably thinking that it looked a little like this...

But the reality is it looked more like this...

My last semester of Clinicals are all about the babies! I have 5 rotations at the U of U NICU and 8 rotations at Primary Childrens Medical Center. This week I started out at the NICU at the University of Utah. And that is where catching a baby comes into play.

It had been quite the slow afternoon when we heard we were getting 33 weeker twins! It then became much more exciting. I was assigned to catch baby A. I stood at the NICU OR window with the jitters. I had prepared by getting dressed in a plastic gown and putting a warm baby blanket over my chest and arms. I was ready to catch that baby. Then I heard a cry, and they yelled the baby was out. They passed the baby to me through the window and I took her the NICU Team. Holding that brand new baby girl in my arms was so exciting!! We warmed and stimulated her and helped her begin to breath. By the time we were done she was breathing on her own with no oxygen.

After we got her settled I looked into her wide bright eyes, and she looked back. I knew she was a tiny miracle, and I was so thrilled I had the chance to participate in the first seconds of her life.

Happy Birthday Baby A!