Labor Land, Labor Land

When people think of going to work they think of working 0800-1700, a lunch break, no holidays, and no weekends.  When I think of a normal job it kind of makes me laugh.  When you choose to work as a nurse or a tech at a hospital you don't have that normalness of a job.  Nurses & techs work 12 hours, sometimes have to work through lunch, work holidays and weekends.  Why would anyone want to pick something like that?  I really couldn't imagine my life not wanting to be a nurse.  When I first thought about becoming a nurse my loved ones kind of made a joke of it.  I used to be a girly girl and they couldn't imagine me dealing with blood and poop.  I took my CNA course about 4 years ago to see maybe if I wanted to continue into nursing school.  I loved helping people even though sometimes it was a smelly task!  After I finished my CNA class, I got a job at Wyndcrest Assisted Living home.  I loved working there, the elderly people there became my family and I knew nursing was my nitch.  I then quit working there after a year, because I got a job at St. John's Hospital at the Birth Center.  Who would have known that this is where I belonged?  I thought I loved working with elderly but I LOVE labor and babies, of course!!  When I first started working at the Birth Center it was definitely something I had to get used to.  I had never seen a vaginal or Cesarean delivery but now I don't even know how many times I have seen one.  After about 6 months-year I got into the nursing program at LLCC and I graduate in December and I will be a RN.  I can't believe that I will be a Labor Nurse and not just the tech.  Sometimes I am afraid that all my nursey friends at work will expect too much from me when I graduate and then disappoint them.  I definitely know who I want to be my mentors.  From working at the Birth Center I have gained another family.  I couldn't imagine not having all of them in my life.  They have definitely gotten me through some tough times. I can't wait to be a nurse in Labor Land :)  

Who wouldn't want to help bring a bundle of joy to a family?