see ya august of 2018!!

uh.

it's the 28th and these are my very first words of this wrap up post. *cue panic* 

lemme try to remember everything. lol like that would happen tho.

but i guess i have to give it a shot.. and i'll probably just end up with a big random blob of a post..but whatever :P

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 the sudden realization that i've listened to who let the dogs out (i get it for micah all the time) yet still don't even know half the words the dude is saying. 0.0

i actually blogged pretty good this month... *stunned silence*

DON'T WORRY i'm aware of the obvious awfulness of how my blog looks, and am gonna have my frieendd help me give it a whole new look hopefully soon. ;D

Levi turned 11. Joshua turned 13. WAHTT.

having friends over to surprise Josh and it was one of the best nights everrr. <3333

I TRIED SQUID. AND COW STOMACH.. Ewww

When ur friend doesn't recognize you in jeans...😂😕

Micah is starting to talk so much <333 

planning september is fun.

FINALLY i can actually feel sweet little [name] moving and he is already the cutest thing ever. *heart eyes* 

vbs was the first 3 days of the month and it was so (mentally) exhausting. lol you'd never guess xD

*after mom's midwife apt.*
mom: just think, once you're 16 you can start apprenticing and be all grown up...
BUT until then i get you all to myself xD
lololololololol <333

going to AR for a weekend, it wasn't spectacular like the last time, but we had cookies so it was fine ;)

completely randomly meeting friends at mcdonalds just to hang out <33

when someone asks if me and josh (my LITTLE brother, not so little anymore) are dating... 0.0


going to ^the same friends^ for her birthday party, an it was so awesome!!! 

I'M SO UTTERLY READY FOR FALL. and december lol <3333

thinking about how mom was bucked off by our horse (freedom) and then both of us almost died bc of it and finally connecting it that that's the reason i've never liked that horse! (i've just genuinely never liked it) (like you'd guess i woulda realized that sooner.. nope, i'm dumb XD) 

doing more photography and reading and writing letters. <33

when someone gives a a beautiful mug from colorado and it's like SHE IS JUST SO SWEET. <33333

august was sooo full of hard life lessons, i embarrassed myself so many times, learned to shrug it off, and learned that life is messy and awkward so you just gotta get thru it with a smile. it srsly helps having that kind of mindset, for me. ...........................................
welll, i told ya that it'd end up to be a random blob of a post... but random-blob-posts are ok every once in awhile, right?!

thanks for sticking around!!
tell me about your month!! <33

I GOT A BP CUFF + STETHOSCOPE!!! || I learned how to use it + OFFICIAL BLOG DESIGN!

GUYYYSSS!!!
I got a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope and learned how to use it and i loveeeeee it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The night I got it David was over, and so he taught me how to use it!! I took everyone's blood pressure and it was great and now I'm the pro at it!!!! ( not to brag ;DD) It's a bright pink and I soo wish that I could've found an aqua one, but it's okay. I love it, and it's actually a good step to being a midwife!!! Here, this'll explain that a tad more..I memorized this. xD
Check her weight
Her blood pressure
Edema (swelling)
Check fetal heart rate
Kicking and fetal movement
Uterus size and measurements
Palpation (uhh, something..? ) :|

LOL, so I didn't have it completely memorized i guess xD
Anyways, that's what you would do at a prenatal. (I've went to a looottt of those with my Mom. :))

Oh, pictures! YUP YUP! They're comin'.
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Now I've added this to my midwifery bag which now has a fetal doppler, aloe gel, pediatric stethoscope, adult stethoscope, and my bp cuff! XD

Hhehee, are you tired of reading about midwifery...? Sorry! I could ramle FOREVER. ABOUT. MIDWIFERY.

But hey, this is now my official blog design!! Do ya like it?


Okay. You're awesome--bye!!
(I wonder ow many times I've done an exclamation mark in this post..at least 63 times!)

waiting: Africa

While at the St. Louis zoo I got this beautiful handmade journal. (It's actually made from elephant poop, how cool is that?!?)

I've decided to open it when I'm on the plane to Africa.
But that is in 3 years or more.

Right now all I can do is wait.
and pray.
and learn as much as I can.

So I'm gonna do that! I'm gonna do everything I can to grow closer to Jesus and learn about midwifery, Africa, learn languages, etc. I'm officially learning French with the awesome Duolingo and I'm on level 3!! IT. IS. SO. AWESOME!! And I'm learning a lot!! When I get pretty far into it I want to start Spanish, and then Swahili. I'm literally so pumped about this and am sooo happy!!
I'm learning infant disease/genetic diseases that can be passed on. There's some interesting stuff! Also a lot of other stuff! =D I already have a midwife that says she will take me at 16, and I'm really excited about that too!
But of course if it's the Lord's will. I know it is the most important thing to keep Him in the center, things will go best like that, even if I don't think  so. ➴➵➶

So yep. That's it. Just sharing thoughts on what I'd love my future to be!!

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