Meeting James and David

I got to finally meet my nephews James and David tonight, they are sooooo cute! James is 5 lbs 8 oz and David is 5 lbs 4 oz. They are both doing great and are healthy. The pictures above are the twins (James left, David right) and pictures of me holding James.

Bridal Shower

Yesterday, I drove down to Camden, SC for my best friend's Bridal Shower. One of her neighbor's graciously allowed us to use her back yard. The weather was great, and the shade of the trees was helpful. We had fun, and it was great to see her again. Needless to say, I was exhausted after getting home last night.

Today, I took Toby to have his nails trimmed and get his Heartgard Heartworm prevention. Since, he and I have just been relaxing and enjoying the time off!

Flight Home

Here is a view from the plane's window as we were leaving the DFW Airport heading to Charlotte, it was a great flight with a smooth landing. Toby handled the flight well, and he has now been on 4 flights and has probably been to more places than some humans have. He's such a great travel companion, and he was so happy to see my mom whenever we met her at baggage claim. In fact, he wouldn't let anyone else hold him while we were waiting for the luggage, only her! Once we got to the house, he was sooooo excited to see Macy (my step-dad's dog), they ran and played as they were both happy to have the other one around again!

Last day

Today is my last day working at Medical City Dallas Hospital (above is a picture of one of the lobby areas). The day started with a coworker bringing in donut holes, a lunch with some coworkers, and ended with two of the case managers giving me a nice coffee mug with a picture of Dallas's skyline on it. Tonight consists of completing my packing, then tomorrow I fly back to NC! I'm very excited for my next new adventure!

The Twins Are Coming Home

From the looks of it, my twin nephews will be coming home from the hospital today. How exciting! Here is a picture from last night of my mother holding one of the twins, James (as David was being fed at the time). Welcome home, James and David!

Flight Museum

As it is my last full weekend in Dallas, I decided to go to the Flight Museum that is right beside my apartment. It was interesting to see, and I don't believe I've ever seen so so many planes shoved in one spot before. I even got to see the actual Apollo 7 that is on loan from the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.

Funny Friday Video

Here is a funny video to kick off my last weekend in Dallas! I hope that you all laugh as much as I did when watching it! As for my plans for this weekend, I'm not sure yet, I'll be sure to post pictures if I do anything exciting!

The Twins

I just wanted to post an update on the twins. Yesterday, they were moved to the intermediate ICU. This means that their mom can now take them to a viewing window and show them off to family and friends. I am so excited, and happy that they will be coming home safe and strong soon. Here is a picture taken yesterday! James is on the left, David is on the right.

Murrells Inlet

I just found out today that I will be working in Murrells Inlet! I am looking at some furnished condos in the Pawleys Island area. I am so excited about being at the beach during the summer time. Yay! Here is a picture I found at the Murrells Inlet webpage.

Georgetown, SC here I come

It is pretty much official, I will have my next assignment in Georgetown, SC! They have 5 different outpatient clinics in the area, they are just not sure which one I will be at yet due to staffing changes. I am very excited though, I will be on the beach during the summer! Also, there is scuba diving on the coast, so I can go on more dives again! I fly home on April 25th, and I should start the next assignment sometime at the first of May. SC, here I come! This picture is from the Litchfield area, I got it from the Georgetown visitor's bureau's website.

Happy Easter

Fort Worth Stockyards

As I am running short on my weekends left, I did the last major thing on my list today, and saw the Fort Worth Stockyards. They have a twice daily herding of the Longhorns through the streets (at 11:30 and 4:00), lots of stores, restaurants, and saloons. In addition, today, they had the Pawnee Bill Wild West Show. It was a lot of fun and featured trick riders, a whip, trick roping, singing, and other interesting things from the old style of Wild West Shows. Overall, it was a good day trip, and I enjoyed myself.

Welcome James and David Robbins

Here is a picture of one of the twin boys. This one is the smaller one who was born 4 lbs 3 oz, and is relatively healthy considering he is premature. The other twin was born at a little over 5 lbs, and he has some fluid in his lungs and is hooked up to more lines, leads, and tubes (I'm not certain exactly what, as I haven't seen him or really gotten all of the details yet). Thankfully, at 33 weeks, babies are mostly fully developed, but sometimes the sucking reflex hasn't developed. They are going to try to bottle feed the smaller/healthier twin some breast milk later to see how he does and how he tolerates it. If he is able to suck and tolerate the feedings, he should be able to go home when my step-sister Kellie does. If not, he will have to have a NG (feeding) tube down his nose for a little bit. The other twin will require a little extra care and cannot be handled yet, as the flu bug is passing around and they don't want him to get the flu, pneumonia, cold, or any other bug/germ. Hopefully, he will recover very quickly and be able to go home not too long after mom. As for mom, she is recovering from her Preeclampsia and C-Section, and while she is very swollen, she should be feeling better in a few days. I want to say thank you to everyone who knew what was going on last night and prayed for everything to go well, also, thank you to the doctors and nurses at Forsyth Medical Center (and the one nurse who was involved in Kellie's care at High Point Regional Hospital before she was transferred to Forsyth) who were and are involved in their care and recovery.

I'm now an aunt!

Early this morning, after much worry and health problems for my step-sister, they delivered the twin boys (David and James) early this morning by C-Section. The boys are about 7 weeks early, but they should be okay thanks to modern medicine, and my step-sister's medical problems (high blood pressure, swelling, bad blood levels/blood chemistry) should get better now that the twins are delivered. I will be sure to post a picture of them as soon as I see one, but I can't wait to see them in person in a few weeks!

SeaWorld Videos (for fun)

Here are two videos I took while at SeaWorld on Saturday. One is during the Sea Lion show and another is during the "Believe" Shamu show. Just something cute for a post on a Tuesday!

Remember the Alamo

I went to the Alamo this morning. Of course, most of the actual fortress has been destroyed by the battle or over time, but the main structures of the Shrine (the most recognizable building) and the Mission are still standing. It was unreal to actually stand on the same grounds where such a strong moment in history occurred. I mean, who hasn't heard the phrase "Remeber the Alamo" that was cried out in the following battles to honor the fallen and avenge their deaths. No pictures are allowed inside of the buildings out of respect.

San Antonio Riverwalk

Last night, I took a boat tour of the River Walk. The tour shared some of the different history of the River Walk and how it came to look as it is today. Very pretty, especially at near sunset. Also, here is a picture of Shamu from yesterday (at least, they said it was Shamu, but not like I would know the difference between the different Orcas).

Beluga Whale

Here is a picture from the Beluga Whale Interaction. I had so much fun doing this! I'll post more pictures and videos from my time at SeaWorld later. I also did the river cruise of the Riverwalk tonight. It was great, so much fun!

Penguins

In the penguin exhibit

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First Morning

I'm staying at the Drury Plaza, and it is beautiful! I got in last night about 9:30, and the room is very nice. Toby woke me up fairly early (well, normal time for during the work week), so I went downstairs for breakfast. There was so much food down there! They had muffins, toast, sausage, pancakes (fresh cooked in front of you), eggs, biscuits & gravy, and pastries. It was all very yummy and a nice way to start the morning. First thing on the agenda today is going to Sea World San Antonio, and at 3:30 I am going to swim with a Beluga whale! More fun to come!

Welcome to San Antonio

I am staying at the Drury Plaza, on the 19th floor! The room is beautiful and the view is nice. I can see part of the river from my room. Toby was curious about the jacuzzi tub, so I set him in and he checked it out. Free breakfast in the morning!

Goodbye ER

Tonight, as I'm packing for San Antonio this weekend, I'm watching the last show of ER. It is hard to believe that after all of these years, it is going to be over. While I haven't been a faithful watcher all of these years, I have kept up with it from season to season. It will be interesting to see how they end the show tonight, and it was nice to see all of the characters back on.

As for my weekend, I leave for San Antonio when I get home from work. Toby and I are driving down and staying at the Drury Plaza. They have internet access, so hopefully, I'll be able to make some good blog posts. Worst case scenario, I'll make simple posts from my phone. San Antonio, here I come!