Night Shift

I have a half hour left of my second night shift.  Yawn.

I have been primarily taking care of children.  It's been a good learning experience for me... I like it.  Staying with each patient is typically a caregiver.  Often the caregiver is the mother and if she is nursing another child the sibling will also be staying with us.  This, as you can imagine, accumulates to many children on each ward.  The ward I work in has twenty beds.  Some of the beds have bedrisers under the four legs and each bed has a mattress under it for the caregiver/family to sleep.  It's quite the cozy time.  So not only have I gotten my hands on pediatric patients, but there are many sweet babies floating around that love squeezes.  :)  One of my favorite patients left during the day today.  He is ten months, had a cleft lip repair, and is the happiest little boy... lots of energy and loves attention. 

I have a few goals for the weekend:  To wrap a baby on my back, to ride the motorcycle taxi-okada, to make it to the beach, and to firm up plans with our friend on the ship that is going to give us djembe lessons.

Best finish up so I can head to bed...