{..::Topic::..}: Adventures in Babysitting

Turns out I still had to babysit yesterday. I hadn't heard from my aunt until a few hours before they wanted me there. She said they probably wouldn't be too long, as my cousin is teething, has a cold, not sleeping well and generally very very cranky. My brother was still able to come with me, thankfully. We got there and not a few minutes later did he start screaming. We were able to calm him down for a few minutes at a time, but he'd just scream bloodly murder moments later. The only thing left by this point was to take him for a walk. It's 8o'clock at night, and we're walking a baby in his stroller in hopes he'll fall asleep and we'll be able to just put him in his crib when we get back to the house.

Well everything worked according to our plan. Small problem though. Thirty seconds into the house (with him still in the stroller because we didn't want to distrub him, and he was quiet so it was a good happy place for him and us) he wakes up. He we go again, we think. It was too cold to go back outside for a walk, not to mention by this time it's already 8:40 in the night. Check his diaper, everything and nothing soothes the poor little guy. Take him in the kitchen near a bottle, and he stops crying. Maybe he's hungry? I think we should fed him, but try his food first. Do you think that went well? No, once again he's screaming and wants out of his high chair. Take him out and bring him back in the kitchen, near the bottle and quiet again. Hmmmm.

So I take the bottle, go to their basement and just pray that giving him a bottle will soothe him down. Turn on Finding Nemo, sit on the couch (wrapping us in a blanket cause it was freezing there) and the little tike quiets right down. It was like a miracle. Of course I ruin that because my leg goes numb and I try and move him. More bloody murder time. Ten minutes later, we've got him under control. Phew! Luckily by the time he go fussy after that (30 or so minutes later), his parents come home. What a night. I feel sorry for the little guy but I swear at times he was just having a temper tantrum, he's a smart cookie, but boy does he have some lungs. So next time, I babysit it better be warmer out because we'll going for a looooooooong walk.

Well it's 2 days till my test and I'm relaxed, almost too relaxed. I've been making charts and reading notes all day though, so that's good. I wish I had done lots more studying before but I have no one to blame but myself for that. I only have tonight and tomorrow in the day to finish studying and a bit on Tuesday morning before the test, but still there is a bunch of stuff I need to know. I have no idea what sort of questions they are going to ask us about the Nervous system or breast anatomy or even circulatory system anatomy. Patient care, radiobiology and protection, positioning, pathology all that is the usual stuff so I only really need to study the stuff I'm not all to sure on now. But still it's mind boggling how much I finally do know and yet boggling because there is still a lot I don't fully comprehend yet.

Sunday night without ALIAS. Sucks! Luckily I have to study but I'm still pouty. Glad I have my four day weekend next weekend though. Then it's the social the next weekend, then in a little over a week from there it's my classes fundraiser at Rumor's. So much to do. ACK!

Well time for me to get back to studying...
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{..::currently..listening::..} same as above
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