1 Year...Congratulations!!!!

Hey all,
I have just been thinking this week that I can't believe it has already been a year since we were all going to our last class of our undergraduate career and saying goodbye as we headed off to the next chapter in our life. Last year at this time most of us were still in Provo and now a year later we are spread all over the world. I know that I feel that in this short year I have grown and learned so much (don't worry, I still have a lot more to learn) and I am sure that you feel the same way too. Sometimes it feels like just yesterday that we all met in the Benson building for the first class of our Nursing experience and started to get to know one another, and at other times it feels like an entire lifetime ago. I know that those 2 1/2 years were wonderful years for me, mostly because I got to get to know all of you and work with you toward becoming nurses. Thanks for letting me share those years with you, and here's to all of us finding success wherever our road takes us this next year. (I know, I know, this is really sappy, but it just had to be said).
~Natalie Gamble

New Blog

Hey everyone, I hope post grad life is treating you well. I have a new blog that is public now. It’s choosymom dot blogspot dot com. Keep in touch

-Jessica McDaniel

Ruth Duncan

Sorry it's taken me so long to post this. Good thing I have a sister-in-law who keeps me on my toes. (Thanks Katie!) Our little Ruth was born on July 7, 2009 at 8:30 am. She weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 19.6 in. She came with the cutest dimples and long fingers. Here she is on her blessing day and also sporting her onsie made especially by her dad. Classic! :) Hope you guys are all doing well!

Tian Jared Davis

So I finally had my baby boy 11 days after his due date. Yay!! If you would like to read the whole labor and delivery story, you can check it out on my blog. If you need access, just let me know!
-Shannon Davis

Tian Jared Davis
Born Monday July 20, 2009 @ 5:54 am
7 lbs. 10 oz.
21"

Weston Richard Brannock

Sue's post inspired me to announce our baby's birth, too! Except - I'm really late at posting this.

Weston Richard Brannock was born on May 14, 2009 at 6:40pm. He was 6 lbs 12 oz, 19 inches long. I actually had to have a c-section, because my blood pressure spiked up at my last doctor's appointment. My pressure and labs had been fine all throughout the pregnancy, but then at 37 weeks 6 days, my BP jumped up to ... 170/120! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?! I am just so grateful to Heavenly Father that both me and Weston are healthy. I don't know how long my pressure was elevated, but after observation in the hospital for a few hours, it just wasn't coming down below 140/90, so we went ahead with the c-section (Weston was also breech).

We just celebrated Weston's 2-month b-day, and just blessed him at church. He is a WONDERFUL baby! We just love him so much!

I head back to work on Monday night. I'm going back night-shift-part-time at the CVICU at Methodist Hospital.

I'm going to try to keep our blog updated with pics of our cute little guy, so since it's a private blog, email me at amanda dot brannock at gmail dot com if you want an invite.

Hope everyone's doing GREAT! Love you all!!!

Benson Reed McKnight

I'm a little late in posting this but here it is anyway. Benson Reed McKnight was born on June 18th at 7:47pm. He weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and was 19.5 inches long. I was induced at 37 weeks and 3 days because his heart rate didn't have a lot of variability, lacked many accels, and had numerous variables on repeated NST's. My labor and delivery went well and our little boy was born healthy. They think the NST results were due to the positioning of his cord. Benson and I are both doing well now.

You can read more about my delivery and Benson on my own blog. We are planning on going private soon so send me your email address to suzydahle at gmail dot com or leave it in a comment on my blog if you'd like an invite.

Specific Date for Reunion

There were many requests that we name a specific date so people can request off, but I don't know how far ahead you do schedule requests. How does Friday May 8th work? I am just kind of throwing that out there for no specific reason (besides the fact I know I am not working that day), so let me know if it works or not.