Too. Many. Late. Nights.

[judecorp]

I don't know what I was thinking, but I've scheduled four late evenings this week. Yesterday I got home at 7:00. Today I got home at around 6:40. Tomorrow I will get home around 6:40 again. Thursday I will be getting home anywhere between 7:00 and 7:30. What the heck is wrong with me? This is a sure-fire way to go totally insane. I ended up staying up until 12:30 AM last night making a goodbye book for a kid because I knew I wouldn't end up doing it by Thursday morning. I need to stop doing that, and schedule two later nights per week, tops. Especially not on Thursdays, because I go in at 8:00 AM. 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM = TOO FREAKING LONG TO BE AT WORK. I am definitely leaving after my 1:00 visit on Friday.

One of the kids I work with is a 16-month-old girl who was born at 24 weeks gestation. SHE IS AMAZING! She stands on her own, raises to standing from the floor without pulling on things, takes a few stumbly steps at a time, claps and waves on command, says several words, has gotten her one-year molars, blows kisses, etc. etc. She is a freaking miracle. The only major complication of prematurity that she's still dealing with is the bronchopulmonary dysplasia. She had ROP but it has cleared itself up.

I only see her once or twice a month, and every time I do, it's like being personally hugged by God.