So first, fun, happy stuff... we are officially in the 2nd trimester! Yeah for feeling more like myself and getting back to doing what I want to do. :) And seeing out little one who actually looks like a baby now which is so exciting! It even had the hiccups when we saw it last so it was moving around, CRAZY!
Anyway... After our 3 month appointment my DH decided he missed his motorcycle and wanted to see if he could still do some of the things he has learned in training. Little did I know that about an hour later I would be getting a phone call from him that the paramedics were on their way to check him out because he took a "tumble" off his bike. When I finally believed him (he likes to prank me from time to time and his voice was way too clam) I panicked! I'm pretty sure I yelled at him "You are going to be a parent! You need to stop doing things like this!" LOL Anyway, it was much more then he said it was. When I got there they had him in the ambulance, on the stretcher, taking him to a trauma er. See we have Kaiser so I was like why can't we just go there? And they told me they wouldn't be able to be he needs more of a trauma center. Seriously??? Okay then off we go to a hospital in the ghetto. I probably arrived about 10 minutes after they did so I went to the er information booth and they guy told me I would have to sit down and wait at least 45 minutes before I got to see my husband. I lost it! I seriously lost it! Lucky for him, not on him. I went outside and just starting bawling. The called my sister and told her I needed her. Then I just sat there trying to get it together. I mean seriously? Who tells the wife of a patient sit down and wait 45 minutes!?! Anyway, the ER staff knows how much of a pain that info guy can be and his doctor actually came out to find me and bring me to him! So great! Set me up in the family room because I knew the friend that was with him was coming and now my sister. Little did I know my parents and his parents were coming as well. By the time my sister got there the info guy must have had a talking to because they had no problem letting all of them in. Anyway... long story short now after a cat scan, x-rays of his entire body he has bruised ribs, bruised kidneys, and some bad road rash. At first they were going to keep him over night because the kidneys worried them but they let us go around midnight instead. So it has been interesting taking care of my husband, making sure he isn't doing somethings but needs to be doing others. Being like a nurse and changing the road rash bandages daily. It has been interesting to say the least but for it just to be bruises and road rash I would be happy to keep doing it! Needless to say he will not be getting back on a motorcycle anytime soon, especially with our first little one on the way, even though he wants to in the future. That will be a conversation for the far future for me.
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Monday, February 8, 2016
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
FTO, motor, both... who knows!
So I guess the fun of CHP is there is really so much that can be done. About 6 months ago my husband started training for motor officer. Now this is something he always had in the back of his mind since starting the CHP application 2 1/2 years ago. He even got his motorcycle license like weeks before he went to the academy. But when another motor offered to help train him, he was all for it. It has been really great. There is nothing like seeing him all excited after practicing or even just riding around to do errand. He is much more willing to go out and do errands when he can do it on his bike lol. But since going to graves he hasn't had as much time to practice. Not to mention that the clutch broke and needed repairs about 2 weeks ago so now that that is all fix and ready to go he is back at it. Especially since his office has officially ordered more bikes and the motor sergeant asked if he was ready to go back to the academy. The fire is right back in him!
There is just one little problem towards this goal now, FTO (field training officer) training. So since he is in one of the busiest offices (if not, the busiest office) in the state, they get a lot of turn around. What that means is people don't really stay in Santa Fe Springs. Why get paid the same to do more work? Well we grew up here so were not leaving anytime soon. And my husband loves being busy with work so its not a problem for us at the moment. But they do get new officers in the officer all the time! Pretty much every graduating class there will be at least a few that go to the SFS office. But this next graduating class has like 20 coming! Obviously they are not use to that many new officers so they need more FTOs to train these guys. So even though he did not volunteer to be an FTO, someone is going to FTO training next month.
Now if you ask me, I am really excited about this. I believe my husband is a great teacher/mentor! I think he has the patients to work with newbies without being an ass about it. He had some pretty good trainers too so that really helps as well. I like the idea that he will be partnered with someone all the time. I like the idea that the newbie will be taking most of the paperwork lol. I think this is going to be a great opportunity for him. But I know how much motor means to him. Like I said before, there is nothing to compare to see him when he just gets off his bike. He truly lights up. But the good thing is he has talked with the different sergeants to see if FTO will get in the way of him being a motor and they told him that motor is his priority. It is really nice to know that they support him in all of this. But I am excited for these new things he gets to do and can't wait to see what God has planned for him these next few months!
On another note, it has been almost 2 years now since he received that letter saying he was accepted into the CHP academy and we headed up to Sacramento. What an amazing ride we have been on ever since then! Blessed doesn't even begin to express how I feel about it!
Ps 128:1-4 NIV Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord.
There is just one little problem towards this goal now, FTO (field training officer) training. So since he is in one of the busiest offices (if not, the busiest office) in the state, they get a lot of turn around. What that means is people don't really stay in Santa Fe Springs. Why get paid the same to do more work? Well we grew up here so were not leaving anytime soon. And my husband loves being busy with work so its not a problem for us at the moment. But they do get new officers in the officer all the time! Pretty much every graduating class there will be at least a few that go to the SFS office. But this next graduating class has like 20 coming! Obviously they are not use to that many new officers so they need more FTOs to train these guys. So even though he did not volunteer to be an FTO, someone is going to FTO training next month.
Now if you ask me, I am really excited about this. I believe my husband is a great teacher/mentor! I think he has the patients to work with newbies without being an ass about it. He had some pretty good trainers too so that really helps as well. I like the idea that he will be partnered with someone all the time. I like the idea that the newbie will be taking most of the paperwork lol. I think this is going to be a great opportunity for him. But I know how much motor means to him. Like I said before, there is nothing to compare to see him when he just gets off his bike. He truly lights up. But the good thing is he has talked with the different sergeants to see if FTO will get in the way of him being a motor and they told him that motor is his priority. It is really nice to know that they support him in all of this. But I am excited for these new things he gets to do and can't wait to see what God has planned for him these next few months!
On another note, it has been almost 2 years now since he received that letter saying he was accepted into the CHP academy and we headed up to Sacramento. What an amazing ride we have been on ever since then! Blessed doesn't even begin to express how I feel about it!
Ps 128:1-4 NIV Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord.
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