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.
Showing posts with label motorcycle. Show all posts
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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.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Application in! Let the wait begin...
So it is finally official... husband Motorcycle officer application is in! This is crazy, real now! But I couldn't be more proud. He has been pretty dedicated to learning from his trainer and riding his motorcycle anywhere and everywhere. Even though he has not spent too much time on the BMW he will be tested on, we have some time for him to make the move and be ready for when they call him back up to Sacramento.
Yup, you heard that right. Back up to Sacramento he would go for official motor training. Only for 2 weeks, but still! Not sure how much time we know before he goes either. I figure it will be more than 10 days like last time LOL, hopefully. Anyway, I feel like I want him in "hardcore" training mode. You have down time? Go practice on the motor. Trainer wants to see you? Go! LOL I know, I know i am this super supportive wife... but it is so much more than that.
When we first got to our office over a year ago there was a group of officers that loved being on graveyard. Darn, right? :) It was more of a seniority thing to get on graves than it was to get off them. But of course that was too good to be true. This graveyard group wasn't happy about something and next thing you know they are all filing for transfers out. First 13 officers on one transfer list, then 10 on the next. This is a good and a bad thing. That means we will get that many new guys coming from the academy... yeah for quick seniority. But until they are ready to be on graves, guess who gets to go? And luckily the first quarter my husbands classmates where moving to graves he got lucky and his partner was having a baby so we assume that is why we were just bottom of days. Who care we will take it! But we have heard that there is no choice for next quarter. I will have to learn to live the next 3 months with a man on graves :( Honestly, I can't complain! Some people spend their first 5-10 years on grave and we are probably going to be lucky enough to only do 3 months. So here is where I am "so excited" to get my husband on motors.
You see motors just negotiated new schedules. The state whats response times down and more of the community to see officers on the road. What better way than with motors! They can get through traffic to respond to accidents quicker and they can catch up faster to those breaking the law. So they are moving to 10 hour shifts (instead of 12 like the rest of the office), days (motors can't be out in the dark) M-F. Are you kidding me? Why would I NOT support my husband in this! Yes I know it is more dangerous... but they are trained by the best, they get a pay increase and now the best hours available too. Bring it on! If this is what my husband wants, honey you do whatever you need to do to get through this and become a motor! And not only all of this, he will be considered part of the "elite" of the CHP. It take a lot of work and its some hard training in Sacramento to become a CHP motor. If my husband has what it takes to be a part of that elite group, I am not going to stop that.
I have said it so many times before and I will never stop.. God has gotten us this far, why would we not have the faith to keep going? This life that we live now, the careers that we have chosen were really callings on our lives that we listened to. Why would we stop listening now? The happiness that I see in my husband being a CHP officer is great and I know that happiness will only grow following this journey to becoming a CHP motor officer. So back to the beginning... we wait. Hopefully we wait a little while just not too long. :)
Yup, you heard that right. Back up to Sacramento he would go for official motor training. Only for 2 weeks, but still! Not sure how much time we know before he goes either. I figure it will be more than 10 days like last time LOL, hopefully. Anyway, I feel like I want him in "hardcore" training mode. You have down time? Go practice on the motor. Trainer wants to see you? Go! LOL I know, I know i am this super supportive wife... but it is so much more than that.
When we first got to our office over a year ago there was a group of officers that loved being on graveyard. Darn, right? :) It was more of a seniority thing to get on graves than it was to get off them. But of course that was too good to be true. This graveyard group wasn't happy about something and next thing you know they are all filing for transfers out. First 13 officers on one transfer list, then 10 on the next. This is a good and a bad thing. That means we will get that many new guys coming from the academy... yeah for quick seniority. But until they are ready to be on graves, guess who gets to go? And luckily the first quarter my husbands classmates where moving to graves he got lucky and his partner was having a baby so we assume that is why we were just bottom of days. Who care we will take it! But we have heard that there is no choice for next quarter. I will have to learn to live the next 3 months with a man on graves :( Honestly, I can't complain! Some people spend their first 5-10 years on grave and we are probably going to be lucky enough to only do 3 months. So here is where I am "so excited" to get my husband on motors.
You see motors just negotiated new schedules. The state whats response times down and more of the community to see officers on the road. What better way than with motors! They can get through traffic to respond to accidents quicker and they can catch up faster to those breaking the law. So they are moving to 10 hour shifts (instead of 12 like the rest of the office), days (motors can't be out in the dark) M-F. Are you kidding me? Why would I NOT support my husband in this! Yes I know it is more dangerous... but they are trained by the best, they get a pay increase and now the best hours available too. Bring it on! If this is what my husband wants, honey you do whatever you need to do to get through this and become a motor! And not only all of this, he will be considered part of the "elite" of the CHP. It take a lot of work and its some hard training in Sacramento to become a CHP motor. If my husband has what it takes to be a part of that elite group, I am not going to stop that.
I have said it so many times before and I will never stop.. God has gotten us this far, why would we not have the faith to keep going? This life that we live now, the careers that we have chosen were really callings on our lives that we listened to. Why would we stop listening now? The happiness that I see in my husband being a CHP officer is great and I know that happiness will only grow following this journey to becoming a CHP motor officer. So back to the beginning... we wait. Hopefully we wait a little while just not too long. :)
Saturday, March 14, 2015
One year as an Officer's wife :) what now?
Today marks the 1st anniversary of CTC-II-13 graduation! I cannot believe that a whole year has already flown by! I couldn't be more proud of my husband and to be a part of the CHP family. So what to do now that probation is over and he can relax and enjoy? More training of course!
Last week my husband stated his training process to be a CHP motor officer. Most people I talk to love to ask "are you afraid?" Seriously? First and foremost people, do not ask a wife if she is afraid of her husbands job. Even if I was do i need your pity? Okay that may be a little harsh but come on. I got it the whole time he was in the process to get into the academy, then in the academy and then during probation. I get my husband has a dangerous job and it can be scary.
But here is where I get to really give my two cents on the whole thing. I am very proud that my husband and I have a very strong and secure foundation in God first, especially when it comes to this family. This is not something we just jumped into. Lots of prayers have gone up! And nothing but peace and comfort have come down. As a woman of God I know that I do not control when my time or my husbands time is up. That being said, if he feels like he is being called to this position in his career who am I not to trust God's plan? When he first told me he wanted to be a CHP officer, i'll admit, I laughed and said sure whatever you said. The it opened and he worked his butt off to get into that academy and to graduate. I knew God had a different plan in store for our family. When talk came up about being a motor, about 6 months ago , I laughed again and told him no way. I the matter of a week I had 2 people I had met (1 died, other had major recovery process to go through but did) and 1 family hit on their motorcycles (just banged up a bit). But he kept being it up and I knew it was something that wasn't going to go away. So having a conversation about it was due. I knew that God gave my husband great peace this journey He was taking him through so why should I not have that same peace?
So yes I get scared at times and yes it does make me nervous but I have an awesome God who has this amazing plan for my family so I trust that we are following Him. Besides my husband is learning how to ride with the best of the best so he must be in good hands. The CHP family only wants to see him accomplish great things too. :) Here are a few verses I like to play over and over in my head when the fear does get stronger.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Psalm 32:8 "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you."
Last week my husband stated his training process to be a CHP motor officer. Most people I talk to love to ask "are you afraid?" Seriously? First and foremost people, do not ask a wife if she is afraid of her husbands job. Even if I was do i need your pity? Okay that may be a little harsh but come on. I got it the whole time he was in the process to get into the academy, then in the academy and then during probation. I get my husband has a dangerous job and it can be scary.
But here is where I get to really give my two cents on the whole thing. I am very proud that my husband and I have a very strong and secure foundation in God first, especially when it comes to this family. This is not something we just jumped into. Lots of prayers have gone up! And nothing but peace and comfort have come down. As a woman of God I know that I do not control when my time or my husbands time is up. That being said, if he feels like he is being called to this position in his career who am I not to trust God's plan? When he first told me he wanted to be a CHP officer, i'll admit, I laughed and said sure whatever you said. The it opened and he worked his butt off to get into that academy and to graduate. I knew God had a different plan in store for our family. When talk came up about being a motor, about 6 months ago , I laughed again and told him no way. I the matter of a week I had 2 people I had met (1 died, other had major recovery process to go through but did) and 1 family hit on their motorcycles (just banged up a bit). But he kept being it up and I knew it was something that wasn't going to go away. So having a conversation about it was due. I knew that God gave my husband great peace this journey He was taking him through so why should I not have that same peace?
So yes I get scared at times and yes it does make me nervous but I have an awesome God who has this amazing plan for my family so I trust that we are following Him. Besides my husband is learning how to ride with the best of the best so he must be in good hands. The CHP family only wants to see him accomplish great things too. :) Here are a few verses I like to play over and over in my head when the fear does get stronger.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Psalm 32:8 "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you."
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