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  1. sycamore PE

    Expecting

    I had a baby! His name is Isaac Lorenzo. Born on 4/19 at 5:19 am, little stinker made my husband and I stay up all night for labor and delivery. We're both happy and healthy, though. He was 7 lbs 7 oz at birth.
  2. sycamore PE

    Regarding NFPA 90A

    I don't remember a single question regarding NFPA 90A from when I took HVAC. I think questions from that code are rare and not worth focusing on if you aren't already familiar with the code.
  3. sycamore PE

    Kids of EB

    I gained a lot of respect for our PNP when she noticed that Lil Sapling had a mild ear infection and told us that giving him anti-biotics would cause diarrhea that would hurt him more than his ear. He had been kind of cranky, but we decided not to go in because we had a regular well-visit...
  4. sycamore PE

    Expecting

    Congrats, Lumber Jim!
  5. sycamore PE

    Using PE in an Industry That Doesn't Require It?

    I work in HVAC equipment. I don't need my PE, but I use the letters. Here, it's respected as an indicator of dedication to the profession and our customers, who are primarily mechanical contractors, seem to like that some of us are PEs.
  6. sycamore PE

    Expecting

    Ugh, I am 1 hr into my 3-hr fasting glucose test. 2 more hours and 2 more blood draws until I can eat something. Fasting tests are usually not fun but they are extra not fun while pregnant.
  7. sycamore PE

    Expecting

    Didn't find out with the first, not finding out with this one. But I think it's a boy because we cannot agree on a girls' name. We picked a boys name before this one was even conceived.
  8. sycamore PE

    10 old-house features you shouldn't abandon

    We've got a laundry chute and mail slot. We also have a cellar with storage shelves perfectly spaced for quart mason jars. The coolest old thing in our house is the 1930s Schwinn bicycle boxes that someone used to line the walls of our way-back closets that are only accessible by crawling...
  9. sycamore PE

    Millennials

    Meh, same ol' generation-bashing that's been going on since the beginning of time. But then again, I am a millennial, so I guess I don't agree that most of us are like the video says we are. Yes, I have worked with disrespectful, egomaniac co-ops and I did know a young woman who thought...
  10. sycamore PE

    donating blood

    I used to give blood in HS and college. Then, when I was about 23, my iron wasn't high enough and hasn't been since. I'm tired of getting told how I need to adjust my diet so that I can give blood. I already eat meat and beans and all the other stuff on their list. I guess my blood isn't...
  11. sycamore PE

    Congrats to Sapper on #3

    Congrats!
  12. sycamore PE

    happy birthday sycamore!

    Aww thanks guys!
  13. sycamore PE

    How to prepare for exam

    1) buy the MERM 2) read this site. Most of your questions are answered in existing threads 3) amount of studying varies. 100-300 hrs is typical. 50 hrs is too little for most to pass, 400 is excessive. I passed with ~200 hrs for the PE 4) I don't remember much about the FE, so ask in those...
  14. sycamore PE

    How to prepare for exam

    That is not true in many states. Many will allow you to take both in one weekend. Torture, yes, but it is allowed.
  15. sycamore PE

    Expecting

    Well, good luck, hope the new baby comes soon!
  16. sycamore PE

    Expecting

    When I was pregnant with my first, my husband had a trip to the manufacturing plant he works with planned for a prototype build. The plant kept delaying the trip an he kept telling them "it better be soon because I'm not going anywhere after Nov. 1" (I was due late Nov). I think he ended up...
  17. sycamore PE

    Expecting

    At my last appointment, they said they didn't know the whole plan yet, just that they are taking over several ICU rooms, they don't know what to do about showers yet, and are working on a plan for hydrotherapy tubs because many women like them for pain management. I live in GranolaVille, so the...
  18. sycamore PE

    Expecting

    Now here's what I'm a bit uneasy about: 1) The midwife I normally see took a job somewhere else, so now I have to find someone else in the practice. Kind of a bummer because I liked her. 2) The hospital is remodeling L&D when I'm due, so they are temporarily moving to ICU. ICU doesn't...
  19. sycamore PE

    Expecting

    The OBs and midwifes at my hospital make no promises about who will deliver a baby. Whomever is on call is who you get. Honestly, I really didn't care that the midwife on-call was someone I'd never met before. She was medically competent an that's all that mattered at that point.
  20. sycamore PE

    Expecting

    By the way, I like how this thread has devolved into a discussion about poop and diapers.
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