My Head is Swimming...

With anatomy terms and thoughts on the whole birthing process. It truly is an amazing physiological process. It's a wonder that people who know exactly how birth works physically for both the baby & the mother together still believe in evolution....

Anyway... I bit the bullet and started studying!! Here's the plan as it stands now:
Sept 09 ~ Started the book learning and portfolio building through Midwife To Be course.
Winter 09/10 ~ Started labs w/ local midwife
Fall 10 ~ Fly to NM and take midwifery assistant course through Mercy in Action
Winter 10/11 ~ Work under midewife as assistant
Summer/Fall 11 ~ Fly to Phillipines for 3+ weeks with Mercy in Action
Fall 12 ~ Have portfolio finished, clinicals finished, births completed & take the NARM.

I'm not sure if it's completely attainable with 5 children... but by Fall 2012 my youngest will be 4 & my oldest 11. I *MAY* try to go to the phillipines in Fall '12 and take the NARM in fall '13 instead if that's what it will take... but I don't want it to take me more than 4 years. Hopefully it won't..