Archive for July, 2006

Want a face lift? Tough.

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

Today I was actually fantasizing about being in a wheelchair, or having a little electric scooter, or at least one of those cool walkers that Pam and Poppa use…so then I could SIT DOWN more often. Surgeons are crazy. My aching feet are making a career in plastic surgery look very unattractive right now.
Had my [...]

Just Starting Out

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

Feeling okay so far. My mom didn’t have morning sickness, so I hope I’ll be as lucky. Just been feeling a little tired and grumpy…but it’s hard to know how much of it is “baby” and how much of it is “medical student.”
I started my surgical rotation on Wednesday, and came home Thursday and Friday [...]

So much for Independence Day.

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

On July 5th, we found out Sarah’s pregnant.
This is how it happened (the finding out part, not the other part!):
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My half of the story is the less interesting half, so we’ll start with that.
The 5th was the first day of Sarah’s third year—beginning her clinical rotations with the toughest of the bunch: surgery. [...]