Okay, well not very wild....okay, yes wild...but not in the old western sort of way...geez...anyways...
I am excited about this next phase of our lives. Both my wife and I look at this move as an adventure...We are young, healthy women who have the ability to move across the country! How exciting!
Yes, I am still in school and yes I technically have 2 more years left...but my school is willing to work with me. For instance, I am taking my last pharmacology exam at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California because I really wanted to leave with my family and help them set up shop in San Francisco. I will return just before the fall semester and will fly back home to Cali between 10 days and 2 weeks or whenever my exam schedule allows. In the meantime, I will Skype with my family every night before heading to bed! I will get to see my beautiful wife and handsome son and give them hugs and kisses before heading off to dreamland and dreaming of them! We will only have to do this for the next year! And keep in mind, I have many breaks at school...There is Thanksgiving break, Christmas break, and Spring break where I can stay home for more than just the weekend (classes are only Tuesday thru Thursday from here on out!!).
Most if not all of our friends (or Chosen Family as we call them) are excited for us and jealous, but jealous in a nice sort of way. Maybe jealous is not the right word...Maybe it is envious...Wishing they too couple pack up and leave this state that has the highest unemployment rate in the country. So many people have wished us well and are very happy for us---they say, "wow, San Francisco is so beautiful!" And it is...
My family on the other hand...not so happy. My grandma cried on the phone and said that is so far away, my sister has not returned my phone calls, and my brother just said some mean, jealous things on text message to me. I find this all sort of humorous. I mean, I haven't spoken to or seen my sister since our combined birthday party back in May! And I don't think I've seen my brother since Javier's birthday party in April! So why are they all so upset about this move? Are they THAT jealous? Is jealousy the root cause of this?
I have been told that I need to deal with this (the family) and not throw my feelings aside. I'm not really sure what I feel for them. I do know that I am happy to be moving away from them. I don't like to be caught up in the drama and would rather not have my son exposed to that either. I am sad to leave my dad, but I know that I will keep in good communication with him and that we WILL come back to visit him!
Anyways, I am excited about our move....Nervous, but excited! I think we will have amazing stories to tell our children in the future! I hope you are excited for us too! :)
A blog about me and my journey through clinical rotations
Monday, July 6, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Wow, What a Year!
Our son is turning a year old next week! It is so hard to believe that it has been an entire year since we brought our little bundle of joy home from the hospital! This year has been very challenging. Javier has had a food allergy that was not fully realized until last month! He is now on the right formula and is growing! He has gained 1 1/2 pounds in a little over a month (which is a HUGE deal for him!). He is nearly 17 pounds now!
He is doing so many things....He is really imitating us. He loves to laugh when we are laughing, we taught him how to throw his little stuffed football, he is crawling at super speed now, he plays with his balloon, he plays independently in his bedroom, he knows that a comb is for the hair, he knows that his little toothbrush is for his mouth, he knows when he hurts himself that we go get "nemo" from the freezer (it is his little ice pack), he has recently started to climb up onto our bed and loves to look out of our bedroom window, he knows what a bath is when we say, "do you want to take a bath?"--he heads for the bathroom, and the latest that happened today is that when his mommies were kissing, he became jealous (or something???) and started whining!
This year has been challenging with his allergies, but even with all of that, Javier is a very happy guy. He just amazes us everyday! I love to watch him...
Wow, our son will be a year old next week! :)
He is doing so many things....He is really imitating us. He loves to laugh when we are laughing, we taught him how to throw his little stuffed football, he is crawling at super speed now, he plays with his balloon, he plays independently in his bedroom, he knows that a comb is for the hair, he knows that his little toothbrush is for his mouth, he knows when he hurts himself that we go get "nemo" from the freezer (it is his little ice pack), he has recently started to climb up onto our bed and loves to look out of our bedroom window, he knows what a bath is when we say, "do you want to take a bath?"--he heads for the bathroom, and the latest that happened today is that when his mommies were kissing, he became jealous (or something???) and started whining!
This year has been challenging with his allergies, but even with all of that, Javier is a very happy guy. He just amazes us everyday! I love to watch him...
Wow, our son will be a year old next week! :)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
It's Been A While....
This has been a challenging year. From going back to school, to Javier's milk allergy and all the ear infections, colds, ect..., to dealing with postpartum depression, and contracts....it has been challenging. And as I write this, lil Javi is whining to be picked up. So I pick him up and he says, "a-ya ya ya ya...a-yayaya". Then he proceeds to grab my glasses (it is time for lasik!!!) and then pulls my hair and thinks it is funny even though I say "no" very stern! So I put him down and he is content for 2 seconds. He is now pulling at my pajama pants. Yes, I am still in my pajamas at 11:40am. The life of a stay at home mommy!
Update on Javier.....He had another endoscope in February. It revealed that he has eosinophila esophagitis (which means he has allergies in his esophagus-the food tube). He was being exposed to something he is allergic to. So we had an appointment with his allergist and they drew blood to test for numerous food allergens. A few days later, we found out that he is positive for Milk. That includes whey and casein. His formula was changed to Elecare/Neocate which is a "nutritionally complete amino-acid based medical food". He may outgrow the allergy. But will not know for probably a year and a half or so. He is also on baby Zantac 3 times a day for the acid reflux. He seems to be doing much better! Since going on the new formula, he has gained about 1 pound in a month! That is excellent!
Now he has another ear infection and is on amoxicillin, ear drops, tylenol and motrin! Those ear infections are awful for the little ones! We just hired a new nanny and she is great with Javier!
She speaks spanish and will speak to him and play spanish music! She has been all over the world and we think that is so awesome!
Javier is crawling all over the place! And he is crusing down the couch and other furniture! He loves the cats! He tries to give them hugs and kisses all the time! They don't like it so much because he basically lays on top of them to hug them! He say:
mom
mama
baba
a-ya ya (?)
a-rar rar (?)
ka (kat)
Update on me and school...The winter semester is near the end (already!). I have tons of stuff due and no time to do it! I am taking 3 classes: pharmacology I, health care issues and policy, and health promotion and risk reduction. This summer I have 2 classes- research methods and pharmacology II. And then next fall, I will begin the "tougher" classes with Clinical Medicine I, Diagnostic Procedures and Physical Exam.
Micki is doing great...Working on her next contract. She is now in negotiations. We will see what happens! :)
We are planning to take a few trips coming up. San Francisco, Mexico and probably Texas. We love to travel and show Javier different culture, landscapes, weather!
That is about all for now....
Update on Javier.....He had another endoscope in February. It revealed that he has eosinophila esophagitis (which means he has allergies in his esophagus-the food tube). He was being exposed to something he is allergic to. So we had an appointment with his allergist and they drew blood to test for numerous food allergens. A few days later, we found out that he is positive for Milk. That includes whey and casein. His formula was changed to Elecare/Neocate which is a "nutritionally complete amino-acid based medical food". He may outgrow the allergy. But will not know for probably a year and a half or so. He is also on baby Zantac 3 times a day for the acid reflux. He seems to be doing much better! Since going on the new formula, he has gained about 1 pound in a month! That is excellent!
Now he has another ear infection and is on amoxicillin, ear drops, tylenol and motrin! Those ear infections are awful for the little ones! We just hired a new nanny and she is great with Javier!
She speaks spanish and will speak to him and play spanish music! She has been all over the world and we think that is so awesome!
Javier is crawling all over the place! And he is crusing down the couch and other furniture! He loves the cats! He tries to give them hugs and kisses all the time! They don't like it so much because he basically lays on top of them to hug them! He say:
mom
mama
baba
a-ya ya (?)
a-rar rar (?)
ka (kat)
Update on me and school...The winter semester is near the end (already!). I have tons of stuff due and no time to do it! I am taking 3 classes: pharmacology I, health care issues and policy, and health promotion and risk reduction. This summer I have 2 classes- research methods and pharmacology II. And then next fall, I will begin the "tougher" classes with Clinical Medicine I, Diagnostic Procedures and Physical Exam.
Micki is doing great...Working on her next contract. She is now in negotiations. We will see what happens! :)
We are planning to take a few trips coming up. San Francisco, Mexico and probably Texas. We love to travel and show Javier different culture, landscapes, weather!
That is about all for now....
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