Saturday, September 12, 2009

Well, I finally took the time to create a blog and join my friends. For those who need an update, Paul and I are both in residency. Paul is in emergency medicine and I am in dermatology. This year I am doing a year of research at Duke before beginning my dermatology residency at East Carolina University where Paul is and where I did intern year.

This year has been full of exciting events: Paul and I both completed intern year and survived, we bought a house, we bought a new car for me out of necessity, and most exciting we are pregnant. I am currently 28 weeks pregnant with a little boy!

Currently, I am commuting to Duke daily for a total of 240 miles per day. The drive is getting more tiresome the further along I get. I am planning on finishing the year at Duke until June 30 in time to start dermatology residency July 1st. For those of you who already have children, you know how attached you are before the baby gets here. Paul and I are already so attached and already feel like we have a third member of our family so I know I am going to have a big adjustment going back to work after maternity leave. I currently leave at 6am and get home between 7p-8p which leaves little time to love on my little guy and my big guy, too, of course.

Well, enough about me. Our little fellow is currently Brooks Allen. His nursery has not been started on yet but I did order furniture this week. Also, my parents came and brought a cradle and other baby gear as well as clothes, of course. He may not have a proper nursery when he arrives but he will be well dressed!

Time to get off here and relax with Paul while watching football. Brooks has no choice but to be a typical guy watching football each weekend during football season. I guess this will give me some "me time" while Paul and Brooks have "guy time."