Monday, June 30, 2008
Two years down, three to go!!!
Patrick just started his 3rd year of residency today!! So, this is for all of you have known us since we started dating (Dec. 1997), those of you who knew us when Patrick was in med school, those of you who knew us when he was STILL in med school, and those of you who met us when we moved to MN and have asked, "So, when is Pat done with school? How many years of residency does he have left? He's not a staff, YET??" Well, to answer all of your questions, we have 3 more years left here in MN. It really has gone quickly and he loves the program. After he finishes his 5 years here, he will do a fellowship for one year. After lots of thinking and talking about what his specialty will be, he has decided (or we have decided)on orthopedic oncology. He will do surgeries on bone and muscle tumors. So, that is our news and it feels really great to have made a decision. We now know what to look forward to in the future. So, we are getting there!!!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
6 months old
Garrett had his 6 month appointment last Thursday. He was 18 lbs. 5.6 oz. and 26 1/2 inches long (he was 27 inches at 4 months, so I think the nurses aren't measuring something correctly because I am pretty sure he didn't shrink!). He was in the 65th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for height. He's a happy guy and even had a slight fever with a cold this week but was still smiley and happy most of the time. :)
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Trip to Indiana
I drove home last week with the kids because Patrick had a conference in Canada. I don't know what would have been worse, being home for a week by myself or making the drive by myself...luckily, we drove to Chicago on the first leg and picked up my sister-in-law, Mary. She drove the rest of the way to IN with us.
Well, about an hour away from Indianapolis, we had to pull off the road because the storms were so bad. We sat in a Dairy Queen for about an hour and met some nice people who were also doing the same thing... it was such a small world because I was showing off Caroline's skills to Mary and I said, "Caroline, tell Aunt Mary where you live." She said, "St. Louis Park," and the guy behind us said, "I used to live in St. Louis Park!" Funny. So, we got back on the road and ended up pulling over another 3 times and finally decided to stay the night in a hotel. But, we made it to Indianapolis safely the next day!
Patrick's Grandparents and Aunt Sue came to visit from West Virginia. They had not met Garrett yet, so it was great for them to see him and to see Caroline again. Pat's brother, Michael came the next day and then Kathleen, his sister came a few days later. I then headed to Kokomo and my Dad's brother and sister came to also meet Garrett (and see Caroline too!). Thanks to everyone that came to see us!
Well, about an hour away from Indianapolis, we had to pull off the road because the storms were so bad. We sat in a Dairy Queen for about an hour and met some nice people who were also doing the same thing... it was such a small world because I was showing off Caroline's skills to Mary and I said, "Caroline, tell Aunt Mary where you live." She said, "St. Louis Park," and the guy behind us said, "I used to live in St. Louis Park!" Funny. So, we got back on the road and ended up pulling over another 3 times and finally decided to stay the night in a hotel. But, we made it to Indianapolis safely the next day!
Patrick's Grandparents and Aunt Sue came to visit from West Virginia. They had not met Garrett yet, so it was great for them to see him and to see Caroline again. Pat's brother, Michael came the next day and then Kathleen, his sister came a few days later. I then headed to Kokomo and my Dad's brother and sister came to also meet Garrett (and see Caroline too!). Thanks to everyone that came to see us!
Do you see the spoon off to the right? We couldn't get it in quick enough!
Garrett was devouring the cereal! We ended up giving him seconds because he still seemed hungry. He thinks we should have been feeding it to him a few months ago! :)
Reading with Aunt Susie
Aunt Susie is a librarian and she brought me and Garrett lots of books from the library book sale. Thanks Aunt Susie~!
Playing at the splash park in Broadripple
For those of you who live in Indinapolis, there's a splash park at 61st and Broadway. It's not huge, but it's perfect for kids Caroline's age.
Aunt Kathleen and Caroline
Kathleen donated her hair to Locks of Love (I think she donated 13 inches). I think your hair looks really cute, Kathleen!!
I'm feeding Annie some cheerios
Annie is my friend Chris' daughter. I used to work with Chris at Eagle Creek Elementary. We also used to live a block away from eachother in Broadripple. :)
Aunt Kathleen, Garrett, and an uncooperative Caroline
Caroline decided most of the time to not look at the camera when we wanted her to! Stinker!
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