Journals
Thursday,Jun 30 2005, 12:27:22 AMTraining Pants
E was doing her nudist routine this evening and refused to wear a
diaper. So we put training pants on her to see how she would
do. She held it from dinner, thought playing in the water in a
swimsuit, and went on the toilet. So far so good. We shall
see how tomorrow goes. Heidi wanted pants like sissey, so we put
some on over her diaper.
At the hospital today I did very little. Things are slow, but
that will change tomorrow when I'm on call. That will mean that
I'm on the code team, so let's hope that doesn't happen. My
first/only patient is on a controlled crash. The attending is
trying to get a hold of the family and ask for permission to withdraw
care. It's nice to know that my first patient won't make
it. Off to do some reading so I can hopefully know what I'm doing
tomorrow.
Tuesday,Jun 28 2005, 09:24:25 PMDay 2
What went on today. Well I met my team and did very little
work. By very little I mean an amount that would have taken me
1-11/2 hrs at Emory took me much longer. I just need to learn the
system. I managed to get lost 3 times. This hospital is
very confusing. Both Emory and Grady were easier. Grady was
essentially a figure 8. and Emory was an "I." Got my first
patient today. Sounds like a typical Grady case: hypertension,
end stage renal disease, anoxic encephalopathy, congestive heart
failure, and multiple myeloma. The poor guy is only in his
40's.
Tuesday,Jun 28 2005, 01:56:21 AMOfficially a Resident
Transitional year MD's are apparently called residents instead of
interns. That is saved for first years in medicine and family
practice. What does the first day as an MD look like?
Orientation. Mainly to human resources and the business of
hospitals. Got an id card (that gets me free meals and parking in
the doctor's lot) and a pager. The pager will play "Dixie" as the
ring, which I think is hilarious. However, considering my patient
population I'm going with the Entertainer. I figure that little
electronic leash will keep me quite entertained this year. I was
preferentially given a pager because I'm on a call service. I get
to start off with a bang doing a medicine wards month. At least
it's not the ICU. This month should get me whipped back into
shape and get my efficiency up for the rest of the year. I
stopped by Barnes and Noble on the way home from errands with the
girls. I needed a certain book to carry in my coat. I was
going to get dropped off and walk home, but the girls threw a hissy
when Daddy got out and they didn't. So Sarah brought them in and
let them look at kid's books. She told them that they could pick
one out, and Heidi got really excited and began to scan all the
books. Elizabeth picked out a book about belly buttons.
This is fitting since they love their belly buttons (blah-blahs).
Heidi picked out a book on waking up. I'm off to read to make
sure I remember my CHF, CAP, and COPD.
Wednesday,Jun 22 2005, 01:28:27 AMAdjusted
The girls are finally adjusted to STL. We had two weeks of
psychological torture until they settled down. They would fuss
all day long and only be happy when they were climbing all over
us. Sarah and I had all that we could stand and so we went to
visit friends and family in OK. That went well, although they
were still a little fussy, grandparents helped shoulder the
burden. Fortunately, the girls are back to their happy
selves. They really like going on walks especially when they end
at the park. Sarah raided a garage sale in Tulsa and now we have
a playhouse, jogging stroller and two more riding toys. They also
like dancing and playing outside. They get very excited when they
see a bunny or a bird. The girls are developing away. The
other day E was trying to trade cups with H. H pushed E's cup
away and said "this mine, that's yours." Another time H was
repeatedly doing something she wasn't supposed to do. E could
tell that I was about to get up and take care of the problem so she put
her arm around H's shoulder and guided her to some toys.
Saturday,Jun 4 2005, 10:28:19 PMMoved In
We've had problems posting lately so here is one we tried to post about a week ago:
We've been in Stl for awhile now and are starting to get settled.
We like the city so far. There are two nearby areas that have all
of the stores we commonly need. We've met some of our neighbors
and seen some very nice homes that are about 1 block south of us.
There is a park about 2 blocks to the East. Today we tried
Brentwood Bible Church and liked it. We ended up going to
someone's house for lunch and did our typical Sunday routine of keeping
the girls out until about 3pm before heading home for a nap. A
couple of days ago Sarah found E in the window sill! There is a
window in the kitchen that is perfect girly height. We've been
keeping the windows open a fair amount since it is still spring
here. Buff got a foot in the Window frame and up she went.
The area is infested with rabbits and doves. The girls love
birdwatching and pointing out the rabbits. Their words for rabbit
and ribbit are identical. The girls seem to like the new
house. There is enough room in the basement for them to push
their strollers and ride their bikes. E likes to see if she can
sneak up the stairs. We put up a baby gate across the bottom of
the stairs, but H gave E a boost up the side of the stairs and E was
halfway up the stairs before we caught her. The girls really like
the swings and slides at the park, but that is nothing new. They
shout "Wee!" over and over while swinging. Both have been
adjusting fairly well, but have been fussier than normal. In the
first days, E would only eat on the porch. I don't think we've
taken a single picture since getting here, so we will post more when we
take some. By the way, the second picture in the May 05 album was
taken at my grandparent's farm. We don't have cows in our
backyard, only rabbits. Donegal, our dog, seems to be adjusting
to life in Tulsa as he's claimed the area by covering it with his
hair. Better than marking it. Apparently he is now flea
free, unfortunately we aren't.