Internal Med/Life Update

Nick is still chugging along through his Internal Medicine rotation. He only hasa week or so left before he takes his 1st Shelf Exam and moves onto his next rotation (surgery.)  He continues to love IM and has learned SO much! Most days he has 2-3 of his own patients and so far all of his evaluations from the Doctors and Residents he has worked with have all been GREAT and rave about how well he is doing on the floor/in the clinic. YAY! Not that I am at all surprised, but definitely proud wifey over here.

He has now switched from working on the floor to working in the clinic. Clinic hours are definitely pretty awesome- he goes in at 8AM and is home around 4:30PM every day. He's super busy studying and completing case reports so he usually only spends an hour at home before heading off to the library for a couple hours. Still... much shorter days, and especially now that he has a 5 minute commute rather than a 40 minute commute... he's a much happier boy!  I know he misses some of the floor stuff, but I think it has been a nice change of pace and change of scenery to be in the clinic for a couple weeks! He has definitely loved internal medicine and I think he is surprised by how much he has enjoyed it. As of right now I believe Emergency Medicine is still his #1 but I know that the past 10 weeks have definitely opened his eyes to life as an IM doctor and he is definitely not crossing it off his list as a potential career!

I can't believe he almost has one full and long rotation under his belt! Time is flying! Surgery is next up, and while I know he will like it, I am definitely not very excited for the crazy hours it entails. However, I AM HAPPY to have it over with BEFORE baby arrives AND he has 2 weeks or so off for Christmas break- so I guess I can't complain too much about the timing :) Plus, I'm sure surgery will bring some good stories from his experiences... we already have a suture kit in our kitchen at almost all times so God only knows what else is to follow... ;)

In other news:  we are almost completely settled into our new house!! Wooo hoo! We've been living here for a full week or so now and really only have some small things left to do/some organizing, but all in all it's quite homey and we are loving it! Pictures and more updates on that another time.

Baby is continuing to grow big and strong and my glorified beer gut baby belly is gradually turning into a full on baby bump! Every day I see obvious changes, which is weird, but fun! Still waiting to feel the little nugget move!

He's dressed so doctor-y and cute every day that I couldn't resist snapping a quick picture! The cutest IM student ever!!!

16 weeks pregnant and enjoying having some energy back and the fall weather/wardrobe!