Leavin' on a jet plane....

Actually, a 747! "What the heck are you talking about" you say??! Well, for those of you who don't know, I am heading to Hawaii tomorrow with my pedo girls (co-residents) for the annual AAPD meeting!! Each year, the pedo department of UF sends the second year residents to the AAPD meeting to present their research. It's in a different place every year. Last year was DC, next year is Chicago, but THIS year, it's HAWAII!!! So, we really lucked out! They pay for our flight and hotel for the nights of the meeting. So, we all decided to take the whole week off and head out for a vacation before the meeting starts! Crazy, I know!!

So, we got to looking and we found a BEACH FRONT house on the North Shore of Oahu, and we're staying there!! Here are some pictures!!

Our beach!Our house!The outdoor patio

The back door!The newly remodeled kitchen!

Another view of our beach!!I'm so excited, and I think it's gonna be so much fun. The only bad part....no Ava. :( (And no Patrick too, but you know, Ava's only 21 months old)! So, it's gonna be really hard to be away from her for 8 days. She's just recently started talking on the phone, so I'm looking forward to that. And I may bring my computer with the webcam and try to get to some WiFi while I'm there so I can see her. I know it'll be really hard for me. I already said bye to her tonight since I'm leaving at 5am tomorrow morning. We had some nice mommy-baby time right before she went to bed. :( She's so sweet, and I'll miss her so much. But, I know I'll have a blast!

So, anyway, it' been a VERY busy week....I took my pedo boards on Monday, we had a graduation ceremony yesterday (we "walked," but we're not officially done for another 6 weeks!), and I'm leaving for Hawaii tomorrow! Plus, Ava turned 21 months this week. I'll do an update post when I get back! Everyone keep me in mind for a safe trip!!

ALOAH!!

PS. Check the next post for another, short update!

Loop

Well, here we are at the end of, yet another, road. This is a little bit of a sad end, however. Ava's babysitter for the last 9 months (April) had her last day this past week. :( Ava and April have come a very long way. At the beginning, Ava was very shy with her and would cry when I left for work. Now, Ava runs to her with big hugs while she waves and says "bye bye" to me on my way out! She talks about April everyday. For the past 1 or 2 months, Ava's been saying "Loop pool" or "Loop fly Lala" or "Loop park." We eventually figured out that "Loop" is April!! Now, at bedtime when I talk to Ava about her day, she tells me all about what she and Loop did. And when I ask her who's coming to see her, she says Loop! :) It's pretty darn cute.

April was so wonderful with Ava, and she went far beyond anything we expected from a babysitter. She was so attentive and kept Ava's mind guessing. She taught her so much. She took such wonderful and loving care of my Ava, and she did it perfectly! We are so appreciative of her, and she will be greatly missed.
Loop, Ava loves you, and she is lucky to have had someone so wonderful to care for her these past months! Thank you for everything you are!!

No More Call!!

So, today marks the VERY LAST day that I will be on call for the rest of my residency! This is very good news! :) I'll never have to hear that dreaded beeping ever again!! I will have to take call when I start working in July, but it's heaven compared to this because it's split among 7 doctors, there is someone who carries the pager and screens the calls, and actually having to go in is VERY rare! Yahoooooo!!! So exciting! The first of many lasts....