Whiny

This last week I noticed everyone has been irritable. My daughter had her routine vaccinations. Irritable. My son is nearing two years old. Irritable. My husband and I are still trying to get our home organized and the kids to sleep through the night. Irritable! I'm not sure what my hormones are doing lately either. It's been seven months since I had my daughter and I still feel moody off and on. Also we found out that next year we most likely won't get enough money for school and still allow me to stay home with the kids. That is constantly in the back of my mind. I guess I hadn't prepared myself for the option of having to go back to work during medical school. I know that other women out there are working and raising children on their own and they are so strong! Me. I'm whiny. I hope that something works out so I can continue to be a stay at home mom. But ultimately I need to just be a little stronger and know that I'm blessed to have my husband and two healthy babies.

On another note...
I started really looking into different orthopedic surgery residencies around the country. If anybody has anything good or bad to say about different programs please let me know!

Where Have I Been?

Whew! I'm back.

Our family was staying with my parents for 3 weeks in June. When we came back home we packed up our little condo, and moved into a house. My husband and I attended post second year requirement for the occupation of medicine (PROM) and boards bash! We also got his Step 1 scores back.

~It was so amazing to be able to see family and friends for an extended period of time. I want my kids to know their grandparents and vice versa! We had a great time.

~Our new home is such a blessing! It's twice the size of our old place. In a great neighborhood close to the medical center. Everyone has their own bedroom, and there's a large backyard!

~Mark worked very hard on planning boards bash. As class president this is one of their responsibilities. Its basically a time to have fun and celebrate step one and two years of medical school being over with. Most classes in the past have gone on a dinner cruise...blah. :) My hubby had a great idea that turned out super fun! He rented a bunch of carnival inflatables and had a barbecue. There were water slides, jousting, human foos ball and a bungee run. There were contests and prizes too. In my opinion that was so much better than a dinner cruise haha. Esp. since we had PROM too. That was also fun. It was a really nice dinner with speakers and presentations and a time of reflection.

~step one score: The Lord blessed all of Mark's hard work. His score is a really good one, and we can't be more thankful!

Ok so now:

Mark is finishing up his first month of MS3. This month he has been doing pediatric outpatient. It's a nice schedule with no weekends. He is learning how to see pediatric patients in the clinic setting and is doing well. It has been a good month for him to have a good schedule because of moving and getting settled into our new place. Next month is pediatric inpatient which won't be as cushy ;) In my spare time I'm looking up places for him to do his externships next year. So far he is thinking orthopedic surgery still, and thanks to his score he feels comfortable going for that specialty!

I'm really liking this year better than last. I'm not pregnant for once! lol. Mark is enjoying hands on learning. We are also so much closer to applying for residency and graduating. The kids are falling into a good routine, and we're just happy to be finally here in year 3. yay!