I will post this disclaimer up front: spelling, along with geography and fixing cars is not considered my strong point. We all have strengths and weaknesses, one of mine just happens to not be totally supportive of blogging. I am great at knowing any gossip ( I like to call it "sharing the truth" ) that might be floating around-- people just seem to like to tell me stuff, and being in the right place at the right time doesn't hurt either! I make a great gourmet meal for my kids that centers on macaroni and cheese and, I am the master of the house when it comes to how much I can carry to or from the car in one trip ( the last included two kids, three bags, three blankets, a gallon of milk and a diet coke!) .
So you should probably know a few things about me. I have been married to my wonderful husband, Peter for almost 7 years. So far, no 7-year itches have hit us too hard. He is one of those husbands that is all boy (i.e. hunts, watches/plays sports, loves a good beer), yet he does something that most men and some women (including myself) could never do.....He stays home with our kids. Let me just say this has been a saving grace for us. We were the couple that decided I would finish my career journey first and then he would follow. So he worked a few different jobs after college before finishing all his education and starting his career of teaching, while I finished up med school and residency. He supported us very well, but when our second child came, the bills (namely childcare) started to sneak up on us. We knew quickly something had to give. Peter quit his job and now stays home with the kids three days a week (parents day out the other two) and also has been able to go back to school to get his masters in education. Let me just say this has changed our lives so much. Everyone is so happy, the stress level is down and our family time together has greatly increased. I think it just goes to show you that God really does have his own plan for you.
Okay, number two. In case you couldn't tell from the name, I have two boys. Yes, it is me, the poor lonely female with three males romping thru my home. Okay, maybe it is not so desperate, and really I wouldn't have it any other way. I love refereeing the wrestling fights and being catcher for the backyard baseball games. Koen is our oldest at three years old and has found a new love of baseball, as well as old loves of dinosaurs, animals and George Strait. Gage is my "baby" at 18 months and his current loves are books of automobiles, balls and of course his mommy. So, I am a little proud of my youngest's continued attachment of his mother only because Koen seems to already prefer his father and have no current need for a mother other than for food and drink ( of which he would prefer his father get him if possible.)
The last thing to state is that I am finishing up my pediatric residency and am about to start a fellowship in neonatology. This means I am about to pick up my entire household and move it 1200 miles across the country to Indianapolis. I will be working at Riley Children's Hospital for the next three years. I have never really moved anywhere and for sure have never lived outside of Texas. Peter, being an Air force kid, is of course taking it all in stride; and we have yet to really tell the boys. They have no sense of time, and telling them that we will be moving in a few months only sets me up for the daily question of " Are we going to our new house today?"
So this is us, take us or leave us. I would not change the craziness of my life for anything. Okay, maybe that is a little easy to say right now, as I am writing this from Hawaii. We have taken one last trip without the kids to this great state, (second to Texas of course) to relax before the tornado of our lives starts turning again. Before we go to the unknown land of Indiana and I start a job that I am not quite sure I am ready for. Before our sweet little one's wake up one day and inform me they are not so little.
There is not a better place to reflect upon your life, than from this balcony in Hawaii. You can revel in God's glory and majesty as you watch the clouds brush the tops of mountains and the waves lap the white beaches, and know that He has created your life as beautiful as the scenery around you.
When I return I promise to post the pics of our trip. Hope this blog helps us to stay in touch or at least gives you a peak into our lives. Aloha!!
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I'm really pumped to see that you have a blog!! I'm not so pumped that you're in Hawaii and I'm not. You chose a conference in Hawaii and we chose one in Philly. I think we know who's smarter. I'm also glad to know that you've gone to the bathroom with a kid on your lap. No one tells you about this stuff before you get pregnant!
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