Hove Family Vacation - Maine

Our first family vacation was a nice trip. Jonah is a very well behaved little guy, even in the car. We are so lucky! He was fascinated by Maine. We walked along the water, ate yummy food at restaurants, and poked our head in Bar Harbor's quirky little shops. He flirted with all the nice ladies that came up to talk to him, smiling and giggling and showing off. They called him "flawless" and "gorgeous" and "perfect." The women in Maine won Jonah and I both over in seconds.

We came home pretty tired, all three of us. The change in beds and routine took it's toll and we spent the next day resting up. Then I had to go back to school, where I was a tiny bit behind on homework from my weekend away. I've worked very hard this week, though, and I'm all caught up. Kevin's been great about watching the baby so I can get work done. He goes back to work October 10th and I think we're both kind of dreading it. If only he could stay home all the time! He's an ideal cook/babysitter and very handy to have around!

Isn't Maine beautiful?! It's worth the all day drive.

Jonah is finally feeling better - and just in time! We're leaving Friday for a weekend in Maine. It will be our first family vacation. We're all really excited. I'm not sure how seven hours in the car will be with Jonah - but there's only one way to find out!

I did not fall asleep at clinical this week, although I wanted to on several occasions. My exhaustion did affect my work performance - I definitely wasn't at the top of my game the last two days. The good news is no one was killed or injured in my line of fire (as far as I know) so I am free to go back and try to do better next week. Like my dad says, they call it practicing medicine. I remember when I was learning piano and tripped and stumbled over all the notes as I practiced. I had to take even simple songs painfully slow until I learned them. That's how I feel at clinical sometimes - missing notes and going painfully slow. But eventually I will learn the song, right? Just got to keep on practicing.

I started messing around with my blog template and now I kind of hate it but I'm way too tired to fix it. It looks weird, doesn't it? Maybe I'll change it again later...

Jonah has been so fussy the last few days. It can't still be from his shots, can it? We don't know what's going on, but we're really starting to fade over here. I'm not getting a lot of sleep and it's hard to be smart and remember things when I'm this exhausted. Diabetes? What's that? Blood pressure? Am I supposed to take it? Eat it? Feed it to some one? What's going on?

Tomorrow should be an interesting day at clinical. I'll probably fall asleep while I'm pumping and end up with my own milk all over my shoes. That will inspire confidence in my patients, won't it? I can't hold up a breastpump without falling over, but here - let me manage your 14 medications. No problem!

Jonah Laughing

I am obsessed with this baby. Can you blame me?

Jonah had his two month appointment today. He's such a big boy! At 15lb, 10oz, he's off the growth charts for weight. He's 63cm long, which is the 95th percentile. The pediatrician said he was one of the healthiest babies that he'd seen and that he was very advanced with this developmental milestones. While I realize that he probably gushes like this to all new mothers, it didn't stop me from beaming with pride and falling madly in love with him. He's obviously a great doctor if he can see how beautiful and smart and perfect my son is!

Jonah had to get his vaccines today (three shots!). He cried big fat crocodile tears that made my chest hurt. He slept all afternoon and is now running a fever of 101. He's a little grumpy and extra cuddly and you can just tell he doesn't feel very good. He's got his hot little head pressed against my cheek now. Kevin made fun of me for checking his temperature every 5 minutes all afternoon, but once it crept up past 101, he was the one that insisted on going out to get infant Tylenol. I guess we're both a little protective of our perfect, healthy, advanced little boy.

Jonah Met Grandma and Grandpa Hove!

I've been busy this week trying to figure out how to juggle classes and being a mom. It's going even busier than I thought it would be but I like being back at school and being out in the real world again. I love being Jonah's mom but when I'm home all day with him, I become a zombie milk machine. Now I come home and really treasure my time with him. It's hard sometimes being gone all day but it's so nice to come home to my two favorite boys.


He's really turning into an ideal baby. He's eating and pooping as well as ever, but he's not nearly as fussy as he was his first few weeks. He's sleeping much better, only getting up once during the night now to nurse and he goes right back to sleep. He sleeps very well in his crib until about 3am, when he wants to eat, and then he usually ends up in our bed again if we want to sleep til morning. But it's kind of nice to be all snuggled in together as a family.


Kevin's parents are coming in tonight. We're looking forward to them meeting Jonah. They've seen pictures, but now they will finally see in person how amazing our little boy is!

Jonah Talks More

My first day of clinical was today. I was terrified going in. I'd never been away from Jonah for more than two or three hours. I had no idea what my preceptor was going to be like or what would be expected of me. And I was pretty sure I didn't remember anything about anything I learned last year.

It turns out clinical is very much like riding a bike. I needed to do a complete physical. I jumped right it and it all came rushing back to me. I wasn't exactly in top form all day, but it went a lot better than I anticipated. Another surprise: I really loved being back. I missed Jonah terribly, of course, but oh my I love what I do here. I had been a little worried about it, but I think I will be just fine as a working mom.

My preceptor was nice and supportive of the whole pumping thing, which was another thing I was nervous about. She offered one of her exam rooms for me to use whenever I need to pump. That makes my life easier, especially considering that she keeps such long days. We worked 10 hours today and she was still going when I finally left.

I was away from home for 13 hours today (the site is a 90 min drive each way) and Jonah and I were very happy to see each other when I finally got home. It was so nice to be out doing something I loved all day and then come home to my little family at night. I have a sweet baby sleeping on my chest and I feel very content, like all the pieces are fitting together just perfectly.