So, two months later after I posted about posting more often.......
It's December. I just finished my last systems-based module in school, Blood and Lymph (with a personal best grade! Woo hoo!), and began the first of a series of modules designed to help us transition from the didactic to clinical years of our training. The current module, "Medicine Across the Lifespan", tackles the differences in treating special populations such as the elderly and children. While it has been interesting and VERY relevant (did you know the fastest growing demographic in the US is people over the age of 85?), truthfully, it's been really hard to focus. I still feel slightly drained from the last two modules and am feeling the stress and anticipation of Christmas.
I also had a chance to do some shadowing. A previous module, Brain and Behavior, sparked my interest in neurology, so I shadowed one of the neurologists who taught us for a couple of days. It was an amazingly interesting experience, and I have definitely added neurology to my list of specialties I'm interested in.
The kids are excited as ever for Christmas. As we usually do, we managed to do all of their shopping on Black Friday. Although this year we were not out buying toys at 5 am, we did manage to snag some great deals. The crowning glory is a swingset. My husband was originally planning to build one for the kids, but we found a great deal on one so we went ahead and purchased one for them. I can't wait to see the looks on their faces!
The baby is hardly a baby anymore. He's trying so hard to keep up with his big brother and sister. I'm pretty sure he's going to skip crawling altogether and go straight to walking. He's already much bigger than his siblings were at his age (meaning, he's of normal height and weight for his age).
My older son has hit that special point in every boy's life. You know, the one where he wants drums for Christmas. And he will tell every Santa he can find that he needs drums. Santa is definitely not bringing drums this year, so I hope that does not crush his precious little heart. I'm sure the swing set will make him forget all about drums... for now.
My daughter has a better grasp than ever on the true meaning of Christmas. I think for the first year she is realizing that it's not all about presents and that there are plenty of people out there who won't have presents or even food to eat on Christmas. She definitely still wants presents, don't get me wrong. But perhaps when she is a little older we can begin a new tradition of celebrating the birth of Jesus by helping those who need God's love the most rather than solely with gifts.
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