Month: May 2013

What Does “Long Holiday Weekend” Mean To You?

What Does “Long Holiday Weekend” Mean To You?

Since Babygirl has been (mostly) sleeping through the night, I have been (mostly) sleeping through the night, also. But this past Sunday was a doozy… I knew that it might be a tough Memorial Day weekend, as Hubby left last week for an 8-day stretch. 

A Quick Errand

A Quick Errand

It’s Memorial Day Weekend Saturday, I am not on call, Hubby is away, and it’s pouring rain. Our babysitter arrived bright and early so I could run errands. I have alot on my plate today, so I included “write a little blog” as one errand. 

Heavy Days… Amazing Days

Heavy Days… Amazing Days

I’ve had a stretch of heavy-duty workdays. This is “heavy” in the sense of illness and acuity… It’s just odd how things come in bunches and bundles. Monday, I got a page from radiology that a patient I had sent for a scan had a 

A Better Bedtime

A Better Bedtime

As of February, our nights were a mess. We had one-on-one prolonged bedtime “routines” with each child: singing and rocking Babygirl to sleep in our arms, which was starting to take one to two hours, and coaxing/ cajoling/ begging Babyboy to get into his crib, 

Latest from MiM… Being Imperfect

Latest from MiM… Being Imperfect

It’s Being Imperfect topic week on the Mothers in Medicine website. Check out my post on this topic: http://www.mothersinmedicine.com/2013/05/snippets-of-imperfection.html