Friday night, Parker suddenly decided to tell us all about her day. We were in the middle of feeding her butternut squash, but she just couldn't wait. She continues to eat very well and now eats cereal, sweet potatoes, carrots, squash and apples!
Saturday was my friend Amy's birthday. We went to a local teppanyaki restaurant here called Sam's Anchor Inn. It seems to be geared towards Americans although there were many locals there, too. It is similar to a Japanese steakhouse restaurant in the states. Parker thought my [non-alcoholic] drink looked good. I briefly considered the alcoholic version to see if it would help Parker sleep ;)
Here are me and Parker with Amy and Makai. Parker isn't shy. She likes to just lean over and touch Makai and usually tries to hold his hand. Still the baby-cougar! She is going to miss him when she moves up to the new classroom at the CDC, but hopefully when he moves up in 2 months he will move to her class. I am so bummed that Amy and Makai are PCSing to Hawaii this summer :( We are looking forward to visiting them, though, when we go to the AAP meeting next fall.
Here's an action shot of our chef for the evening. The tenderloin was amazing. Corey is still trying to figure out how the guy cooked it so perfectly. We had great food and a great time celebrating Amy's birthday. It was a little bittersweet since her fiance (Makai's dad) Tony headed out to Hawaii the next day, so it was kind of a birthday/goodbye dinner. We wish we could be at their wedding in April in Hawaii, but we have to focus on boards coming up in May!
This picture is a little ironic... shouldn't Parker have the bib? Parker actually ate while we were having our appetizers and then she sat in the corner of the booth between me and Corey and played while we ate. She was soooo good!
"What?!? I don't get to try to catch the shrimp in my mouth? I know I can do it!"Parker has a renewed interest in her play mat. We put her on it this morning and she was hilarious.
She's started doing this pose when she's on her tummy - she does it at the CDC, too. I think she knows we think is cute. She was trying to charm us because she kept us up all night. We got about 4 hours of sleep last night and we are desperate. Parker has her 6-month visit on Wednesday (the day she actually turns 6 months) and we have tons of questions for the pediatrician. We have been trying the baby-whispering method, but we must be doing something wrong because Parker still has us trained to get up! During the week, she is at the CDC as early as 5:45 some days, so on the weekends we are still getting up before 6 am. Today was especially bad... she woke up at 4:15 am and never went back to sleep.
Work is still frustrating. I really, really wish that I felt differently. My clinic is behind on readiness, especially with upcoming deployments pending, and last week we had to come in during our regularly scheduled exercise time. I tried to go and do a couple of miles because it is better than nothing. I have 4 lbs to go until my "pre-pregnancy" weight. [Still about 8 more to my pre-IVF weight and another 8 more to my pre-residency weight.] Anyway, the point is that I am slowly making progress despite no sleep and no time. I had a meeting this week at headquarters and was asked again about exercising. I've seen several other officers who aren't in top condition and I am becoming indifferent. It seems that the only concern is how fast I can run 1.5 miles and how many sit-ups I can do. I am going to have a waiver for the push-ups - I can't get in to see the orthopedic doc for my thumb until March. Meanwhile, I have an appointment for occupational therapy in about 2 weeks, so we'll see if that helps. I wish the focus was on getting me up and running as a periodontist!
She's started doing this pose when she's on her tummy - she does it at the CDC, too. I think she knows we think is cute. She was trying to charm us because she kept us up all night. We got about 4 hours of sleep last night and we are desperate. Parker has her 6-month visit on Wednesday (the day she actually turns 6 months) and we have tons of questions for the pediatrician. We have been trying the baby-whispering method, but we must be doing something wrong because Parker still has us trained to get up! During the week, she is at the CDC as early as 5:45 some days, so on the weekends we are still getting up before 6 am. Today was especially bad... she woke up at 4:15 am and never went back to sleep.
Work is still frustrating. I really, really wish that I felt differently. My clinic is behind on readiness, especially with upcoming deployments pending, and last week we had to come in during our regularly scheduled exercise time. I tried to go and do a couple of miles because it is better than nothing. I have 4 lbs to go until my "pre-pregnancy" weight. [Still about 8 more to my pre-IVF weight and another 8 more to my pre-residency weight.] Anyway, the point is that I am slowly making progress despite no sleep and no time. I had a meeting this week at headquarters and was asked again about exercising. I've seen several other officers who aren't in top condition and I am becoming indifferent. It seems that the only concern is how fast I can run 1.5 miles and how many sit-ups I can do. I am going to have a waiver for the push-ups - I can't get in to see the orthopedic doc for my thumb until March. Meanwhile, I have an appointment for occupational therapy in about 2 weeks, so we'll see if that helps. I wish the focus was on getting me up and running as a periodontist!
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