Mara has less than 30 days until graduation and Dr. MARA! :) She has one last rotation in the ER tonight and then she'll be preparing for step 3 boards and starting at Phoenix Children's the end of June!
With Mara still on the afternoon shift, Rohan and I have been watching baseball, building forts, and getting outside to enjoy the parks & pools.
Last weekend we went to our friends' house who have a pool and a giant backyard. We grilled, chilled in the pool (literally since it wasn't heated!), played some beer pong, and enjoyed the day. There was a good turnout for a last minute party, and the dogs they were dogsitting for had a blast jumping in the pool with everyone. I actually rode Jack into the pool since he was standing under me on the diving board! What a fun dog!
Afterwards we went to another friends house who has a cousin that Mara will be working with at PCH so it was a great chance to meet him and his family, as well as see Chris & Janae one last time before they head to Hawai'i for residency. Rohan even made and decorated cookies that morning at the bright and early time of 6am. I guess he was just excited.
Mara also had the distinction of expressing Linus' anal gland...a pleasure I had when we were in Kirksville. Luckily it was draining pretty good when she started so it didn't take too long. Good times...
Rohan LOVES to be tossed in his "boat":
Rohan declaring "I'm on a boat!":
For the complete "I'm On A Boat" experience...watch this video...http://youtu.be/avaSdC0QOUM
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Lots of Dad Time
This month Mara is on her FINAL rotation of medical school in the Pediatric Emergency Department. She loves it so far, and it's a great into to all the residents and attendings she'll be working with next year. She's already made great impressions on everyone! The only part she isn't super fond of is the 12pm-8pm shifts since it kind of throes a wrench in our routine, but we are always flexible. It's been great for me to pick up Rohan and spend a few hours alone with him watching/playing baseball, building forts, and just running around like crazy people. One thing that came of the new schedule for me is figuring out a place to run near Rohan's daycare. It's really been nice to fit in a nice 30min 5K before I pick him up. The weather has been VERY nice (except for one nearing 100F!), so the runs have felt awesome! They take me along some busier roads which I don't like, but they also go through a golf course and back into some neightborhoods, so it's a good balance overall.
This Saturday was spent mostly inside since it we had "measurable rain" which is AZ code for drizzle, but everyone stays inside. There was a short break in the afternoon we got out and ran around a little. Inside we watched LOTS of baseball on MLB.TV and also watched tons of golf with The Masters on.
Sunday was more Baseball/Golf, but with the nicer weather we hit up the parks and wore Rohan out. He even took a 3hr nap on Sunday, which is about 45min longer than normal! Glad we can still wear the little guy out!
Last week we also got a chance to hike Piestewa Peak in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. The hike was long (4 hours total) because we hiked from a different trailhead, not the one at the base. Rohan stayed at daycare so it was just Mara and I, which was a nice change of pace...:) The views were a little better than Camelback Mountain, I thought. A really nice hike on a day off...:)
We heard the weather back in the Midwest was pretty nice (warmer than here even!), so we hope everyone got out an enjoyed the day and cure that cabin fever!
Rohan counting & building with blocks
Jumping in the "rain":
Rohan's new favorite past time...couch jumping:
This Saturday was spent mostly inside since it we had "measurable rain" which is AZ code for drizzle, but everyone stays inside. There was a short break in the afternoon we got out and ran around a little. Inside we watched LOTS of baseball on MLB.TV and also watched tons of golf with The Masters on.
Sunday was more Baseball/Golf, but with the nicer weather we hit up the parks and wore Rohan out. He even took a 3hr nap on Sunday, which is about 45min longer than normal! Glad we can still wear the little guy out!
Last week we also got a chance to hike Piestewa Peak in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. The hike was long (4 hours total) because we hiked from a different trailhead, not the one at the base. Rohan stayed at daycare so it was just Mara and I, which was a nice change of pace...:) The views were a little better than Camelback Mountain, I thought. A really nice hike on a day off...:)
We heard the weather back in the Midwest was pretty nice (warmer than here even!), so we hope everyone got out an enjoyed the day and cure that cabin fever!
Rohan counting & building with blocks
Jumping in the "rain":
Rohan's new favorite past time...couch jumping:
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Sushi, Pool, Parks, & Hikes!
Not a whole lot happening this last week, but we did find PLENTY of time to be outdoors enjoying the absolutely gorgeous weather! Temps almost hit 100F, but for the most part it was upper 80's, low 90's.
We continued our obsession with sushi and Rohan even helped Mara roll and stuff one. He did really good, and taste tested most of the veggies before putting them in...:)
Saturday was our big day. We got up super early and went for a walk around one of the neighborhoods we are looking to buy in and hit up a park about 2 blocks from the house we liked. Afterwards we went to a splash pad at Desert Ridge for the first time this year. Rohan was insatiable! The temp was warm, but the water was freezing, but it didn't stop him from playing for almost an hour! He was literally shivering when we drug him away. In the video you can see his hand shaking while he's holding a toy...:(
Sunday Mara went with Heather and hiked the Hobart South Mountain summit trail while I golfed with John, his brother Joe, and his son Matt at Mountain Shadows par-3 course. It was another gorgeous day to be out and about!!! We had an awesome lunch back at Heather's, watched more golf and headed home to relax.
Not a lot else to say, just an awesome time to be outdoors! Hope everyone had a chance to catch some outdoor time too!
Rohan being a cheeseball (as usual):
He's not hurt...it's his soccer flop thing he does where he grabs his hamstring and goes down...lol
Rohan punching the water at the splash pad:
Loosing steam and freezing (watch his hands 6 seconds in):
We continued our obsession with sushi and Rohan even helped Mara roll and stuff one. He did really good, and taste tested most of the veggies before putting them in...:)
Saturday was our big day. We got up super early and went for a walk around one of the neighborhoods we are looking to buy in and hit up a park about 2 blocks from the house we liked. Afterwards we went to a splash pad at Desert Ridge for the first time this year. Rohan was insatiable! The temp was warm, but the water was freezing, but it didn't stop him from playing for almost an hour! He was literally shivering when we drug him away. In the video you can see his hand shaking while he's holding a toy...:(
Sunday Mara went with Heather and hiked the Hobart South Mountain summit trail while I golfed with John, his brother Joe, and his son Matt at Mountain Shadows par-3 course. It was another gorgeous day to be out and about!!! We had an awesome lunch back at Heather's, watched more golf and headed home to relax.
Not a lot else to say, just an awesome time to be outdoors! Hope everyone had a chance to catch some outdoor time too!
Rohan being a cheeseball (as usual):
He's not hurt...it's his soccer flop thing he does where he grabs his hamstring and goes down...lol
Rohan punching the water at the splash pad:
Loosing steam and freezing (watch his hands 6 seconds in):
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