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:

3 comments:

John and Heather Schmit said...

I'm glad you got a chance to hike Piestewa Peak. That is an awesome hike! Great pictures, too.

Timothy and Allison Peet said...

Looks like a fun filled weekend! Ro doesn't even know the meaning of rain! Can't believe it's been 100 there already, crazy!

Michelle Stokes said...

I love seeing Rohan enjoying the rain! Rain = puddles = happy and dirty boy :)