Tests, friends, family, Easter...busy week!

The Syring's have been busy as usual...:)

Last Monday, I had a cumulative exam covering all of the clinical rotations of my 3rd year of medical school. It was pretty tough but right on target with the difficulty of the exams we took after each core rotation. I have now completed rotations in Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Radiology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Surgery. With those rotations being done, I now get to pick my rotations for the next year...(I'll do a separate 3rd year wrap up/4th year preview post, way to much for this one!)

After the exam we had just enough time to do some last minute laundry, pack our bags, and go for a relaxing 6 mile run!

Tuesday we got up bright (OK, dark) and early at 3AM for our 5AM flight. Mike took Rohan & I to the airport, checked our luggage and said goodbye. Mike got an extremely early start to his work day, but at least he got done early. Rohan LOVED the airport, watching all the airplanes and baggage/food trucks. He fell asleep as we taxied to the runway. His nap didn't last long and soon enough he was busy "reading" stories to the older gentleman sitting next to us. He had an 8 minute and 37 second (yes, I counted) freak out during which the flight attendant came to my rescue and walked with him since there was turbulence and I couldn't get up. The remainder of the flight he was his smiling self. We had a brief layover in MN which Rohan spent running all over and then once again fell asleep on the flight to Des Moines. Allison and Cameron picked us up and we hit a park on the way home to wear the boys out. They had a blast! They played so well together or at least near each other. Tim grilled and Nate played with Rohan, Cam had already passed out. It was really good to catch up with T&A and Nate over a good meal and a glass of wine! Thanks again Peet's for the wonderful hospitality! We really appreciate it!

Wednesday morning we let the boys play and then Allison and Cam took us back to the airport to get our rental car for the trip down to Kirksville. We got into Kirksville just after the Berrey girls got done with school, Rohan loved all the attention they lavished on him! It was good to see Deana, Jim, Serena, Haleigh, and Jayden; it had been nearly a year since we last saw them. Rohan and I then headed to Truman State University's campus and met Crystal and Tiffany to take some pictures. I can't wait to see how they turn out, he was such a ham and he loved hanging out with Braden and Chase, Tiffany's boys. Wednesday night we just relaxed and hung out with the Berrey's and the Park's, more medical school friends. Thanks for letting us take over your bedroom Haleigh, Rohan really liked all the dolls and Barbies:)

Thursday morning I ran Rohan out to Tiffany's house, where he played while I had my MSIII testing. I am fairly certain Rohan had a more fun filled day than I did, I heard he even got to play with some of his old daycare friends and a few bunnies! My testing consisted of standardized patients that I had to interview then write up a note on. We had to do 8 patients in 4 hours, not too tough but a good preparation for my COMLEX PE board exam coming up in June. After I finished up my test, Rohan and I got back in the car and headed back up to Des Moines, Rohan fell asleep on the way back and didn't wake up until the next morning!

Friday morning Rohan and I jumped back in the car and headed up to meet my sister and her family and my parents in Albert Lea, MN. Rohan played hard with Sam and even tried to hug Ryan a few times. It was really good to see everyone, especially since I hadn't met Ryan yet, what a sweet, sweet boy! I loved the baby snuggle time, Rohan doesn't snuggle quite as much as he used to:) We took the boys swimming at the hotel pool and Rohan showed off his water-baby side, man did he and Sam LOVE the water! We even tried taking the boys to a park, Rohan fell asleep as we pulled in and didn't wake up even as we took him all over the playground equipment. Sam really loved climbing on everything and boy can he talk, I love it! He has quite the vocabulary and Auntie Mara wasn't so careful about what I said...let's just say I may have called Ro a midget...We had a wonderful time and are so glad that the Ahos and Bacons could meet us, even if ever so brief! Wish we could see them more often. My parents and sister stayed the night and relaxed while Rohan & I headed back to Des Moines. We spent the evening with the Peets and Nate.

Saturday Allison & I got up before the boys did and went to a Body Pump Class at her work. It was fantastic! I definitely felt it the next couple days. When we got back we all headed to the Des Moines Zoo. The boys loved the animals, I loved the crazy loud monkeys! Rohan wanted to jump in the Koi pond but we persuaded him to try the playground equipment instead. They took an awesome nap while T&A played with their new phones and I did a bit of studying. When the got up we went on an Easter egg hunt, this was obviously more for us than them, I have a feeling there are still some in the yard that the lawnmower will find. More wine and good food capped off a wonderful day!

Sunday we had a Cam/Rho dance party, it appears they both like the Latin Pop station...:) After a delicious breakfast casserole and some more play time, Tim & Cam took us back to the airport. Rohan got to have his picture taken with our puddle-jumper airplane since he was the only kid we boarded first. He managed to stay awake and happy for the entire flight! In Milwaukee I was super excited to see an ALTERRA coffee shop next to our departure gate, of course I had to have one! It was delicious!! Our flight back was a bit longer than we anticipated but Rohan was a trooper and only had 2 mini-meltdown's over 3.5 hours. We were both EXTREMELY excited to see Mike at the terminal!

Our trip was a lot of fun, but exhausting! I squeezed a couple of shorter runs in along the way for a total of about 5 miles, not much, but at least some:) We logged 900 miles exactly on our rental car and I can not say enough what a fabulous traveler Rohan is. Over the course of 4 flights and numerous hours in the car he had less than 30 minutes of crying, I couldn't have asked for anything better.

Rohan adjusted quickly to being back home and Mike even thought he had made more advances in talking and running faster. He changes so quickly still.

Rohan went to bed at a normal time and we took that time to hit the hot tub and relax. Perfect ending to a long day of travel.

No rest for the weary, we jumped back into things on Monday morning. Rohan went back to "school" and I started a new rotation in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. I am loving being back with kids, and really excited to be in Heme/Onc, should be a great month!

Here are a ton of pictures and videos from our trip.

Rohan & Cameron Dancing The Day Away:








Unkie Nate & Rohan:


Rohan & Cameron Scour The Yard For Easter Eggs:


Rohan Watching The Airplane Taxi: