You know you've had a bad call when...

You've shoved a tube down two different sets of infant vocal cords within six hours.

Soy??? Really Kid?

Adeline is not a picky eater. She loves veggies and meat and just about everything that we put on her tray. (She snubbed the Tai food but I think it was a little early for green curry) But she will NOT touch cows milk. I nursed for nearly a year. She gulped down pumped milk like a fiend and when I stopped pumping about a month ago she drank formula without hesitation but I have tried every trick I know and she won't touch cows milk. A few days ago at my mother's suggestion I brought home some plain soy milk and presto she drank it. Joel is bummed 'cause this means that there will be no more whole milk in the fridge but I'm just ahppy Adeline will drink something besides water and I don't have to force extra vitamin D drops down her throat.

What does this say about us?

Joel and I have been doing the Netflix thing for about 6 months now. We don't watch a lot of movies or TV but we do spend a lot more time at home now that we have Adeline. recently Netflix suggested a movie for us based on what we have liked in the past. It was Requium For A Dream. We watched it, a little stunned I must admit. It was a good movie but it made me thing what kind of stuff have we been watching that made Netflix think this would be good for us. Surlely it wasn't Wanted or Timeline. It must have been Soylent Green (It's People!!!!!!), Hotel Rawanda, or No Country For Old Men (What the Hell??!!!). In any case I think it's time I figured out how to use Netflix and see what Joel has in our Queue.

I Hate Late People

first off let's not confuse what I mean here. Socially, among friends late is not a big deal. You just sit back and have an appetizer and a drink until they come. What I hate is people who are late to their jobs.
Yesterday I finished a 24 hour shift at 9 am but my replacement didn't come in until 9:45!!!! That means after sign out I didn't leave the hospital until 10. Which made me an hour late for my meeting at a different hospital which was then dragged out over the rest of the morning to fit into others schedules. I wanted to scream. And now today I have to do all the things that I wanted to do yesterday morning after work. Yes the weather was bad yesterday but this particular doctor is never there for sign out before 9:20. The rest of the 6 people in the group are fed up. The rest of us are usually there 15 minutes early so that the post call person can be on the road by 9 at the latest. Half the group refuse to be on the schedule so that he follows them. I'm close. the problem is that this particular partner works a lot of hours, has a lot of seniority and brings Lakewood a lot of business.
Never the less it is SO unprofessional and discourteous I feel I have say something....

Fire and Wine

It's Tuesday night. I am really tired and still at work. I will be at work for another 10 hours. The only bright spot is that tomorrow is Wednesday Fire and Wine night with Joel. It's the night every week that we put the baby down, turn everything off (phones, TV, computer), sit in front of the fire and drink wine. I really look forward to it each week. It is our night to ourselves to reconnect, relax and vent hardcore about kids and parents. Some weeks Wednesday night Fire and Wine comes on Thursdays or Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays and that's just fine as long as it happens...