Four months have passed since my last post. The medical school year isn't even over yet, but I have so much I have already wanted to reflect on. I will hit a few points tonight and when school is out in a month I will get back to another blog post.
A lot has happened in the past five months. Olive is getting so big it's not even funny. She understands so much about what we are saying it gets me worried. Haha. Olive is even getting sassy. The other day she tried to get my attention by trying to turn the TV until it tipped off the entertainment center. I started by saying, "Olive please don't do that!" Then it escalated to, "OLIVE STOP! NO, NO!" Then she kept doing it so I slapped her hand and put her on the stairs and said, "Olive we don't want to break the TV so please don't turn the TV like that." Then she slapped her own hand and repeated some gibberish in the same tone that I was talking to her. Now if that isn't 16 month old sarcasm and sass then I don't know what that is. I couldn't help but start laughing because I realized how stupid negative reinforcement is for little kids and because Olive is too cute to get mad at. Even with her sassiness she is so fun. We also found out recently that she is allergic to citrus, which is sad, and kiwis. Anything more sour than a clementine gives Olive a rash, and Kiwi juice makes her mouth itch, gives her diarrhea, and creates hives on her hands. My pediatric professor who is kind of Olive's pediatrician, her residents see her, wants us to go to an allergy specialist, so we will see what happens with that. So far Olive is not allergic to anything like peanut butter, nuts, or eggs which cause more serious allergic reactions, so hopefully she grows out of her citrus and kiwi allergy.
Hailey just started to go back to school at our prestigious Yakima Valley Community College. She is taking Biology and Chemistry. She has aced her first set of exams and is the student in the class everyone love/hates because she knows way too much and keeps the class average high. Haha. I am proud of her pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse. She will be applying to the Washington State University nursing program come fall. We are praying she gets in and at the same time I land my 3rd and 4th year rotation site here in Yakima.
Anyways, I am so happy to be in Yakima with my amazing wife Hailey. She has supported me so much in this journey. Being married to me would be tough. Hailey is so perfect for me. I have realized that more and more. The only reason I hate medical school is because it keeps me away from her and Olive. I have enjoyed the challenge of trying to balance medical school and family. My goal this year is to look back on this journey and tell people medical school was challenging and fun. I want Hailey to be one of the few wives who say to future medical students, "Medical school was hard, but we had so much fun and in the end we became so much stronger." Before I started medical school, Hailey and I met a few wives that complained and complained about the horrors of medical school like being alone, being poor, being stressed, and having no time for fun. Well so far Hailey and I can whole-heartedly say that we have made our journey the best times of our lives.
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| Olive hates masks and costumes! This was our PNWU SAA easter egg hunt and brunch. |
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Murder Mystery Night
I was the spoiled nephew of the rich, murdered uncle and Hailey was a rich cousin! |
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| Run 4 Your Life 5K. We ran it in 29 minutes with a stroller, without walking, and without training for it. I was proud of us! |
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| Fill Your Own Slurpee Cup at 7-Eleven. We chose our ice bucket! We were both sick that night after drinking only half of it. |
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| Med School Prom Roaring 20s Theme |
