Tuesday, August 21, 2007
NBDE part 1
Well I have to say that at least studying is going a little bit better after a nice long weekend break. That just means that I am feeling more pressure so I am able to sit and stare at my books for more hours of my day, I don't think it means I am being any more productive. I just have to keep telling myself that if I just stay focused for the rest of the week and pass this test then I won't have to study this junk every again. I'm just really worried that I won't pass and then I'll have to retake it, which means paying for it and even worse, studying for it again. So wish me luck and say a lot of prayers for me next week, I think I'm going to need them.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Busy Busy
Well things have been pretty busy in the Andersland household lately. Coen is now 3 months old, we can't believe how big he is. He is amazingly strong and people comment all the time how they think he is much older than 3 months because of his muscle tone. He holds his head up all by himself and is working on mastering sitting on his own. He's only rolled over front to back a few times, none of which I witnessed. When I'm around he acts like he can't do it, and whines because he knows I'll pick him up.
Lately we have been interviewing nannies for the fall and today we hired one! She lives in our complex which we thought was a definite bonus. No traffic to make her late, no slippery roads in the winter, no car trouble. She is from Brazil (maybe Coen will be bilingual!) and although she only had one reference from the mother of a child she babysat this past year, who was from Peru and already moved back so all we had was a very very well written letter, the fact that her husband is in dental school is practically a reference for me. I feel like that shows that they are stable, and intelligent people (he is actually in the graduate program for tempromandibular disorders) and anyone who goes on past a DDS gets 5 stars in my book. She is the only one who picked up Coen which really said a lot to Josh. Josh was at all the interviews which was nice to have someone to talk to about what we thought about each candidate. We interviewed 5 women and honestly, I would have hired on the spot 2 of them, and then 2 others I also felt would have done a great job. So we are pretty pleased with the response to our ad.
Now I feel like we can relax a little knowing Coen will be in good hands. I was a little worried that we wouldn't find someone in time, since we are taking a vacation right before school starts but Karla said that it works out perfectly that we don't need her until september because she is having visitors from Brazil in August so its great! We do need a sitter next week because my sisters are taking a family vacation so we are going to have Karla watch Coen for a few hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday kind of as a trial run but I am sure it will go very smoothly. Coen is such an easy going baby.
Coen keeps us pretty busy but I guess there are a few other things that occupy our time. Josh is still busy with school work, but soon it will slow down a lot for him. I am ending the last of my preclinic lab classes next week. I am busier than ever with patients and lab work but once classes end hopefully it will feel like I have more time. I need to start studying for boards, which I take in August and I also need to make some plans for Emily's bachelorette party So far 4 people (outside of the Novak girls) are coming and I've gotten one no RSVP. I think it will be a pretty good turn out! The rest of the summer is looking to be pretty busy, but then we are going to Yellowstone for our family vacation before we have to start our busy fall semester!
Lately we have been interviewing nannies for the fall and today we hired one! She lives in our complex which we thought was a definite bonus. No traffic to make her late, no slippery roads in the winter, no car trouble. She is from Brazil (maybe Coen will be bilingual!) and although she only had one reference from the mother of a child she babysat this past year, who was from Peru and already moved back so all we had was a very very well written letter, the fact that her husband is in dental school is practically a reference for me. I feel like that shows that they are stable, and intelligent people (he is actually in the graduate program for tempromandibular disorders) and anyone who goes on past a DDS gets 5 stars in my book. She is the only one who picked up Coen which really said a lot to Josh. Josh was at all the interviews which was nice to have someone to talk to about what we thought about each candidate. We interviewed 5 women and honestly, I would have hired on the spot 2 of them, and then 2 others I also felt would have done a great job. So we are pretty pleased with the response to our ad.
Now I feel like we can relax a little knowing Coen will be in good hands. I was a little worried that we wouldn't find someone in time, since we are taking a vacation right before school starts but Karla said that it works out perfectly that we don't need her until september because she is having visitors from Brazil in August so its great! We do need a sitter next week because my sisters are taking a family vacation so we are going to have Karla watch Coen for a few hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday kind of as a trial run but I am sure it will go very smoothly. Coen is such an easy going baby.
Coen keeps us pretty busy but I guess there are a few other things that occupy our time. Josh is still busy with school work, but soon it will slow down a lot for him. I am ending the last of my preclinic lab classes next week. I am busier than ever with patients and lab work but once classes end hopefully it will feel like I have more time. I need to start studying for boards, which I take in August and I also need to make some plans for Emily's bachelorette party So far 4 people (outside of the Novak girls) are coming and I've gotten one no RSVP. I think it will be a pretty good turn out! The rest of the summer is looking to be pretty busy, but then we are going to Yellowstone for our family vacation before we have to start our busy fall semester!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Sleep
So I just thought my baby was extra squirmy, and he is during the day. But lately he has been out of control at night. He would sleep for two hours and then kick and wiggle so much he would wake himself right up. Well a couple of nights ago he was squirming real bad and Josh had just gotten home for work so I asked if Josh would try to calm him back down in his crib (which is in the other room with the computers) So I brought him in here and Josh said he didn't move the rest of the night. So last night we put him in the crib right away, at 9:00 and he didn't move until 5am. Normally he squiggles a little, but he didn't even move out of his swaddle! We think our bedroom with the window AC was too cold for him. I hope thats what it is, because moving him to his crib was such an easy solution. 8 hrs of sleep is pretty great for a ten week old.
However, because he ate at 5 am and not 3am like normal his schedule might be off a little today, and its Molly's first day of babysitting. Coen is pretty easy though, as long as he gets fed when he wants too. Otherwise he's all smiles.
However, because he ate at 5 am and not 3am like normal his schedule might be off a little today, and its Molly's first day of babysitting. Coen is pretty easy though, as long as he gets fed when he wants too. Otherwise he's all smiles.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
What a week it has been
We went back to classes this past Monday and after being in class for 4 days it feels like we have been there for 4 months and are really ready for a vacation. It has been absolutely crazy with classes and trying to figure out things with clinic. We have 4 classes this summer, implant lecture and lab, endo lecture and lab, pediatric dentistry and biomaterials. Both labs are plenty of work to keep me busy all summer but unfortunately they are not all we have. We have around 4 clinic blocks scheduled each week. I probably won't be seeing 4 patients a week, because my patient base isn't big enough to keep me that busy but as of right now I am booked for the next couple of weeks. I had my first patient on Tuesday, it was the craziest day and I left school thinking I would never go back, well I did. Wednesday I had no patient- just 8 hours of class and lab, and today I had a perio patient (basically hygiene but I'm a dental student so its called perio) It was Josh, and it went very well. At least I remember how to do something from all that pre clinic work. Josh even managed to escape with no cavities! But if you ask him how I did I'm sure he'll tell you not to take a shower before you see me- not my fault its the instrument that we have to use. Tomorrow I have another perio patient, she only has 4 teeth so I'm thinking it won't take nearly as long as Josh's appointment, which is good because tomorrow afternoon Coen and I go to the doctors! I can't wait to see what percentile he is falling into. I am grateful to Josh for sort of being my guinea pig, it was nice to do a real run through of a full appointment on someone I felt comfortable with. He is so brave.
Coen has been just amazing this week. Not only does he "talk" to us all the time, but the past three nights he has "slept" through the night. I say slept in quotations because around 3 or 4 he gets a little restless and I end up holding him and sleeping with him until he wakes up at 6 or so. But hey, no night feedings is a BIG step and I am grateful!
This weekend we are going up north to spend some time with Josh's family. Anthony and Heather and their boys will be there and Andrew even took the whole weekend off. On the way up we are stopping in Foley to visit Patric and pick up Josh's Wii! That's right, we're getting a Wii. Sometime soon we'll have to have a wii party. Hopefully Josh won't spend all weekend playing it with his brothers. Josh and I haven't seen much of each other this week, the three hours we spent in the dental office was the most I've seen of him all week. So I'm really looking forward to a long weekend to spend with my husband and baby.
Coen has been just amazing this week. Not only does he "talk" to us all the time, but the past three nights he has "slept" through the night. I say slept in quotations because around 3 or 4 he gets a little restless and I end up holding him and sleeping with him until he wakes up at 6 or so. But hey, no night feedings is a BIG step and I am grateful!
This weekend we are going up north to spend some time with Josh's family. Anthony and Heather and their boys will be there and Andrew even took the whole weekend off. On the way up we are stopping in Foley to visit Patric and pick up Josh's Wii! That's right, we're getting a Wii. Sometime soon we'll have to have a wii party. Hopefully Josh won't spend all weekend playing it with his brothers. Josh and I haven't seen much of each other this week, the three hours we spent in the dental office was the most I've seen of him all week. So I'm really looking forward to a long weekend to spend with my husband and baby.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
4 weeks
Well Coen is now 4 weeks old and guess what? I fit into my prepregnancy jeans! This is a very monumental day for me. I still haven't tried on my bridesmaid dress, but I'm sure it will fit, how good I will look in it is another problem, but at least I know I will be able to be in Emily and Eric's wedding.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
More about life with Coen, and dentistry
Since tending to Coen is pretty much the only thing Josh and I do these days, its about the only thing I can blog about- so if you're tired of hearing about him, I'm sorry.
Yesterday Josh and I went on a date, without Coen. We dropped him off at Grandma and Grandpas and we went out to dinner. Having our choice of any restaurant and being able to take as long as we wanted we still chose OCB. It was good though, their dessert station is amazing, and it was so fun to watch all the kids load their ice cream with gummie bears and nerds.
After dinner we went grocery shopping. Most people would follow dinner with a movie, but when you only have 2 hours to yourself for the entire week I guess its more important to make sure there is food in the house.
The end of my semester is very near. Only finals week left, then I have a two week break- to spend with Coen! Its amazing how in an instant my whole life changed to revolving around a tiny baby. Then after my two week break we start our summer session where we have a few more labs- endo and implants, a few more anesthesia practices, and then on May 22 I see my first patient! And on May 24th I see my second patient- Josh! Don't worry- he'll be fine, I'm basically only doing a hygiene appointment- no needles and no drills.
So if anyone needs dental work done, I am now available for patients. If you come to the U just know that it will take about 2 appointments (one for x rays and one for a treatment plan and general exam) before any work will be done. But the bigger patient base I have the better I'll be able to meet my requirements and graduate on time. The U is about 1/2 as expensive as a regular practicing dentist and they accept all insurances. So please, think of me if you need/want some dental work.
Yesterday Josh and I went on a date, without Coen. We dropped him off at Grandma and Grandpas and we went out to dinner. Having our choice of any restaurant and being able to take as long as we wanted we still chose OCB. It was good though, their dessert station is amazing, and it was so fun to watch all the kids load their ice cream with gummie bears and nerds.
After dinner we went grocery shopping. Most people would follow dinner with a movie, but when you only have 2 hours to yourself for the entire week I guess its more important to make sure there is food in the house.
The end of my semester is very near. Only finals week left, then I have a two week break- to spend with Coen! Its amazing how in an instant my whole life changed to revolving around a tiny baby. Then after my two week break we start our summer session where we have a few more labs- endo and implants, a few more anesthesia practices, and then on May 22 I see my first patient! And on May 24th I see my second patient- Josh! Don't worry- he'll be fine, I'm basically only doing a hygiene appointment- no needles and no drills.
So if anyone needs dental work done, I am now available for patients. If you come to the U just know that it will take about 2 appointments (one for x rays and one for a treatment plan and general exam) before any work will be done. But the bigger patient base I have the better I'll be able to meet my requirements and graduate on time. The U is about 1/2 as expensive as a regular practicing dentist and they accept all insurances. So please, think of me if you need/want some dental work.
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