3rd Year Almost Complete!!

As we continue on with this wonderful journey called medical school, I can't believe Jim's 3rd year is almost complete. Only 2 more months and it's done! Jim just has 2 months of IM left of his cores and then he moves on. Over the last few months Jim has completed OB/GYN, Surgery, Psych, and Peds. He has enjoyed all of them, but he still continues to want to do either Cardiology or Emergency Medicine. He is actually looking into getting certified in both since he can't decide what he wants to do.
He has almost all of his 4th year rotations scheduled. Almost all of them are in Chicago with a couple of them in Michigan. Jim is taking STEP II of COMLEX and the PE exam in July and then he can start applying for residency. I'm so excited for the next year in our lives. We are hoping that he can get residency in Chicago so we can be back with all our famiy and friends again!

Piggy Tails

I have been waiting for this day since the day she was born! I was so happy when I was told Samantha was a girl! I wanted a little girl to dress and to put in piggy tails! She can be such a little fashionista sometimes! Here are her first piggy tails!

A fun GIVEAWAY!!!

Chronicals of a Babywise Mom is hosting a giveaway! It's a blanket that will stay on while taking a walk! It's such a great idea! I know I have the issue of keeping blankets on Samantha while we take a walk! Check it out here http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2010/03/prodcut-review-piggies-in-blanket.html

Growing Spurts

We were doing so well. Sleep came back to Samantha and it has been taken away AGAIN!!! She is going through another growing spurt. Her poor legs are hurting her. I have to rub them multiple times in the middle of the night to get her to fall back asleep. My MIL told me last night the same thing happen to Jim. She said he would wake up screaming with leg cramps for hours at night. I hope that doesn't happen to Samantha, but I'm guessing its going to.

On another note, Samantha had her 1st haircut the other day too. She looks so much better now that her bangs are out of her eyes. It made her look so grown up. I can't believe how big she is getting and how much she changes on a daily basis. She is such a joy to have and makes us all laugh and smile each day. Her other new milestone is that she is now sliding down the stairs. This makes me VERY nervous, but she is doing such a good job; knock on wood, she hasn't fallen down any stairs yet :)

On our way Getting her hair cutAll done :)

All on her own!

So Friday night, Jim and I decided to go to Applebees for dinner with Samantha. As we are sitting there, I'm starting to feed Samantha "her food" and she grabs the spoon from me and starts feeding herself!!! I was shocked...I mean she knows how to pick up food and put in her mouth and occasionally she will get something on her fork but for the most part she just uses her fingers. She ate the whole container of sweet potatoes on her own! So we decided to then order her Mac and Cheese from the kids menu. She ate that too! All of it with a fork!!! She is getting so big. I joke that she doesn't need me anymore to help her with things, but I know she will always need me. It just she is going through all of these big milestones and I feel like she is growing up so fast. I thing I do know is that daughters ALWAYS need there mothers and I want Samantha to know that I will always be there for her.

Girls Weekend

Last weekend was so much fun! All of the DCOM girls got together for the weekend. We had so much fun. Lots of catching up, sharing all of our happiness and struggles that we are all having, hot tubs, wine, and great food (thanks Shelia) . It was a great relaxing weekend for me to get refreshed. I LOVE Samantha more than anything, but it was great to have a weekend to myself. Jim and Samantha bonded all weekend and she did really well for him...I was kind of nervous, but it all turned out well.
Here is the cabin that we stayed at: http://www.cabinsofthesmokymountains.com/gatlinburg-cabin-rental/Smoky_Mountain_Lodge.html

Thanks everyone for a great weekend!

Here's to a new year!

Happy new year...about a month late!

Well here is to a happy and healthy 2010! 2009 was a challenge. I lost my job in April, and Jim was starting his 3rd year in medical school. We were both shocked and confused, but in the end it has worked out 100%.
Goals for 2010:
1. Lose weight for Julie's (my sisters) wedding in October 23, 2010.
2. We sell the condo
3. Jim conquers and passes STEP 2 of COMLEX and PE
4. Start and catch up with Samantha scrapbook
5. We start talking about adding a little sister or brother for Samantha (also reason why goal 1 is in place)

I think this is a good list to start with. I know as the year progresses, goals will come and goals will change.