Tornados and Closets

This week has yet another busy week in the Elliott house.

I had a busy day/night on call in the surgical ICU, then on Wednesday night we awoke to tornado sirens calling out.  The sky was lit by incredible lightning and the thunder was booming and continuous.  I (having to pee of course) got up and looked out the front window and could not even see across the street due to the wind and rain.  After about an hour it finally calmed down but i definitely needed a nap on Thursday. 

Friday i took SICU overnight call by myself (i usually have a second year resident on with me).  It was very busy but a good experience.  I have learned a lot on this rotation and feel confident to take charge as a second year starting Thursday!!  looking forward to much less weekday overnight call and more challenging surgeries.  Chris has also been busy.  He is now working full time for the National Guard here in Grand Rapids as the executive officer of his unit.  We continue to make it work with just one car which can be challenging but we are saving and hope to add another once baby comes.  

Last night Chris and I drove up the Dr. Schlatter's house (my program director) for a BBQ to welcome the new intern class.  He lives in a big house on the lake and it was beautiful.  Chris even walked down the hill to the lake and went kayaking down the river.  We had a very nice time and it was good to get out and see the other residents outside work. 

Today was full of work.  I have a huge list of things to do to prepare for the baby and get the house ready.  Last weekend we took the metal railing and glass doors off the upstairs bathroom bathtub and i scraped silicon and scrubbed mold and dirt until the bathtub was baby ready.  Today we moved all our clothes around to open up space in the nursery closet.  I have also been getting all the clutter out of the "dressing room" to make it a nursery.  Poor Chris has now been delegated to the guest room so i can keep all my clothes upstairs.

All the while, i continue to grow.  I get tired more easily and have started getting a ton of braxton-hicks contractions, especially when walking the dogs.  Baby girl has also began kicking harder and moving a lot more.  I think she is getting crowded in there.