***I'm determined to catch up on cataloging our family's events this year. Be ready for outdated posts galore!

2/02/2009

Miscellaneous

an update on us:

grace is 3 months old! where has the time gone? i couldn't ask for a better baby - she sleeps thru the night, eats great and is always happy. we're trying to make the transition from the bassinet in our room the crib in madison's room. any pointers?

madison turns 2 this month and keeps us busy and laughing. she has so much personality and such a strong will. her favorite word is still baby, with 'bett' (her uncle) coming is as a close second, and 'ish' for goldfish crackers as third. she adores grace more than ever and continues to amaze me at how tender and careful she is with her. thank goodness!!

dan is working hard. he just finished his radiology rotation and has a couple weeks off before he starts neurology. in the meantime, he is working on research and case reports and heads to LA next week to take a test. dan finished all his interviewing for internships (internal medicine) and residencies (dermatology) a couple weeks ago and now we wait till march to find out if and where we match. derm is a super competitive specialty and every year there are way more applicants than there are spots available. this year the number of applicants is especially high. we have our fingers crossed!

i am just keeping busy like normal, trying to find the perfect balance between everything i need to do and everything i want to do. i haven't found it yet. so again, any pointers? dan and i joined a gym (part of our new years resolution to get healthy) and i enjoy going late at night with my sister-in-law after the girls are in bed and things at home are taken care of. i have a looong way to go, but it's been fun. thanks lindsay!

here are some recent pics. we are loving our AZ winter and take advantage of it everday. dan pointed out that we need to take more of grace because we have tons of madison. sorry grace!





6 comments:

Anonymous said...

marie those pictures are so cute! they look really good.

RonElaine said...

Madison looks so big with her piggy tails! How fun that she has enough hair to style it - I can't believe Grace is 3 months old.

Horray for exercising - and being able to leave the house to do it! One day, I will know how to do that, too.

Unknown said...

Marie, You have a real talent for photography! These pictures are amazing. Not that I am biased or anything. I love you!

Ben and Anna said...

you guys make such cute kids. Hooray for sleeping through the night!

Lara said...

Oh, pray for me that I get a baby like your grace. and that last pic of maddison is stinkin' adorable.

BJAT said...

Brandon and I noticed the same thing happening with Tyler and Allie. Allie had way more pictures. Probably because they do more than babies but still no excuse. It was so fun to catch up on reading. I wish I could spend just one day at least cathcing up with you. You are so wonderful! For sure one of my favorite people!