It's a girl, It's a birthday, It's a 97!

THe title sums up this crazy week. First off, we found out that we will be having a Girl for Independence day and we are very excited! Aub had an ultrasound on Wednesday and it was all good news! Healthy girl and developing normally. We found that out on Aub's birthday. We had a great dinner with friends and then watched the MSU basketball game. Overall, it was an amazing day.

Rewind to last weekend and my days and evenings were filled with anatomy and more anatomy to prep for my 1st test which I had on none other than Wednesday also. I'm happy to report that the studying paid off and I got a 97 on my first test! Who would have thought?

The big news of today is the fresh snow we are getting. Will probably be about 4-6" before the night is over. So hopefully we can find a place to go sledding tomorrow. Hard to do that in East Texas. THen it is back to the books for round 2 of testing. Will be an interesting weekend.

Oh and these are the flowers I got Aubrey for her Birthday...

The end of Week 2

We pulled out a couple of spinal cords today during lab. It was a bit barbaric in nature. Using the bone saw and a hammer and chisel to break through the posterior(or rear) portion of the spinal column to get to the cord. The general consensus among the class is that the spinal cord was smaller than we all expected. Just estimating, I would say the diameter is not much larger than a pencil. But amazing is the only way to describe it.

After finishing the second week of school, I continue to feel pretty good. We had our first anatomy quiz today and that only verified that I need to study harder for our first test next week. All things considered, I am just excited to be starting my 3rd week already on Monday!

Another high point this week is the activity on our house back in Texas. We are currently in negotiations over an offer and we are praying to have a contract by next week. Aubrey and I are anxiously waiting to find out if we will be having a boy or girl on Wednesday Lord willing. Next week will be exciting and eventful to say the least!

I can't help but Smile..

I have officially finished my first week of PA school and I feel...great actually. The fact that I am learning the intricate details of the human body just makes me excited about the future. For the first time in years I feel like I am in the right place and preparing for something that I love to do. So everyone has a natural curvature to their spine that begins in utero. Your spine is essentially c-shaped as you are curled up in the uterus. Then as an infant, you begin to lift your head which forms the curve to your cervical spine through this repetitive motion. Finally upon standing and walking, our lumbar curve is formed when our weight is shifted to the rear during walking. I thought that was kind of interesting. This upcoming 3 day weekend is going to give me plenty of time to catch up and review everything from this week. I'm actually looking forward to studying just a little bit(Never thought I would say that). All I can say is that I prayed that God would make this transition easy for me and give me the ability to do something that I was uncomfortable with(long hours of studying) and He has shown to be faithful to me. Again.

Along those same lines, Aubrey was offered a job today and we are super excited about that. Will give her a chance to get to know some people and provide for our living as well as occupy her time. She starts next week. Well it is time to get back to the anatomy before I get lazy.

First Day of Class

Well I'm officially "in deep." Literally after the first day of gross anatomy lab. We started on the muscles of the back today dissecting deeper and deeper. It was interesting but is very much a self teaching course. I also had 3 other classes today! We learned the basics of medical interviewing and I'm sure a lot more. Now I just have to keep up with all of this information.

On a personal note, trying to do something with our house in Tyler has turned out to be quite a chore. We have it listed to sell to no avail and have tried renting it out and that has not gone very smoothly. So I just pray that God will send someone soon to take it off our hands. Just one less headache for us to deal with.

Well I suppose I will not put off the inevitable any longer and hit the books!

1 week down

Today, we have lived in Missouri for 1 week and it is certainly winter around here. Temperatures today have stayed in single digits with wind chills near -20!! A little shocking for a Texas boy. I officially started PA school yesterday with orientation and classes begin Monday. So far it has been a lot of "this will be very intense" and "this class is labor intensive." My feeling is that those statements will sum up this first semester for sure. On a brighter note, I have already begun to form some bonds with classmates and I think this experience will be fun. We continue to pray that Aubrey finds a job so that we have some form of financial support for right now. I will try to keep this blog updated between my 8-5 class schedule and extracurricular activities (studying).