The Titleless blog entry

All of you M-F 8-5 people out there, I feel for you because I don't like it much. This is the first rotation I've had that I actually leave the house by 8 (sometimes 645 if I have to go to the Nursery) and do not get home until after 530 most days. My last rotation I had off on Friday and my 1st one was only half day on Wednesday and Friday. I would rather have 3 long days per week and have some days off. However, since I am enjoying my rotation so much, I think I can handle the american standard 8-5 schedule for a while.

I gave a 7 year girl a big shot of penicillin in the bottom this week for her strep throat and I'm pretty sure she handled it better than I did a few weeks ago. Very impressive. Saw another little 4 year old boy who was developmentally delayed and didn't particularly like me examining him. Afterward, when I was talking with his mom, he walked up to me and gave me a huge hug..it was very sweet. We also did a circumcision on a little 5 pounder and I was responsible for numbing up the penis with lidocaine. This was a little trickier than I expected because I had to hold the penis and inject medicine in 4 different spots around the base of the penis. Not usually a big deal, but the poor little guy had a tiny weewee and it kept slipping out of my grip. It worked out though and he didn't cry a bit when we trimmed him up. Speaking of circumcision, apparently the Midwest has the highest rates of circumcision at about 60-80% whereas California is more like 30%.

On a Cuter note, Lydia sure is getting big. My favorite time of day with her is getting her out of bed in the mornings because she is adorable and playful but in a docile sort of way. I don't get to do this much but I always look forward to seeing her when I get home from clinic. She is at the stage where we can set her down in the middle of the living room floor and look up and she's over near the wall.

Mommy Tip of the Day: If you or your little one comes down with with a virus that causes several days of diarrhea, you probably want to avoid dairy products. We become temporarily lactose intolerant during an episode of gastroenteritis. The Lactase enzyme responsible for breaking down lactose lives on the end of the villi in our intestine. All of the diarrhea sloughs off that enzyme causing us to not tolerate dairy very well until we get over it. So avoid the dairy or switch to soy for a few days.