Week In Review

So now that I've published the leftovers (see below) here is a summary of our first week in Omaha on our own and with Jeremy in school, not orientation.

Some of you have asked about Jeremy's schedule. He typically gets up and is out of the house by 6:2o am. He picks up his friend that is also an M-1 (1st year med student) and they are on campus by 6:50-7:00am. They study for an hour or so, have class until noon somedays, 3 pm others. He will generally stay on campus until 5:00 or 5:30 pm studying, then come home around 6:00 pm, eat dinner, play with kids, then after kids are down at about 7:30pm he heads to the basement to study until 10:00 pm or so. He has a cadaver lab, a lecture, and a living anatomy lab. He was laughing at the syllabus because in one day they cover something that generally would have taken 2-3 weeks in undergrad.

It's a busy schedule but he is so interested in everything he's learning it makes the immense amount of studying go easier. He has his first test this Saturday (tests are from 8 am - noon on Saturdays about every 2-3 weeks).

So....that's Jeremy's schedule. (Sorry for the lack of pictures. I will make sure I get one of him in deep thought and post it next time.)

We stayed in the house all week because Addison got sick on Monday night, and was having trouble breathing. Jeremy took her to the urgent care and they diagnosed her with croup. So not a lot of fun for us - just stayed in almost all week.

There was FINALLY a nice Nebraska thunderstorm on Wednesday - it woke up both of my kids around 7:00 am which is about an hour and a half EARLIER than normal. So we all lounged around in my bed until I felt awake enough to get on with the day!

I haven't been as diligent at giving Davis a bottle as often as I should and now the kid will NOT take one. Can you see the grimace he's making at me here???? He also doesn't really take a binky unless you sit there and hold it in his mouth. It's so amazing how different that is from Addie who still loves her pacifier (I know, I know)....

Just another shot of Davis' eyes. He's such a sweetie!

On Saturday Addison was finally starting to feel better and she is such a social kid I knew she was going stir-crazy from being cooped up in the house all week. I was getting some housework done and I look on the stairs and she has put her shoes on herself, grabbed my sunglasses and car keys from the bowl I keep them in! I was like, alright I get the hint! So we waited for Jeremy to get home from class (that's right, class on Saturday) and we headed to the Omaha Children's Museum.


They have this AWESOME little market set up with all of the different sections you would find in a real grocery store, with little kid-size grocery carts and even a little check out. It was so adorable and Addie was in heaven.

She also loves toy kitchens and it's so funny to watch her play with them because she's so precise in what she does. The pan goes on the stove, then in the sink! I wonder if she will be as diligent at putting things in the sink when she's older..... :)


She loves steering wheels and we have quite a few pictures of all of the different cars/steering wheels she played with, but this seemed most appropriate. Her first John Deere tractor. :)

Leftovers

So I couldn't really find a way to tie all of these photos together so I'm calling this post "leftovers" - although that is pretty much what they are. They are pictures that I wanted to post from the move out here and the fun things we did while our families were visiting. Anyway, enjoy the leftovers.

I know it's a bathtub shot, but it's the only one we took of Addison when we visited her cousin Estela in Utah a few weeks ago. It was so fun to visit you guys. We really missed Alejandro, but at least we got to see Grandma and Grandpa Ramos. Next time we will make sure we all get together.

This picture is especially for you, Lexi Page! We visited the temple and the Winter Quarter's visitor center and as soon as we walked in the doors, here was Sis. Page! We were surprised to run into her so quickly after arriving in Omaha. I was able to show her pictures of our bbq and pictures of the girls swimming. She is doing a great job here in Nebraska!


Here is Addison's favorite favorite thing to do. At night, when I'm cleaning up from dinner and dealing with Davis, I usually let her go crazy out in the back with the hose. And then she goes straight to the bath. It's so sweet to see her "watering" the plants. At least one of us does!

This is just a picture of Davis in his bouncy seat. He is just the sweetest kid and his eyes just kill me every time. Yes they are really THAT big and blue. Lucky kid!

We visited the Omaha Zoo with both of our families because it is so much fun, it's huge and Addison loves it. Here she is at the petting zoo. The girl is afraid of grasshoppers, but will walk right up to a goat. Go figure.


Here is picture of Addison in front of the lion exhibit - they were right by the glass just laying down which was really neat but then the lion lifted up its head and just checked everybody out just a few feet away from him. Heidi was quick enough to take a shot of Addie going "Ohhh!" - it was really really cool.

Davis loves loves loves the front pack but the kid weighs almost 18 pounds so its a rare occasion that I strap that sucker on. Anyway, this is why Davis loves the zoo. And it gives me a good workout, so I can't complain. We have a membership there so I will be taking the kids really often.

We're Here!!!

A lot to blog about and lots to update on, but wanted to do a quick post for family who wanted to be with us this weekend for Jeremy's white coat ceremony but couldn't be here. Plus a few other random pictures from weekend. I will do a more thorough post later.

So the med school had a "white coat ceremony" to welcome all of the new med students and to basically induct them into the medical school. Plus it's the coat they will wear during clinical rotations and when they interact with patients. It's a shorter coat than the one they wear after graduation which is a longer doctor's coat. Anyway, here's some pictures from the event. It was actually really pretty cool.

Here is the Dean of the College of Medicine (CoM) with the Student President and some other high-up administrator.

Here is the Dean helping Jeremy into the coat.

All of the students signed a pledge that outlined a code of conduct and professionalism that they will follow as students of medicine.
Here they are reciting an oath, sort of like the Hippocratic Oath but I guess they don't recite that one until they graduate in four years.

Here's Addison at the ceremony. She was doing great but one of the speakers was giving a "brief" history of the medical school (and it most definitely was NOT brief) so her patience was running out quickly so she got a little restless towards the end of the ceremony. Overall though, I think the kids did great.

Excuse the sweaty faces and flat hair but it is HUMID here and we dry Idahoans are having a hard time adjusting. Anyway, just a nice family picture after the ceremony.

We have met about four other families in Jeremy's class that are married with kids. One of which is actually an LDS family that lives about a mile from us so that is cool. We had them over for dinner tonight and Jeremy is going to drive to the med center with him tomorrow. For his first day of classes! One foot in front of the other, right???

We miss you guys! Come visit. The humidity is not that bad. OK, it is, but our house has AC and a very comfy air mattress, you know that's appealing.

Love you guys!

Hittin' The Road!

Just have a few pictures of our last few days here in Boise and wanted to say thank you to everybody who came by to Hartley's on Sunday (can you freaking believe that nobody took any photos??? I didn't even think about it until it was too late....), and stopped by this week.

Chad and Britt you win the prize for the people who finally made me cry. I was doing great holding on until you guys walked in! :) Actually I was telling Jeremy last night that I am shocked at how calm we both feel. Not sure if its a blessing or that we're in absolute denial of what is going on (ha) but we will sure enjoy the feeling while it lasts. Probably right up until I land in Omaha. :)

Anyway, we love each and every one of you. I will be blogging on a VERY frequent basis in Omaha because I'm sure I will have absolutely no life for quite a while.


So we went paddleboating with the Young's this week and afterwards Jeremy and Aug caught the girls just walking around holding hands. We actually did NOT stage this photo. A rare moment of kindness, they are usually slapping each other, but hey! They really DO love each other!!!

Paiton and Davis. We needed to get a photo of all of the #2's that were born this spring (Paiton, Davis AND Andy) but didn't get it done! I'm so bummed.

We had a nice evening with all of our buddies last night - so fun to just sit which we had not done all day. Moving across country is a lot of work! Anyway, had to post this photo because we just love all of you guys so much! (Sorry, Ains, but I *did* say I was going to post this photo on the internet!)

OK, better go get ready for the day. Don't know if I will be able to check in much before Friday but will check in as soon we arrive!

Thanks, again, everybody!

Family Photo Again...

Just so the blogging world doesn't think I have a giant for a son (although he is pretty big ha ha).

Family Photo

Thanks Heidi - can't believe you got both kids looking at same time! :)

I'm Here I Promise....

....Just so incredibly busy. Doesn't everybody say that??? I think I win, though! In the past 2 1/2 weeks, I have watched Addison's buddy Addison while her mommy had her baby sister (we love you, Paiton!), moved out of apartment, moved in with parents (for 1 1/2 weeks), traveled to California, had fun vacation, back from California! Now we're getting all dental/vision/doctor appointments out of the way before we lose our fantastic coverage and get student insurance, getting hubby all ready for school, visiting friends and family before we leave them, re-packing and moving to NEBRASKA! Thank you very much!

Ugh...forget a post, I need a nap!

This blog is dedicated to things I love - moving makes you think about all sorts of things you love.

1. My kids.

Here's a cute pic I forgot to share last post. It's of Addison and her buddy at the lake a few weeks ago. She's getting so big! She's got her own language of toddler-babble, of which I understand only a hand full of words! Although she definitely is picking up new words all of the time. One of her newest phrases is "Oh, shoot!" - which I'm sure she picked up from hearing her mommy say it all of the time! It's too funny, she says it when she spills something or hears Davis cry.


Davis is also HUGE! Literally! We took him in for his four-month visit with our pediatrician, Dr. Kim (who is awesome and I'm so sad to be moving away from!), and he is 90% for both weight and height. Dr. Kim said "At least he's proportionate!" Can I just say he is all boy??!? He's got a smile that just lights up a room, even at 4 am when I need him to be sleeping! He is starting to babble, coo, and loves playing with his toes. He's definitely a little mommy's boy and a total cuddle bug, which is so unlike his big sis! So Jeremy and I are definitely taking advantage of the time we have where he'll snuggle with us since we know he'll be on the move in no time!

Davis in the front pack at the San Diego Zoo - carrying this kid gives me a workout!

2. Trips to the Beach

We recently visited my brother and his adorable family in Orange County, CA. We don't get to see them enough and it was so fun to visit and finally be able to meet our new niece Emma! She is so sweet and has the biggest cheeks! Definitely a Silvester. While there, we played on the beach, went to the San Diego Zoo, visited the harbor, played games, swam in the pool at Noall's hotel and just had fun!

Dana Point, CA Harbor - right across the street from Noall's hotel where we stayed!

The "older" cousins building a sandcastle - Davis & Emma were chilling in the shade.

Addie & Grandpa walking the beach. She wasn't crazy about the feel of sand at first, but eventually warmed up!

Kate and my mom at the zoo.

OK, how bad is it that the most interesting attraction for the kids at the zoo were these dirty chairs that you sit in they "massage" (i.e. vibrate) your feet???? (Addie, Zach and Alex in the picture.)

Emma and Davis at the zoo - I think this was during a dual diaper change, hence no shorts on Davis. (Shout out to Shane and Joie for the awesome Superman t-shirt Davis is wearing. Yeah, it's a 6-12 month size and the kid wears it now.)

New baby Emma. I just love baby girls!

We love visiting and the kids actually did great on the planes and Addie adjusted her schedule pretty well. Luckily the rooms at Noall's hotel are suites, so we could give Addie her own room and she slept really well most of the time we were there. Davis did great, too!

This is a funny picture because those of you who know my child know she doesn't sleep well anywhere except her crib. This is on Sunday afternoon after church, her and her cousin Alex (on bed above) were absolutely D-O-N-E...they crashed and had a nice nap upstairs while we ate lunch downstairs.

Addison had the most fun just running around with her cousins. She loves being around older kids and they were so great with her! So fun seeing you guys!

3. My Girlfriends

This week we had one of the last playdates with Addison and her buddies. Really just an excuse to get together with my girlfriends and visit but the girls love it.

This picture just shows the craziness that happens when these three get together, especially when they haven't seen each other in a while. (Lexi in pool, Addy Young in middle, my Addie's tushy making it's way out of the pool on the right.)

After a while, they ditched pool and were all three just running around the yard.

Then Jentch pulled out the snacks, which is the only thing these girls slow down for.

I know we're having a girls night this weekend, so I'll post more about everything later but couldn't have survived the past year and a half without you!

4. Jeremy

I thought this cartoon was funny because those of you who know Jeremy know how weird it will be for him next year - he will be a first year medical student, an M-1, the lowliest man on the totem pole. It might be hard on his ego, but it will be good for him!

I absolutely cannot believe we are finally leaving for medical school. When we got married FIVE YEARS AGO, this was a goal of Jeremy's and although we didn't get here the way we thought we would, and we definitely aren't going to school where we thought we might, we are GOING and he has worked so hard and is so motivated and I'm so proud of him. Ready or not, here we go....