"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - with apologies for not knowing the source.
I have made it through the first three week rotation of my fellowship. I spent those three weeks on the inpatient oncology service taking care of patients at all stages of cancer diagnosis and treatment. I guess it sounds like it could be sad, but to me it is a place of incredible hope. A place where we treat every child as if they have a chance of growing up and going to college, and really, most of them do. For me, it flew by. The hours were long. It was challenging. I learned a lot. I met wonderful families and acquired my first few patients. I had an excellent teacher. I missed out on several hours of sleep. I turned out to be very good at what I do. I also loved just about every second of it.
The only downside for me was missing my family. I don't think much about it at work because I am busy and time flies, but when I get home I ache for how much I am missing. While I have been working, he has learned to sit on his own, sprouted a tooth, and gained excellent hand eye coordination. One of the best parts of my day is snuggling him to sleep at night. He reaches up and grabs my cheek and then snuggles his face into my chest and we usually doze off together - sometimes me first.
This next 3 week period is supposed to be a little easier and maybe I'll get to spend more time with my family. I'll miss it though. It really helped clarify what I want my grown-up job to look like.
Aren't baby butts cute?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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