My first week of OB/GYN is over and here’s what I know so far:

1. It’s going to be a great next 5 weeks
2. Even though I haven’t actually delivered a baby yet, I think I’m really going to like it (probably not enough to change my career path – but probably more than I expected to)
3. I forgot how much fun surgery can be – as an assistant though, not as the director
4. Meal tickets are a wonderful thing – they usually cover food and drink for lunch as well as a few snacks for later on

I just finished a week of Urogynecology, which apparently is much easier to understand when read than when spoken – it sounds like “Euro-gynecology” and people get quite confused and wonder what the Europeans do differently to warrant the title. Anyway, urogynecology is just what it sounds like (I mean, just what it reads like), and we mainly worked with middle-aged to older women who were having problems with pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence and we did clinic work as well as OR cases.

Next week I have a variety of clinics to attend… high risk OB, infertility, ultrasound, general gynecology, etc. Then following that is my two weeks of labor and delivery and two weeks of gynecological surgical and I’m done. Time sure is passing quickly this year.

In other news, it’s been snowing here off and on for the past three days, enough to collect on the ground, but not the roads or sidewalks really. And today most of it has melted away as we approach the predicted high of 56. That is one thing I won’t miss once I’m gone from St. Louis – the crazy weather patterns!!

And more other news – AJ and Chris got back last night. Yay! Time to myself is nice and I enjoyed it (and used it to study a LOT) but I much prefer the company. They left Seattle early Friday morning and didn’t stop until they got here Saturday evening. While one drove, the other tried to sleep curled up in the back with the luggage… needless to say, they were ready for some real sleep last night and we all slept in this morning. It’s nice for them now because we all have the whole day off before school tomorrow. I think we have a Costco trip planned, and maybe dinner at the Outback.