I did find some old pictures (not too old)

These are Ryan and Logan not too long after we moved to Toledo. Ryan absolutely loved holding Logan, but you always had to make sure and stand by for when he decided that he was done, becuase then Logan was headed for the floor if you weren't careful. (That didn't actually happen, thanks goodness)


This is my Mr. Mischevious.



Logan is always good for a smile.

Yes, we are still alive

So I just got back from Miriam and John's wedding not to along ago, and was once again reminded at how bad I am at keeping track of this blog. That made me go read Miriam's blog again, which I haven't done since she was picking out patterns for wedding dresses. So I thought maybe a little update would be nice, and always the hope that it won't be so long between posts.

It was great to get to hang out with Miriam and Ivory again for a few days and stay up late talking and talking and wishing that Amber were there to gab with us. But such are the consequences of being a grown up now.

As for my family, Ryan and Logan are growing like weeds. Of course I'm going to try to get pictures on my computer soon to upload, but I've been saying that for over a month now. Ryan just turned 2 on Sept. 1st and is such a sweet little boy. He is learning lots of new words and is very proud to be a big brother and watch out for Logan. Granted sometimes his playing is a lot rougher that I would prefer, Logan absolutely loves him and only cries with completely being squished or hit fairly hard. All the while I'm trying to mediate between them to help both understand what being gentle really means.

Kyle is loving his pediatric residency at the University of Toledo. It definitely takes a little getting used to when he has a month with 8 overnight calls in it, but we manage. I finally passed my boards!!!!!! So hopefully I will be joining him in the same program next year. Then life will really get crazy.

I recently started working for Community Tissue Services of Northwest Ohio as a Recovery Coordinator. Since that is probably helpful to no one, I coordinate the recovery of post-mortem bone, skin, tissue, and corneas for the use in transplant and other, mostly orthopedic, surgeries.

Well, I think that is a good update for now. Oh, yes! Have I mentioned how excited I am that Miriam now only lives 2 1/2 hours from me. Yipee!!!!!

Until next time, God Bless.

Just to update

Hey y'all! Just wanted to give everyone a quick update on whats up in the world of interviewing and the match. I submitted my rank order list (ROL) with Toledo at #1 and Des Moines at #2. It really seems like we should get Toledo as I have had several promising discussions with the program director.

Tamra still has yet to pop. If she doesn't deliver by Sunday, then she will be induced. So I guess Logan will be coming really soon either way. She is more than ready to get this little guy out of her and into the world.

So I guess if y'all want to pray for some things, just keep praying for Toledo and also pray that we can find an apartment/townhouse/house to rent that fits our family needs and budget needs. Also, pray that Logan is healthy and has all of his fingers and toes and all of that good stuff.

Hope everyone is doing well and we hope to talk to y'all soon.

Oh, by the way, if you want to understand more about the match go to nrmp.org.

Yes I actually contribute!

I just got back from New Orleans and it was a good program, but Las Vegas is still number 1!!! I However, it was really exciting to interview at a program that has a fellowship in neonatology. Consequently we could be there for all 6 years of training that I have left. The downfall was we don't quite fit in as well with the residents there as we did in Vegas.

So to give a little more detail on the match process cause everyone is always asking. We rank the programs we like and the programs rank us. We can rank programs together as a couple or individually. Obviously we will rank them as a couple if we have both interviewed there. This way we make sure we end up at the same place. So the way the rank actually works is in our favor. That way a program only has to rank us in there available slots (# of residents they allow each year).

Well, I wish there was more going on in our lives than interviewing and stuff. Christmas is coming up and we are really excited. We are going back to AR for a week. However, on our way down, we are stopping in Des Moines for another interview. Well, hope everyone has a great Christmas and New Year. We'll let y'all know more about the programs as we find out.

<><
Kyle

Interviews are crazy

Ok, so I have some great news for myself. I had an interview at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for a residency position. This comes as really great news because I had to retake one of my board exams and am still waiting on the results to come back in. Kyle was interviewed there earlier in October and loved the place and I fell in love with it during my interview. So if you think of us in your prayers, please pray that God will put us where He wants us for residency, but Las Vegas would be really nice.

Other interview updates: Kyle is currently in New Orleans on his fifth interview of the season. He recieved a total of 12 offers, but wishes that he didn't have to take any more. For those of you that this sounds completely crazy to, let me give you a brief synopsis of getting into a residency program. You go on as many interviews as you can, then you rank all the programs in the order you would like to attend them, and the schools rank the candidates that they interview, then in March 2008 a really big computer assimilates all the information together to match people into the spots of their best interest. Hopefully that wasn't too confusing. :)

Hopefully I will remember to update this blog from home next time so that I can add on some new pictures as well. God bless!!

The Begining of Blogging

Let's hear a big cheer!!!!! Just kidding, but we have finally succumbed and decided that maybe between Kyle and myself we will be able to keep up with a blog. Ok, so now that we are officially in cyperspace I guess a little update would be a good way to start. The semi-short version of course. Kyle is currently going on residency interviews all over the place. I am retaking one of my board exams and hoping to still get into a program this year, but maybe not till next year. Ryan is keeping everyone young by being our comic relief and skinny from running around after him.


Now the next big announcement.......We are expecting another little boy in February, so I offically need a female dog or some other house pet to off set the testosterone:)


I think that is a good synopsis of life for now. Hopefully we do a good job of keeping up with posting at least on a semi-regular basis.


Later,
Tamra