Summer is officially here! Now that Everett has joined the family it hasn't been our typical busy summer. We mostly spend our days at home hanging out and enjoying the occasional summer thunderstorm.
Stephen has now finished his first rotation in psychiatry. It was the perfect first rotation and he learned a lot. I really enjoyed it as well because he was off work every day by 12:00 or 1:00 which was super helpful. Stephen got to celebrate his first Father's Day too. I wish I had done more for it but we just ended up relaxing at home all day. My birthday was on Father's Day this year which made it a lot of fun. Everett and daddy both got me cards and some pretty flowers that are blooming around the city right now. Everett even signed his card for me. The day before Father's Day/my birthday we got out of the house for a little bit and just drove around part of the city. We planned on stopping at a park to feed Everett but the parking was 15$ so we ended up just parking in some small lot and fed him in the car. On the way home we drove through an awesome rain storm on the freeway. It was actually a pretty perfect day. Stephen is now in his family practice rotation. He is working in a clinic the first 3 weeks and really enjoying it. He is already a lot busier with this rotation and has one on call shift a week where he stays the night at the hospital.
Stephen has now finished his first rotation in psychiatry. It was the perfect first rotation and he learned a lot. I really enjoyed it as well because he was off work every day by 12:00 or 1:00 which was super helpful. Stephen got to celebrate his first Father's Day too. I wish I had done more for it but we just ended up relaxing at home all day. My birthday was on Father's Day this year which made it a lot of fun. Everett and daddy both got me cards and some pretty flowers that are blooming around the city right now. Everett even signed his card for me. The day before Father's Day/my birthday we got out of the house for a little bit and just drove around part of the city. We planned on stopping at a park to feed Everett but the parking was 15$ so we ended up just parking in some small lot and fed him in the car. On the way home we drove through an awesome rain storm on the freeway. It was actually a pretty perfect day. Stephen is now in his family practice rotation. He is working in a clinic the first 3 weeks and really enjoying it. He is already a lot busier with this rotation and has one on call shift a week where he stays the night at the hospital.
Everett is almost two months now and is growing more and more every day. He continues to be a beautiful happy little boy. One way I get him to fall asleep for naps during the day is by listening to country music while I rock him. He seems to really enjoy it. One of those days the song "it won't be like this for long" by Darius Rucker came on. To be completely honest motherhood has been quite the adjustment for me. I've had lots of good days and some really rough days. When this song came on I wasn't having the best day or week honestly. It was a great reminder to me that these moments I have with Everett are going to come and go so fast. He will only be a newborn once and then I'll only have the memories that we made together. As hard as some of these days have been for me I know that things will get better and I'll look back on the newborn stage and really miss it. I feel so blessed to have Everett in our lives. I'm so thankful he's healthy and such a good baby. My favorite time spent with Everett is during his night feedings. As hard as it is to get up in the middle of the night I really enjoy that bonding time the most. I love rocking him, watching him fall back to sleep, and holding him close. He has such a special spirit. He's already teaching me so much about myself and showing me what improvements I need to work on to make my life better. Motherhood really is the greatest challenge and gift anyone will experience. I love this quote I saw the other day...
"Through the thick and thin of this and the occasional tears of it all,
I know deep down inside, I am doing God's work.
I know that in my motherhood, I am in an eternal partnership with Him."
Because she is a Mother --Elder Jeffrey R. Holland.
"Through the thick and thin of this and the occasional tears of it all,
I know deep down inside, I am doing God's work.
I know that in my motherhood, I am in an eternal partnership with Him."
Because she is a Mother --Elder Jeffrey R. Holland.
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