Happy Saturday to everyone. A great day of college hoops awaits for HumorMD Jr and I. There's only one matchup of two top 25 teams today, but this is the first Saturday where the basketball schedule is full. HumorMD Jr will be checking out the Blue Devils again today at 3:15. We'll see if they can take care of business against Temple and continue their argument for being number one in the nation.
My Clemson Tigers take on the number eight ranked Arizona Wildcats. I'm really looking forward to this game. Clemson doesn't have the offensive firepower that most teams do, but we do possess a good defensive mentality that keeps us in games we otherwise shouldn't be in. If we can keep this to a low scoring affair, then we have a chance with some well timed buckets.
The only top 25 matchup that I alluded to earlier is Illinois at Gonzaga at 10PM. That's a little bit past HumorMD Jr's bedtime, so I'm not sure we'll catch that one. Maybe we can DVR it for him, and he can check it out during his morning bottle time.
The only football related item today is the Heisman Trophy. Klein, Te'o, and Manziel are the guys. Klein is third in my opinion. This will come down to Te'o vs. Manziel. I wouldn't have a problem with either of them. Both have played well and bring something unique to the table (defensive player vs. freshman). Given what I know, I'm going to stick my money on Te'o. He's already won the other player of the year awards, plays for Notre Dame, and is an upperclassmen. All of these attributes typically bode well for a Heisman finalist.
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend. I will be back in the hospital tomorrow morning unfortunately, which means I will likely not be saying the opening prayer during church as scheduled (ahh resident life). However, I should be able to spend some time with HumorMD Jr and Mrs. HumorMD later on in the afternoon. Now, on to the laundry!
P.S. Forgot to mentioned the Army vs. Navy game today. How dumb am I? Yes, you should watch that. Future military leaders playing football. Just might be worth your time if you're into the whole duty and honor thing.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
Mom, I'm Coughing!
HumorMD Jr is rapidly learning how to work the system. As most new parents do, we respond to every little cry and movement fairly rapidly. Consequently, he not only expects us to respond quickly to his needs, but he also will use our attentiveness against us. His best work by far is when he coughs.
Now, HumorMD Jr probably has coughed about four times in his entire life to date. Each one has been a full scale production. After each expectoration, he turns and looks at his mother as if the world has just ended. A small cry will usually follow and Mom or Dad comes running. In case you were wondering, he's always fine by the time we get there. He'll even usually break out a smile for our efforts once we reach him.
Mrs. HumorMD has dubbed this the "I'm coughing!" face, which I think is appropriate. What HumorMD Jr doesn't understand yet is that he doesn't have to break out the drama for us to pay attention to him. He'll be quite the actor if every bodily function is accompanied with this type of theatrics.
While most of you laugh at HumorMD Jr, you actually do the same thing. How many of us regularly do things that we believe we must do to get God's attention? We think we must act a certain way, choose a certain career, or obtain a certain level of piety. None of this is true of course. We are valuable to God because we are his creation made for a relationship with Him. That's it. In the same way, HumorMD Jr is valuable to me because he is my son. Nothing he does could change that.
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7
Remember where your worth lies and that nothing you do will increase or decrease it. There's no need to break out the "I'm coughing" face for God.
P.S. HumorMD Jr's GI tract conquered another outfit while I was writing this. If you thought the "I'm coughing" face was bad, you should see this...
Now, HumorMD Jr probably has coughed about four times in his entire life to date. Each one has been a full scale production. After each expectoration, he turns and looks at his mother as if the world has just ended. A small cry will usually follow and Mom or Dad comes running. In case you were wondering, he's always fine by the time we get there. He'll even usually break out a smile for our efforts once we reach him.
Mrs. HumorMD has dubbed this the "I'm coughing!" face, which I think is appropriate. What HumorMD Jr doesn't understand yet is that he doesn't have to break out the drama for us to pay attention to him. He'll be quite the actor if every bodily function is accompanied with this type of theatrics.
While most of you laugh at HumorMD Jr, you actually do the same thing. How many of us regularly do things that we believe we must do to get God's attention? We think we must act a certain way, choose a certain career, or obtain a certain level of piety. None of this is true of course. We are valuable to God because we are his creation made for a relationship with Him. That's it. In the same way, HumorMD Jr is valuable to me because he is my son. Nothing he does could change that.
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7
Remember where your worth lies and that nothing you do will increase or decrease it. There's no need to break out the "I'm coughing" face for God.
P.S. HumorMD Jr's GI tract conquered another outfit while I was writing this. If you thought the "I'm coughing" face was bad, you should see this...
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Remember, Remember the 5th of December
Yesterday was a big day in the Internal Medicine world. Unbeknownst to any of you, an entirely new crop of doctors that will provide care for patients with heart disease, cancer, kidney disease, GI illnesses, arthritis, and lung problems was selected yesterday (amongst many others). In case you were wondering, that pretty much covers everyone in the entire world at some point in their life. Yesterday was subspecialty Match Day.
Match Day for medical students gets a lot more press than the subspecialty version. I've seen national news reports showing medical students opening their letters on a stage telling them where they will be doing residency. For medicine residents doing subspecialties, it is not nearly that dramatic. Most of them simply opened their emails at noon yesterday to find out their fate. All adults will probably see one of these folks at some point in your life. Your newly minted cardiologist is probably walking around a hospital right now proudly telling their colleagues where they are going for their training.
You might ask why I'm broadcasting this. Why should you care? There's no way for you to know which one will be your doctor one day. My point is fairly simple. Residency is hard. Those who have never done it can't understand the accomplishment that comes with finishing and moving on to the next challenge that awaits. For third year residents, Match Day yesterday signaled more than the start of the next phase. It meant nearing the completion of a very large step in their lives.
So if you know a resident that matched yesterday, join me in congratulating them. They have worked many long hours to get there. HumorMD Jr has already given out a congratulatory present or two as a matter of fact. I'll let you figure out which end it came from...
Match Day for medical students gets a lot more press than the subspecialty version. I've seen national news reports showing medical students opening their letters on a stage telling them where they will be doing residency. For medicine residents doing subspecialties, it is not nearly that dramatic. Most of them simply opened their emails at noon yesterday to find out their fate. All adults will probably see one of these folks at some point in your life. Your newly minted cardiologist is probably walking around a hospital right now proudly telling their colleagues where they are going for their training.
You might ask why I'm broadcasting this. Why should you care? There's no way for you to know which one will be your doctor one day. My point is fairly simple. Residency is hard. Those who have never done it can't understand the accomplishment that comes with finishing and moving on to the next challenge that awaits. For third year residents, Match Day yesterday signaled more than the start of the next phase. It meant nearing the completion of a very large step in their lives.
So if you know a resident that matched yesterday, join me in congratulating them. They have worked many long hours to get there. HumorMD Jr has already given out a congratulatory present or two as a matter of fact. I'll let you figure out which end it came from...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Tummy Time
Since Mrs. HumorMD is a pediatrician, there are certain mandated activities that HumorMD Jr has to do to ensure that he maintains a proper developmental trajectory. One of these is tummy time. What is this? Mandated time spent on his belly with a pillow under his head. The idea is that he has to lift his head to see anything, which will help him develop his head holding skills. I'm sure this works very well with many kids, but HumorMD Jr has thrown a wrench into this whole process. He loves being on his tummy.
He would lay there all day with his head on the pillow if you let him. He must enjoy scoping out the flooring in our house because he stares at the ground about one inch from his face and just cackles. Additionally, he's decided that repeatedly licking the pillow is an excellent use of tummy time. We have no idea why he thinks the pillow tastes so good, but he would have gone through an entire box of lollipops at this point with all the tongue action that's been going on.
We have made multiple attempts to redirect his efforts but have been unsuccessful so far. I tried pushing the pillow further under him, but that just resulted in him repeatedly face planting into the carpet. He greatly enjoyed this by the way. I moved the pillow the opposite way, but that just gave him easier access to licking the pillow. We have yet to come up with any other solution, and I'm pretty sure that we won't.
Mrs. HumorMD is naturally very concerned about this. Personally, I figure that when he finds something more interesting than the floor or licking the pillow then he will look up. For now, I like to think that we are developing his tasting skills. Who can say that they can differentiate between multiple brands of pillow based on taste alone? In the race for unique marketable skills, we are just innovative parents giving our kid a reason to hold his head high...well, you know what I mean.
He would lay there all day with his head on the pillow if you let him. He must enjoy scoping out the flooring in our house because he stares at the ground about one inch from his face and just cackles. Additionally, he's decided that repeatedly licking the pillow is an excellent use of tummy time. We have no idea why he thinks the pillow tastes so good, but he would have gone through an entire box of lollipops at this point with all the tongue action that's been going on.
We have made multiple attempts to redirect his efforts but have been unsuccessful so far. I tried pushing the pillow further under him, but that just resulted in him repeatedly face planting into the carpet. He greatly enjoyed this by the way. I moved the pillow the opposite way, but that just gave him easier access to licking the pillow. We have yet to come up with any other solution, and I'm pretty sure that we won't.
Mrs. HumorMD is naturally very concerned about this. Personally, I figure that when he finds something more interesting than the floor or licking the pillow then he will look up. For now, I like to think that we are developing his tasting skills. Who can say that they can differentiate between multiple brands of pillow based on taste alone? In the race for unique marketable skills, we are just innovative parents giving our kid a reason to hold his head high...well, you know what I mean.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Hey Santa, Lose the Fan!
HumorMD Jr took his second trip to see Santa over the weekend. His first visit was solo but this one was with his little cousins. I say little because they are all little to me, but they are older than him. Our main objective was pictures this time although I heard the other slipping in some extra gift ideas. The pictures went relatively well given that you had to get the attention of an infant plus three young girls all at once. HumorMD Jr discovered beards and spent several minutes with his face in it trying to get a good feel. Maybe he's thinking about not shaving in the future.
Our biggest problem came at the beginning when little man noticed something above his head. Kris Kringle apparently had been getting warm in his woolen red suit in the South Carolina and had decided to flip on the overhead fan. This created a real conundrum for HumorMD Jr. Do I look at all of my relative yelling my name or the one thing in this world that I can stare at for over five minutes? HumorMD Jr loves himself a good fan, so we lost that battle for awhile.
The photographer even remarked that all the kids kept looking at the fan. No one seemed to entertain the obvious solution...turn the fan off! Even I, the novice parent, knew that there was no way any infant was going to look at the camera with the whirling machine of infant hypnosis above. It's just like putting the Seahorse up there and expecting him to not look at it.
So for all dedicated Santas everywhere that are snapping photos that will be on Christmas cards and in scrapbooks for decades to come, please please give us parents a chance. Stock up on ice packs, rig up an AC unit behind you, or even go bold and get a Santa suit made that can breathe a little. But whatever you do, lose the fan!
Our biggest problem came at the beginning when little man noticed something above his head. Kris Kringle apparently had been getting warm in his woolen red suit in the South Carolina and had decided to flip on the overhead fan. This created a real conundrum for HumorMD Jr. Do I look at all of my relative yelling my name or the one thing in this world that I can stare at for over five minutes? HumorMD Jr loves himself a good fan, so we lost that battle for awhile.
The photographer even remarked that all the kids kept looking at the fan. No one seemed to entertain the obvious solution...turn the fan off! Even I, the novice parent, knew that there was no way any infant was going to look at the camera with the whirling machine of infant hypnosis above. It's just like putting the Seahorse up there and expecting him to not look at it.
So for all dedicated Santas everywhere that are snapping photos that will be on Christmas cards and in scrapbooks for decades to come, please please give us parents a chance. Stock up on ice packs, rig up an AC unit behind you, or even go bold and get a Santa suit made that can breathe a little. But whatever you do, lose the fan!
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Infant Essentials: How to Eat a Giraffe
I have goals for what I want to teach HumorMD Jr as he grows up. Faith, integrity, determination, and courage are few examples of the attributes that I hope I can instill in him. Before embarking on these lofty goals however, we must start with the basics. This past week, we have been working on his eating skills. He has come a long way in his first 11 weeks of life. Previously, more formula would end up on him than in him. That is no longer the case. He is steadily increasing the amount that he takes, and our next major step will likely be when to introduce solid food.
Some of you are the medical type and know that the recommendation is to not introduce solids before 6 months. Well, we broke that here in the HumorMD household. May I introduce you to HumorMD Jr's first solid food...Sophie. If you click on the link, you will notice something about Sophie. She's a giraffe. Mrs. HumorMD picked up Sophie several weeks ago. I'll have to admit that I made fun of this a bit. I didn't see the point of a female rubber chew toy shaped like a giraffe for a little boy. To be honest, it reminded me more of a dog toy.
Little man has taken to it like white on rice though. He will hold on to things if you put them in his hand now. After getting a firm grasp on Sophie, it took him less than five minutes to get that thing to his mouth and starting gnawing. He's not cutting teeth yet, but he should have some good strong gums by the time that rolls around.
Given his obvious love for this plastic toy, we have officially dubbed it his first solid food. As review, let's go back through the now updated list of HumorMD Jr's favorite foods:
1. Formula (aka baby crack)
2. Liquid Tylenol
3. Rotavirus vaccine (same link as Tylenol)
4. Sophie the Giraffe
That's the makings of quite a list there. Can't wait to see what we add next!
Some of you are the medical type and know that the recommendation is to not introduce solids before 6 months. Well, we broke that here in the HumorMD household. May I introduce you to HumorMD Jr's first solid food...Sophie. If you click on the link, you will notice something about Sophie. She's a giraffe. Mrs. HumorMD picked up Sophie several weeks ago. I'll have to admit that I made fun of this a bit. I didn't see the point of a female rubber chew toy shaped like a giraffe for a little boy. To be honest, it reminded me more of a dog toy.
Little man has taken to it like white on rice though. He will hold on to things if you put them in his hand now. After getting a firm grasp on Sophie, it took him less than five minutes to get that thing to his mouth and starting gnawing. He's not cutting teeth yet, but he should have some good strong gums by the time that rolls around.
Given his obvious love for this plastic toy, we have officially dubbed it his first solid food. As review, let's go back through the now updated list of HumorMD Jr's favorite foods:
1. Formula (aka baby crack)
2. Liquid Tylenol
3. Rotavirus vaccine (same link as Tylenol)
4. Sophie the Giraffe
That's the makings of quite a list there. Can't wait to see what we add next!
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Championship Saturday
As broken up as HumorMD Jr is that our Tigers aren’t playing this weekend, both he and I are excited about today. It’s conference championship Saturday, and some great games await us. First, congrats to the Stanford Cardinals. Love what they have done with that program. My home conference game, the ACC, features Florida State vs. Georgia Tech. I will pay attention because it is the ACC, but the only word to describe it can be disappointing. When one team in your conference championship is getting a waiver to play in a bowl game in case they end up with a losing record, then you have a problem.
The game of the day is the SEC championship of course. A berth in the national championship game is on the line. I don’t have a preference between the Bulldogs and the Tide. I’m simply looking forward to watching some good football. Still undecided if I will pull for the winner of this game or Notre Dame in the national championship. This would traditionally be a no brainer as any Southerner worth his salt pulls should root against the Irish in that situation. The ACC has created a problem for me though with this recent agreement to make Notre Dame a semi-member. I’ll keep you updated on whether geographic or conference loyalty wins out.
Only the bowls remain for college football today, which means we are fully shifting gears to college basketball. My previous warning to other teams to not overlook Duke has now been upgraded to a full scale alert. After watching them come back against Ohio State I just have one thing to say…those jokers are good. I believe the Duke/UNC game will be painful for the Tar Heels as they most definitely cannot hang with them right now. My assessment of NC State is becoming more tempered. The Wolfpack have not looked as good of late. Still plenty of time to right the ship, but they might want to slow down that hype train for right now.
Hope all of you enjoy the day as much as HumorMD Jr and I will! Plenty of good things to come next week including HumorMD Jr’s battle with Sophie the rubber giraffe. Stay tuned for details!
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