A beautiful day in the neighborhood

Today was a perfect late summer day in Shaw. One of the best perks of living in Shaw is all of the awesome restaurants nearby. This morning we started our day at Le Diplomate and left with our bellies full of delicious quiche!

But after spending the last year in Redding, we have also been missing the trees and greenery that DC is lacking. So we took a road trip out near Leesburg, VA. While touring around, we were excited to stumble on a polo grounds!  After getting our polo fix, we popped across the street to Greenhill vineyards, sat outside and tasted their wines with some new friends from polo. 

Then we returned home to grab dinner at one of our favorite spots, Dino's Grotto. Check out this recent NYT article about some of the cool spots in Shaw!

Another fine golden weekend

Last weekend I came off the ICU service and had two days to enjoy with all of my girls!  We decided to start the college tour and we picked Georgetown and UVA for our first two stops. Both incredible schools, with so many great things to offer students. We visited Georgetown on Saturday. During our tour the football team was warming up for the game and fans trickled in to the mid-campus stadium excited for game day. Definitely missed out on the fun of D1 sports during my undergrad experience (NYU)! Then Sunday we visited Charlottesville again, toured UVA, and ate a few more good C'ville meals. If you're looking for a good sandwich spot in town, check out Ivy Provisions.

I have been longing for the beach, so today we packed up the car and headed out to Rehoboth beach area. We walked along the boardwalk, then found a quiet section of beach to relax with Dylan. 

Finally, Dylan learned how to roll over this past week!  No more leaving her on the changing table...she's ready to move around on her own.  Go Dylan, go!

After this, there will be no weekend days off until my vacation week in mid-October. Wish me luck!

This happened yesterday...

Jill got her permit yesterday!!!! Look at how happy she is. Watch out CT!

Meanwhile Geeta and David are holding down the fort while I'm working away in the ICU. The last two call nights have been non-stop busy. One more to go before I move on to Emergency Med. Wish me luck!

A letter from the White House

This is the coolest thing - today Dylan got a letter from the Obamas, welcoming her to the world!! May you always dream big dreams, Dylan!

I have completed my first rotation block of residency! For the last month I have been working in the resident-run clinic, doing everything from routine OB visits to managing more complex gynecologic issues. Meanwhile, David and Geeta are holding down the fort. Dylan turned 10 weeks old last Tuesday...shes growing like a weed. Jill and Rachel are finishing their camps this week and will be reunited with their baby sis soon! 

More pics to follow...

My First "Golden"

This weekend was the first full weekend that I had off since starting residency...the so called "golden" weekend. One might think that it would be a perfect opportunity to sleep in and relax - but these cherished weekends don't come around all that often so we decided to take a road trip out to Charlottesville to visit Sheela and Erik! Auntie Sheela totally spoiled Dylan with a bunch of adorable new outfits and her favorite PJs in a new pattern! We tried to go to polo at King Family Vineyards again, but the match was cancelled after all the rain yesterday. That let us just relax in Charlottesville, play some tennis, eat lots of good food, and shop around at the outdoor mall. 

It was an excellent "golden."

8 weeks today!

Dylan is 8 weeks today! 

Daddy and Geeta (our wonderful nanny) are taking good care of Dylan while I'm working away at the hospital. 

We're finally starting to get into a routine here and we're loving watching Dylan grow. 

But we're missing Jill & Rachel who are enjoying their summers at camp

...stumbled on this great pic of all of us from Fire Island before they left for camp.

More to come soon...

Back to work

The time has come. Tomorrow the nanny starts and my vacation ends. It's hard to believe that Dylan is 6 weeks old already (tomorrow) and that I am beginning my career as an Obstetrician Gynecologist! The next few months will be exhausting as I settle in at the hospital while juggling nighttime feeds and family time outside of work...but I am so fortunate to have an amazingly supportive husband, a loving and experienced nanny, and a beautiful, healthy little girl - all of which make the transition much less daunting. 

Dylan had a check up with the pediatrician last week...she was just about 10lbs then (50th %ile for weight), 90th %ile for height and 80th %ile for head circumference. Check out how much she has grown over the past six weeks (pics are arranged from oldest --> most recent).