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).

June 10, 1956

2016 has been an exciting year for our family. Not only did we welcome Dylan, but we were able to celebrate two important milestones last weekend - Poppy's 80th birthday!!...and Nane and Poppy's 60th wedding anniversary!!! Having only graced this planet for 34 years, the idea of being alive for 80 years and being married to someone for SIXTY years is something I just can't understand yet. Looking at old pictures of Nane and Poppy, I can only imagine what it's like to have seen so much change over the years...For those of you who don't know Nane and Poppy, they are pretty incredible people. They have created an amazing family that we're so proud to be a part of, and they continue to be super involved in all of our lives - keeping in touch with us by text, Instagram, Facebook, and via FaceTime! I would bet that not many people can say that their grandparents are fluent in modern day technology like ours are!! Anyways, we were so happy to be able to celebrate them with our family. Here are a few pics:

What a good looking family!

Ally had the awesome idea for all of us grandkids to take a photo with our families that together would spell out:
"Happy anniversary Nane and Poppy.
We love you very much.
Since June 10, 1956."

Below are our favorite outtakes (left and right) from our photo shoot.
The one in the middle was the one we used for the family photo.

We think the one on the left best represents us :D
What do you think??

2 weeks old already!

It's hard to believe that it has already been two weeks with Dylan on the outside! I have to say that I feel way more rested than I did in the third trimester of pregnancy, despite waking every 2-3 hours to feed and change Dylan every night. Dylan has already attended her first meet and greet with a DC politician, and socialized with the up and coming OBGYNs in this town. She attended a parade in Shaw, and went to brunch at the local favorite, Le Diplomat with her Auntie Sheela and Uncle Erik from C'ville. 

She's officially a DC gal now. 

At two weeks...

Our favorite thing to do together: snuggle

Our least favorite thing: the bath

In other news this week...we introduced the bottle to Dylan.  I have been pumping off some extra milk for when I go back to work, and the pediatrician advised us to introduce the bottle sooner than later because Dylan would be more likely to reject the bottle than the breast since she's been such a good breast feeder! Well, she had no problem with the bottle either. Must be because it gave her some special bonding time with Daddy.

Jill got a fantastic new haircut!  She's looking good and feeling good as she kicks off finals week!! Everyone send her good luck!

And last, but certainly not least, this important document arrived this week, marking the end of medical school and the official beginning of my career as a physician. No more tuition payments!!!  Hip, hip, hooray!!!

Memorial Day Weekend

Dylan is 6 days old

After Dylan's delivery, I quickly got back on my feet and Dylan impressed the pediatrician with how healthy she was, allowing us to finagle an early discharge! This let us hit the road down to DC on Thursday rather than Friday...ahead of the other memorial day weekend travelers.

With plenty of boxes left to unpack, we moved back in to our new home in DC for good this time, complete with Dylan. Grandma Chris drove Dylan and I, and David brought Jake down.  Jill, Rachel and our niece Ashley came after school on Friday by Amtrak and when they got in they went running around all the monuments at the mall in the dark (sounded like lots of fun!). 

Here are a few good pics from the weekend:

After we finished taking pictures for a top secret mission (more on that soon), we snapped a few family shots.  Here are some of the good ones!

We were sad to say bye to everyone on Monday...but we're looking forward to our fun summer adventures together ahead!