It is Hard

It is hard....... having such a cute little baby. I am sorry to dote - this is something that I don't like to do much of. It is much nicer to have people say a lot of nice things about you then to say them about yourself - but, I just have to say. Our daughter, Isabella, is really, really cute.
It is hard going out in public, walking around an airport, being a plane. It is hard to even go shopping. We get stopped by so many people to praise Isabella's cuteness that we get almost nothing accomplished. It has become almost laughable.
Do you know the look of the certain wife who married the funniest guy at college. Everyone praises him for his humor and the wife accepts but her face says "I have heard this so many times that I don't care anymore". Well the face of the wife - we often make that face about Isabella. However, as soon as we start to tire of her long stares, laughing and pointing at strangers and other antics we end up laughing ourselves. And then we realize...... you can't ever get tired of this.

Time with Friends and Family

We had a great time with friends in Williamsburg. Matt had never been the Wburg before, so i had a great time showing him around and taking him to my favorite place to eat there, the Cheese Shop. Matt had a conference on sports medicine which he enjoyed a lot. He thinks that he can now start injecting me with stuff--not really. But he is happy that he still likes it and wants to do the fellowship when we are done here.

This was just too cute of a picture to pass up sharing.

These were a nice family shot.

This is my life long mentor, Auntie Diana (what Isabella will call her). It was such a treat for us to see her and spend the day with her.

This picture of Matt and Isabella was taken in front of the Governor's Mansion. We didn't get to go into the garden because we didn't have a ticket--i was kind of disappointed.

These are some of our special friends that we hadn't seen in over a year...it was great to see them before they headed overseas. We will miss you Scott and Steph!

Finally some Leaves!

Well, we are back from our long trip to NC and VA. Isabella and I were gone for three weeks and matt joined us for the last two. It was a great time to be with friends and family. We were really happy to be in some cooler weather and experience some crisp air. Here are some pics from our time there:

We got to go to the beach for Thanksgiving and spend time with my extended family. We had a great time together and it was beautiful weather. Matt and my brother had a great time catching crab! They caught some bigs ones (as you can see), cooked them and then ate them. They have a new found appreciation for crab meat at restuarants now.

i'll be posting more pics of our trip. don't want to over do it.

~K~

Isabella is 9 months old!!

Nothing really too exciting going on here at the Moslener's house. We (Isabella and I) are getting ready to head up north for three weeks. Matt comes up in a week to join us. We will have lots of exciting pictures and adventures to share with you when we return. We will get to see a lot of friends and family during this extended vacation.
Well, Isabella is 9 months old!!
we can't believe it..she is talking a lot more these days and is much more interactive with us. She loves her daddy/daughter time too. Mommy got to go to an all-day scrapping gig last Saturday and it was wonderful to have some time to scrap and be without Isabella for a few hours.
Here are some recent pics of her.









Isabella loves to read.

The Sentinel

It was early in the morning last month, finishing my oncology (cancer) rotation when I coined a new phrase..... the Sentinel.
The Sentinel is someone who stands at the door of the patient's room, eagerly wanting to talk to you as you walk down the hall. Unfortunately, the feeling is usually not mutual. The Sentinel has a tendency to be a little pushy, asks questions that you can't answer, or expect you to fix problems that you, well, can't. So what happens. Of course, what any self-respecting person would do - ducking behind the nurses station, making your pager go off on purpose, or telling them that you "will see you later on", which is only partly true.
There is one thing worse than "The Sentinel" and that is, "The Sentinel Patient". In general, when a patient is healthy and comfortable enough to be standing at his or her own door then they either should not be in the hospital, or they have a psychiatric condition. The Sentinel patient is a tough one to deal with also, but they have a tendency to get distracted easily by all the people walking down the hall which makes it easier to deal with.

the infamous hero

As Katie mentioned, I have been working at football games. For those of you who don't know this Katie is very gracious in supporting me in this, which is really encouraging to me.

This last Thursday night our team had the most amazing ending of a football game I have ever seen live. Our team was down 21 points with only 9 minutes left in the fourth quarter. They drove the field and scored quickly. It was exciting because it gave the possibility of a quick 3 and out, getting the ball back and trying again. The opposing team drove 50 yards, consuming a lot of the clock. The missed a field goal and our team took over. Again they score rather quickly with 3 minutes left. Normal kickoff and the other team is back on offense. A quick 3 and out and we do get the ball back with 1 minute left. The drive was almost ended but prolonged on a penalty. It comes down to the last play - a hail mary to the end zone - remember, our team is trailing by 7. The pass is intercepted by their player to end the game, but instead of kneeling down he fumbles the ball backwards into the end zone with 0 ticks on the clock. Our player falls on the ball, touchdown! Extra point, overtime, we end up winning.

So I am concerned. Why? This if the type of play that a young person may never forget. While this is not on the level of Steve Bartman, infamous fan of the Chicago Cubs, or the soccer player from South America who was killed after inadvertently scoring on his own goal, this kid made the type of play that other kids will never forget.

My sweet husband that is always away

For those of you who know what residency is like you understand why i don't see my husband for more than 1 hour for days in a row some months. And when your spouse enjoys something in the medical world that causes them to be away more (i.e.- o.b. or sports med) it can be even less often. well, my husband love sports medicine and so this being football season he is trying to get to every high school game that he can. I am glad that he gets to go b/c he loves it so much and he is like a little school boy on that sideline. These last few weeks have been one of those times when we don't see him. Tonight he is going to another away game and won't be home till after 11. But he surprised Isabella and I and got to come home early and be with us for about 20 minutes. He also surprised me with (probably my favorite food item in Harlingen) a fajita quesadilla from La Playa (the nicest mexican restaurant in town). It was something little for me, but it was a great gesture.
Here is a video of matt and Isabella from this afternoon when Matt got to come home. I thought it was just so cute!!