This is week 2! Carey survived the 1st week and they let him keep his job (oh, and he still wants his job!). So I'll begin with updates on what he's been doing then move on to everything else. Hopefully my computer battery won't die...
Today Carey left the house at 5 a.m. and didn't return until close to 8 p.m. I didn't hear a peep from him most of the day and I'm starting to get used to that. I'm not sure if they are actually that busy or if he's still too overwhelmed to remember us at home :) Inspite of the long day he came home in a great mood and eager to tell me that he got in on 3 surgeries today. He said that it felt good to use his hands again and to be challenged. Knot tying is still a priority and he comes home and practices most evenings so that he's better for the next day. AGW usually has to get in on the action right along with him!
This month Carey is on a rotation through a private hospital. He has a Q3 call schedule which means that he is on-call every 3 days. His 1st call is this Friday, so he'll leave for work at 5 a.m. Friday and return hopefully before noon on Saturday. Then he is off Sunday and Monday. My goal is to keep AGW out of the house so that he can sleep all of Saturday afternoon and then spend the evening with us. In my perfect world, he'll be able to get up and go to church on Sunday and pick up right where he left off, but that's a pretty good shock to the body and we all know how Carey likes to sleep!
At this private hospital he is pretty much the only one there when he is on-call. He will be responsible for general surgery, ICU, and colorectal surgery. Of course, he can call his chief if there is an issue or question, but for the most part, they are throwing him in and giving him all responsibility. Carey is glad to admit that he is nervous about this, but everyone knows he'll do great.
We got his schedule for the year last week. We were assigned vacation (yay!) the 1st two weeks in November and the 1st two weeks in February. We will not be going anywhere in November because Baby Hayes will only be a few weeks old. I hope to go back home for the 1st time in February so that everyone can see Baby Hayes! This means that he is not off for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's. In fact, he has night float all of December (he works nights) so we definitely won't be going anywhere and it may even be difficult to have company.
Speaking of Baby Hayes, Carey has a slight disadvantage in October: that's his month of pediatric surgery. Because he has a strong interest in pedi surg, he was hoping to be able to devote lots of time and energy to the rotation. Not to mention the fact that 4 out of the 7 new interns have an interest in this specialty as well. It's highly competitive (only 34 spots in the nation each year!!!!) so he really wants to do well and learn lots during that rotation. However, October will be the month that Baby Hayes makes his grand appearance and it may make things a little more challenging during the rotation. I feel like I can handle things at home with the kiddos (easy to say now) so we've asked for visitors to come in November instead of October so that Carey isn't dealing with a new baby and a houseful of guests while attempting this rotation. I'm also hoping (as of now, this WILL change) that Baby Hayes holds off until the end of the next week to enter the world, giving his daddy a head start on the rotation. Because this is what I want, Hayes will probably come early :)
Ok, battery is fading fast. More updates tomorrow!
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