Wedding and pediatrics

So, we booked our wedding venue today! We went with the smaller venue that Ben and I really liked. It was funny, we found out that one of the weekends we were considering was booked and we both got sad... I guess that was our litmus test. So, we will be getting married on September 12th, 2009. My bridesmaids/men will be my sister, brother and cousin and Ben will have his two sisters and his best man. He hasn't asked him yet, so I'm not going to mention it here just in case I let the cat out of the bag. Anyhoo, I'm excited to get this part of the planning done and upwards and onwards to trying on wedding dresses!

Pediatrics so far has been good. I was on call for the NICU last night and did a few well-baby exams and other than that there wasn't much to do. Didn't get called for any deliveries and had bad dreams all night about my pager malfunctioning... Haven't heard that I missed anything so I guess it was working. PICU is interesting. We have one patient who is critically ill and one patient who lives in the hospital full time and has for the past 3 years since his birth. The critically ill patient has been a huge learning experience about brain injury. This review supplement to pediatric critical care has really helped me understand what is going on.

The case is taking a big emotional toll on me. I feel very attached to this patient and the patient's family who are just the nicest people. I'm crossing my fingers and toes for this kid.