LOOK MOM! You're number one!

This little stinker says you're number one!lol! She also waves like a champ, tries to meow like a kitty, bark like a dog, and says hi. The other day I was at Blockbuster with Avery and we were quietly strolling along trying to find something descent to watch when this woman walks by with her two little boys. Out of nowhere Avery says "HI!" to this this woman!lol It was so funny. This lady looks up at her and starts laughing and says hello back and says "Well, that was perfect timing!" Whenever anyone walks into the room-even the dogs-Avery will greet them with a perfect "hi!" It's awesome. She's still not walking and doesn't seem to have much interest in it yet but, she sure crawls with lightening speed! Harley's still on call 24/7 taking trains to pocatello. I'm still plugging along at the U. I've moved on from general surgery to Neuro which includes operating on the brain and spine. Sounds scary, right...it kinda is.lol I guess it was pretty ambitious of me to want to try it already and only in my 5th week of clinical but, how else will I learn?

So this little stinker is feeling A LOT better! She's on my schedule now so she's in bed anywhere between

8:00p.m. and 9:00p.m. and gets up with me about 5:30a.m.! She's so happy in the mornings, though,

and doesn't even make a fuss when I put her in her carseat to go to the babysitter's house! She's getting another tooth!!! This will make 6! She certainly does not teeth well. It really bothers her; especially during the night. We took her to her 9 month well check and she's over 17lbs. She's starting to fill out a lot more! She drinks a lot of fluid which is good but also brings lots of soaked through diapers no matter what brand. O-well, what you going to do?! For me, clinicals have been rough, but awesome! I finally set up and assisted 3 surgeries pretty much by myself and only my 10th day! Yeah! The first was an inguinal hernia repair, the second a lumpectomy and axillary node excision, and the last another lumpectomy. Sounds exciting I know. It's really stressful and I've screwed up a lot of things, handed the surgeon the wrong instruments, and contaminated stuff.lol! I haven't been kicked out of an OR during surgery yet so, that's an accomplishment in itself so far. I have been corrected by the surgeons and it makes you feel pretty stupid but, how else am I gonna learn, right?! Harley's on a Pocatello turn and left this morning about 2:00a.m. He's on call 24/7 but, luckily pocatello is only an hour and a half away. Other than that things are good at the Meyer residents. Hope 'yall are doing good as well!

Avery's getting bigger and more curious every day! She loves watching her baby Einstein DVDs and soaks up every minute of them. Right now we both have bronchitis and have tried to just take it easy. Avery's getting frequent breathing treatments to keep her little lungs open and seems to do fine with them during the day and only at night does she seem to fuss a lot with it cuz she's tired. I finally finished my bookwork for school and start my 600 hours of clinical at the University hospital! Yeah!!! I'm so excited and nervous. They have 20 operating rooms so, I'm gonna have my hands full! After two years of school, having a baby and all the fluctuating weight I finally made it! Not to mention all the stress and holidays in-between. Harley's trying to decide whether or not he's going to start doing a Conductors position again at work. If he does Avery and I will definitely miss him while he's away!

Can't wait for next Christmas!

Avery's excited for next Christmas already! Actually it's me who is excited! She's pretty festive, though! My parents gave Harley and I this Santa hat for Avery last Christmas when I was still pregnant! She wore it this year and I'm pretty sure it's not going to fit her next year so we're glad we caught a picture with it on her!

Christmas is here!!!

Here we are, Christmas day! Harley and I hauled all our presents into the car Christmas Eve and we spent the night at Dave and Suzanne's. This morning was a blast! We always have a HUGE breakfast after we open presents; ham, eggs, hash browns, toast, and freshly squeezed orange juice!MMM! Presents this year were great! It was a lot of fun for everyone to watch Avery's first Christmas. She sure got the hang of tearing open presents; and then trying to eat the wrapping paper! Harley and I got a new camera! Yeah!! Thank you to everyone for the thoughtful gifts you gave Harley and I. They were the most thought out wonderful gifts and it meant so much to us! We really felt the spirit of Christmas this year and the importance of wonderful family and friends.

climbing stairs

Avery climbed up the stairs today for the first time! It was pretty amazing. I can't believe what this kid is doing already~guess I shouldn't be too surprised since she will not hold still for a single minute!

Dad & Son

To the left we have Harley in action riding his '49 Panhead. When Harley and I started dating I had no idea how big of a deal Harley Davidson's were to this family. I should have given that his name is Harley, but that's beside the point. Anyway, the bike you see Harley riding he and his dad, Leo, built from scratch! Yup! Isn't that amazing! He and his dad worked on this amazing bike for almost 4 years off and on; pretty much any spare minute Harley and Leo had. My dad, Dave actually took this shot while they were riding down the street somewhere! Safe, huh! Ya, did I mention Dave has really only 1 good eye? That's another story. To the right is my father-in-law. He actually purchased his bike and as you can see he looks pretty dang good on it! Aren't they handsome!!!