It Has Been So Long . . .

It has been so long since I have updated and so much has happened since my last update.  Time is exceptionally precious to me now so that is why udates are few and far between.  I will try to be better about updating though.  However, we lost our camera in the move along with many pictures (I'm very upset about this) so I only have recent pics and not any from our last days in Ohio or our moving process.  So, we lost pictures of our vacation, my graduation, Reid for those several months, as well as our friends in Ohio.  Anyway...I am trying to get over this!

So, lots has happened as I said.  I will just insert pics as I tell the recent happenings.  First of all, I graduated and am officially a doctor as of June 7, 2008.

I started my OB/GYN residency in the middle of June and it's been a marathon since then.  Residency is intense.  It's hard and it's often not fun.  It has good moments too but it is a lot of adjusting and sacrifice on multiple levels.  I see Ryan and Reid when I get home in the evening but I have lots of reading to do as well which makes my time with them slim.  I get up at 4:45am, I am at the hospital by 5:45 then I work all day and get home somewhere between 6 and 7pm.  On nights that I am on call (which is six nights/month) I don't come home until around 10am the next morning so I go a day without seeing my boys.  It's hard and there have already been lots of tears.  I am praying things get better as I get more adjusted and that I can make it through these next four years.  I pray my relationship with Ryan will stay strong and that Reid will not be scarred from his mom not being home with him except a few hours a day.  Ryan is still looking for a job.  It has been a difficult process and we are praying the right thing comes along soon.  On the other hand, it has been so nice for Reid to be home with his Daddy for the past year.  I have been so thankful that he has not had to be in daycare yet. 

On another note, Ryan and I celebrated our 5th anniversary on July 19, 2008.  It has been a great five years and I pray for many more.  I was actually working at the hospital for 24 hours the whole day of our anniversary so we really did not do anything exciting.

We have moved into our new house and are settling in well.  We miss the green-ness of the Athens area and our old familiar life and friends there but we are trying to get used to a faster paced metro area.  We are still looking for a church which has not been really successful yet but we know God will lead us where we belong.

The big news....Reid turned 1 on August 14, 2008.  As all important days...I was on call at the hospital on his birthday and did not see him at all that day.   I did have a few tears about this, especially since it was a really hard night, but I was allowed the entire weekend off so that was nice.  We had a little party with family memebers who came up so it was a good weekend.  Here are some pics:

My Baby When He was a Baby:  Reid Jackson Yoder  9#2.5oz.  22in. long  8/14/2007

Before and after . . .

Our Bundle of Joy

Reid is growing up so fast.  He is so precious to us.  He learns new things daily and his expressions make us smile.  He has been walking around things since 9 months but now he is walking on his own (for the past month).  Here are some pics of his ever incresing personality:

Reid with Lilly.  He loves to play with her and she is so good with him.  His new thing is he loves to give her hugs!

Reid and Daddy at bathtime!

Playing outside in the little pool.

PARTY PICS:

The party room and the cake.  We had a jungle/safari theme.  I think Reid liked all of the visual stimulation!

Playing outside.  It was a beautiful day!

Cake and presents.  Reid was a particularly clean little one year old with his cake.  We were all very surprised.  He would only take one little piece of icing and then make sure his fingers were clean before grabbing more.  I had to shove his hand in in order for his hands to get this messy and he didn't like it!  He got lots of great toys and clothes.  His favorite still were the books that he got.  He loves books!

Well, I think that is a long enough update for now.  Who knows when the next one will be!  I hope everyone is doing well.  WE miss all of you that we have not been able to see recently!