The Belly Beans (Bryson and Sawyer)

I have been holding off on posting anything to the blog because I didn’t want to say anything I would regret later.  I don’t really think anyone from work reads this- but you never know. 

It has definitely been an adjustment for all of us in the house since I went back to work…lots of emotions flying around. 

Independence!

Sadness

Confusion (is he trying to nurse on his brother?)

Acceptance

Thankfully, we have hired an amazing nanny for the boys.  She has certainly made a really hard transition go much smoother.  Could that smile be any sweeter!?!?

I have been back to work now for 2 and 1/2 weeks… and it is starting to get a little bit better.  I guess.   But basically, I have come to the conclusion that I was brain washed…

It didn’t seem to bother me that much before; but after being away from work for 12 weeks and living on a somewhat “normal” schedule, residency work hours seem so ridiculous.  Why does anyone think it is OK, much less expect, their doctor to work 80 hours a week?    <sigh> It just doesn’t make sense.  

It was easy to go down this road (er, career path) when I didn’t have a family waiting for me at home.   But now, my perspective has changed so drastically.  No matter how early I get home, I still feel like I am missing out on things with my boys. 

But that’s my reality.  Here I am trying to pack in as many snippets of quality time as I can, in order to make up for all of the hours I am away.  Reality bites.

I am about ready to move on and talk about what is happening in our lives right now.  But I still haven’t finished sharing pictures from our week in Disney.  I guess that its a good problem to have so many nice pictures to share.  ANYWAY- here is the last Hurrah from the Magic Kingdom.

The stroller brigade…even little John (who is 7) required a stroller.  I kept looking for someone to push me around the park, but no one volunteered. 

Bryson watched Pinocchio for the first time on the way to Orlando, so he was very happy to meet him.

Flying rocket ships high above the Magic Kingdom.

Could she be any cuter??

Disney is notorious for having tons of parades.  This parade featured the famous astronaut Buzz Aldrin, one of the crew members from Apollo 11.  As in one of the guys who walked on the moon.  Cool.

This is after we all got splashed on Thunderfalls

We all got to take turns sitting out with Sawyer.  Dave strategically missed all of the spinning rides and the wet rides. 

For some reason my mom wanted us to take Sawyer down to the Mississippi River when we were in Louisiana.  I didn’t get it at the time.  But anyway, this picture is for my mom…

While everyone else was on the Pirates of the Caribbean, Bryson and I went and met Peter Pan and Wendy.

Watch out- this camel spits!

Aladdin’s Magic Carpet ride

Look mommy- it’s Mary Popples (aka Mary Poppins)

And that’s the end of it.  It was a magical vacation- but hopefully we will wait a few years before we get to go back and do it again! 

On our fourth day at Disney we went to another “new” Disney park, the Animal Kingdom.  It is basically a zoo with some occasional rides throughout the park.  We had a nice time, but it really doesn’t compare to Zoo Atlanta. 

The highlight of the park was the Safari cruise where you load onto a Hummer type vehicle and drive through the animal exhibits.  I am sure there are hidden moats and things to keep the animals in their habitats- but this was still pretty darn cool and seemed like you really were close to the animals.

While we were at the park, Dave decided that if he was to get a new career he would be an animal photographer. See below…

This giant bat can have a wing span of up to 6 feet!

When I pointed out that this little guy reminded me of a giraffe, some random little kid looked at me like I was clueless and informed me that it was not a giraffe.  Gee- thanks kiddo!

I think I saw a bird like this when I was in Costa Rica.

Here kitty kitty…  no wait, not really. 

What do you think, are the ostrich eggs real or fake?

Hungry Hungry Hippos!

Bryson has recently developed several imaginary friends.  Well actually, they are pretend baby elephants.  His most frequent visitor is named Ownie (as in Brownie without the BR).  So needless to say, he was really excited to see a real baby elephant. 

There was a big “Jungle Jam” parade at the conclusion of our day at Animal Kingdom.

Mickey Mouse sure does have a lot of different outfits!