Three month check-in
Happy Three Months, Penny!
I have been scrolling back at old pictures of her, and Jack and I cannot believe how much she has grown physically. It is actually hard to realize that when we are with her everyday. She was like a little kitten when she was born, and now she's substantial enough for our arms to be sore after holding her for a while. Her cheeks are so chubby and soft. She has grown beautiful long lashes. Her thighs are developing yummy looking rolls. Her sassy personality is really starting to shine through.
Dreadful of what's to come...
Penny is almost three months old. The days are going by too quickly and I've been low-spirited thinking about the near future. I will be returning to work at the beginning of March. That would leave me just less than a month left of spending my days with Penny.
Cheers to 2021 - to a Happier and better year
Hello, everyone! Apologies for not posting for a while. I have been busy enjoying my time with my sweet Penelope…
The Maternal Instinct
I work in an outpatient setting as a physician assistant at an ambulatory care center. I help see roughly 10-15 patients each day with my attendings in a large office setting. When Governor Cuomo initiated the lockdown of New York, we restricted patients from coming to the office. We canceled all in-office visits and procedures and offered telemedicine visits instead. My attendings had a lot of video visits, and I had mostly phone call visits. These visits allowed the patients to continue to have care so they would not have to resort to going to the emergency room. At this time, I was only around 4.5 weeks pregnant — I had just recently found out. Only my husband and two close girlfriends knew about my pregnancy…
A note of gratitude
Hello there! My name is Shirley. I am a Physician Assistant in NYC, where I was born and raised. Currently, I am 37 weeks pregnant at the time of writing this post. This is my first pregnancy and my husband and I are extremely excited to meet our little one soon! I created this blog with the intention to keep a record of memories for myself and to share thoughts and ideas with whomever is interested. During this pregnancy, I have learned to be more appreciative of what I have. So for my first blog post I would like to start out with some positivity and take the opportunity to express my gratitude…