It's 6:30 and I've been awake for an hour and a half. Could be for a few reasons, 1) I had a very good night of sleep as Caden didn't wake us at all last night, until 5am, 2) my poison oak is bothering me to the point of restlessness, 3) stress that I have to go back to work next week and miss 24x7 time with my son or 4) that I took my Methylpred for the poison oak and it is keeping me awake. Well either way it gives me the chance to catch up with a few items this morning. I was considering going out for a run but the thought of sweating and causing my poison oak to spread was not a pleasing thought at all. :( I am posting some old and new pictures of The Little Man to our picasa site, I hope you enjoy them as much as we have.
I reacted to the Poison Oak while in the foothills on Sunday for an evidence search at a crime scene, articles 1 & 2. Other than what the articles say, there is nothing I am allowed to share.
But now I spend my last week with Caden wearing long sleeve shirts when ever I interact with him and medical gloves when I change his diapers... :( oh hum bummer. But that has not stopped us from having fun together! :)
Caden and I returned the Bob Ironman stroller for the Bob Revolution this past week. Already we like the difference of having a swivel front wheel versus a static front wheel. Both strollers ride very very smooth and very very easily but having the swivel made a HUGE difference in turning, even the slightest turns, while on walks. We'll continue to walk with the stroller and maybe by next month I can run with him in it, has he grows just a bit more.
Speaking of growth, Caden is! Our last Dr. appointment two weeks ago he weighted in at 16 pounds and a length of 26 inches. His original weight was 17 lbs and length of 21 inches. Last week we put him in his saucer and his toes could barely touch the bottom as he stood, yesterday I noticed his toes were clearly touching and then some. Boy, Mom sure has some good milk there! :)
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A couple weeks back I had a fun Triage exercise and it was held at a team members ranch. A beautiful ranch in the SouthEastern hills of San Jose. I took a few pictures of the ranch but not of the training. Why? Well becuase I was busy training, very busy :) It was a lot of fun and brought some interesting factors into my mental training, meaning things I have to think about in such an event that I haven't thought about in the past. Now a days as I sometimes lead teams in a search I have to think of some management type deciscions that a ground pounder would not have to be too concerned with. For example, how many teams/ppl are needed for assistance, what devices should I call in to extract ppl (helo, stokes, etc), where to find a landing place for a helo, keeping an overview eye on the status of all subjects, etc etc.
Ok too much coffee and now I am starting to blab... off for a Boonie walk.
