Wow! It has been almost 10 months since we were last here in blog-land?! You might be asking, “Where’d you guys go?” which is a totally fair question. As the title of our blog suggests we are both Docs (Alyssa-pediatric resident, Val-practicing dentist) and we are also both moms. When we started this blog we were both very busy, and life got a little ahead of both of us and the blog kind of fell to the bottom of the list. Alyssa had a very busy season in residency, and shortly after our last post Val found out she was expecting baby #2. But life is constantly evolving, baby Joseph has arrived, and we really missed blogging…so here we are. We can’t wait to share with you again! Here are a few photos from our time away!
Val:
The amazing professional pictures were done by the very TALENTED Sarah Parent of Sarah Parent Photography. Find her at Sarah Parent Photography
Alyssa:
Upcoming on the blog: Val talks about coming back to work after baby Joseph was born!
I have been wearing the same pair of shoes since I was a junior in high school. They are not particularly fancy shoes, gray and black flats. They don’t have any arch support. Quite frankly, they weren’t even my favorite shoe when they were new. I have kept wearing them partly out of necessity, I have really small feet and finding shoes that look nice-ish enough for work is hard when you mostly shoe shop in the Kid’s Department. But, the real issueat foot (pun totally intended), when you are a new parent, with or without a career, it is so easy to get in a rut and to continue doing things that might not really be what is best for yourself or your family.
So old!
Sadness in a shoe.
Change has never been a particular strength of mine. Even as a small child (and really continuing to this day) I have often only eaten One. Specific. Cereal. and was (am?) very particular about everything (examples: I refused to wear jeans until about the 5th grade; my overwhelming need to match my socks to my shirt). Growing up in Indiana, we did not have Daylight Savings Time until I was in high school. I know many people struggle with Spring Forward, but I have decided it is also time to spring my life forward and embrace (or try to!) the new.
The shoes have finally gone to the great shoe closet in the sky, and I am trying to make some other changes too. I have always struggled with getting up in the morning, so I often wake up at the very last minute and rush out the door. But I have been (extremely begrudgingly) waking up early enough to do my makeup before work.
Not super selfie light in my office
I know this seems like an amazingly small change, but my whole attitude and concentration are improved when my makeup is done. It has been almost two weeks that I have made it up in time to be “made up” and even though it is so minor, it is a big deal to me. I do not want to be a stagnant person especially since there is always so much to learn in dentistry, and my sweet girl is growing and changing all the time. I swear Juliette was just born, but the truth is she is a little girl now. She is running and jumping and talking up a storm. I need to be the example of a strong woman, the one who never gives up the joy of learning. If I am not continually bettering my dental profession, I have given up all that time with my girl for nothing. Even superficial changes can be built on. Having makeup on does not actually make me a better mom or a better dentist, but taking the extra time to read that next journal article on new techniques or putting away the distractions and having full uninterrupted play with my toddler do. I have been granted a great privilege in helping some of the best people in the world with their oral health care needs and also with a little one to nurture and guide, they all deserve the best of me. So I am taking small steps forward (in some brand new shoes).
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